Emissions

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ADM sets 2035 emissions, energy reduction targets

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Archer Daniels Midland looks to grain transportation and supply chain changes, renewable electricity and biomass fuel use to lower greenhouse gas emissions in new sustainability plan.

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special edition: reports from IPPE

US feed industry talks sustainability at IPPE

By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The US Poultry & Egg Association, the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) sponsored an Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit at IPPE to address how to optimize US feed and animal production practices...

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Special Edition: Feed Sustainability

ForFarmers seeks next generation ideas on circular farming

By Jane Byrne

Twelve Netherlands-based students are working for ForFarmers on a sustainability case in relation to circular farming over the next few weeks as part of a Dutch initiative called the Sustainable Business Challenge.

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Special Edition: Dairy Feed Trends

Better protein labelling of dairy feeds required, says Irish group

By Jane Byrne

In Ireland, the deputy president of dairy farmer representatives, the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers' Association, is urging the Department of Agriculture, Food and Marine to make it a statutory requirement for feed millers to publish the PDI content...

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Methane from cow burps could be lowered by a two-front approach

By Jane Byrne

Combing a cow’s own genetics with strategies that target changes in her rumen flora may be able to reduce methane emissions more effectively than by only selecting for low methane-emitting cows, according to a study from Denmark.