Methane inhibitor feed additives.

[Oldmacdonald]

How important are methane inhibitor feed additives going to be in future?

What options are there currently on the market, and at what price?

Anyone using any?

 

[Fergieman]

Harbro would have you believe their Rumitech is the one to have.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

Harbro would have you believe their Rumitech is the one to have.

So would every other company with a product to sell.......

The UK livestock industry is NOT warming the planet. Why should we spend money on feed additives to get other industries temporarily off the hook?

 

[Henarar]

So would every other company with a product to sell.......

The UK livestock industry is NOT warming the planet. Why should we spend money on feed additives to get other industries temporarily off the hook?

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if they want us to feed stuff to our livestock just so others can carry on doing what they fecking like they should at least give it to us and pay our time and effort to use it and that's after they have proved there will be no detriment to our animals or business's through using it.
this is of Corse the line the NFU [of which I am a proud member] are taking on this so I wait with bated breath to see the payment rates, with any luck they will pay enough for me to afford to jet off for a nice holiday next year

 

[Oldmacdonald]

So would every other company with a product to sell.......

The UK livestock industry is NOT warming the planet. Why should we spend money on feed additives to get other industries temporarily off the hook?

But that's just not true.

Methane IS warming the planet. Agriculture DOES contribute to greenhouse gas emmissions.

It's not for one industry to do something, we all need to play our part.

 

[Henarar]

But that's just not true.

Methane IS warming the planet. Agriculture DOES contribute to greenhouse gas emmissions.

It's not for one industry to do something, we all need to play our part.

drivel

 

[Still Farming]

Bi carb is it??

 

[Oldmacdonald]

drivel

Good old head in the sand tactic.

 

[yellowbelly]

Methane IS warming the planet. Agriculture DOES contribute to greenhouse gas emmissions.

Good old head in the sand tactic.

Methane emissions from ruminants are cyclical, and have been since time began.....

Our ruminant numbers are fairly static, so they AREN'T the problem. They ARE, however, part of the answer.

We, as farmers, need to have a greater understanding of this and get the message out there more to try and counteract all the wrongly apportioned blame we are getting.

 

[Oldmacdonald]

Methane emissions from ruminants are cyclical, and have been since time began.....
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Our ruminant numbers are fairly static, so they AREN'T the problem. They ARE, however, part of the answer.

We, as farmers, need to have a greater understanding of this and get the message out there more to try and counteract all the wrongly apportioned blame we are getting.

They have gone up 300 per cent since the 60s?

 

[jondear]

Good old head in the sand tact

They have gone up 300 per cent since the 60s?

How many cars and flights are there today Compared to then !
All I hear all day ATM are jets at altitude flying over .!

 

[Henarar]

Good old head in the sand tactic.

well get your head out of the sand then and take a look see whats going on
now if they want a hand I set out terms and conditions above

 

[Kiwi Pete]

if you really want cows to have less climate impact, keeping them outside at grass for an extra day per year reduces several sources of warming at the same time

as she lies on her belly ruminating and belching, a huge proportion of the methane is either oxidised instantly by hydroxyl radicals or consumed by methanotrophs

don't be fooled into thinking the cows are the bad part of livestock systems as you wait for that engine to warm up

 

[yellowbelly]

They have gone up 300 per cent since the 60s?

What have?

 

[roscoe erf]

Good old head in the sand tactic.

Better than being full of sh!t

 

[Oldmacdonald]

What have?

Cattle numbers.

 

[Oldmacdonald]

How many cars and flights are there today Compared to then !
All I hear all day ATM are jets at altitude flying over .!

They dont produce methane.

 

[Devon Gurfallo]

stick two in you diet feeder, you will be carbon neutral in no time.

 

[holwellcourtfarm]

But that's just not true.

Methane IS warming the planet. Agriculture DOES contribute to greenhouse gas emmissions.

It's not for one industry to do something, we all need to play our part.

Respectfully, please inform yourself before posting such a reply.

Methane IS warming the atmosphere, yes.

The warming effect of methane is short lived, generally accepted to be around 12 years before it naturally breaks down. Because of this warming is only being caused if the total quantity of methane in the atmosphere is increasing (actually, it has to be declining very slightly, around 0.3% annually, to avoid warming for quite technical reasons). As UK ruminant livestock numbers have been declining at greater than 0.3% annually for over 3 decades they are NOT CAUSING warming.

Fossil methane releases are a completely different "kettle of fish" as they are clearly net additions of carbon to the atmosphere, even after they break down back into CO2. The rises in global methane concentrations since 1990 are now proven to be overwhelmingly due to increasing releases from the oil and gas industry, increasing emissions from landfill and increasing emissions from wetlands.

The public narrative around methane is hopelessly simplistic. This paper is an excellent summary of current science on the issue, written by leading academics in the field.

View attachment methane review october 2021 discussion paper.pdf

 

[yellowbelly]

Cattle numbers.

Don't think so.
From......

https://researchbriefings.files.parliament.uk/documents/SN03339/SN03339.pdf

Only goes to 2015. Later years from this....

They have gone up 300 per cent since the 60s?

1965 = 12 million.
2020 = 9.4 million.
So, they've gone DOWN 21% not up 300%.