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COMMENT: Bovaer is added to cow feed to reduce methane emissions. Does it get into milk and meat? Is it harmful for humans?

There has been an enormous amount of misinformation about the safety of 3-NOP, with some labelling milk from herds fed the additive as "Frankenmilk." Others have been concerned it could make its way to humans via beef. The bottom line is that 3-NOP is safe. Let's unpack some of the major misunderstandings.

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Study indicates methane emissions from dairy farms higher than previously thought

To reach net zero by 2050, the UK must reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture and methane emissions from farm livestock pose a thorny problem. Ruminants such as cattle and sheep emit methane from their digestive systems and their manure. Scientists are trying to find ways to reduce these methane emissions without wiping out large parts of […] Read more


Even small production gains in feedlots could be enough to make feed additives a winning proposition.

Canadian beef and dairy groups give thumbs-up to Bovaer

Methane-reducing tool will drive opportunities, say industry reps

Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Beef and dairy leaders are praising a new methane reduction tool recently approved for use in Canada. Bovaer is a powdered supplement that cattle feeders and dairy producers can mix with feed. The developers, Switzerland-based dsm-firmenich, claim it can reduce methane emissions in beef cattle by an average of 45 per cent, […] Read more




Cattle sector awaits details on methane plan

Cattle sector awaits details on methane plan

Early thinking is that federal incentives to help producers reduce cattle emissions could fit with industry targets

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Canada’s draft policy that would provide financial incentives to livestock producers to reduce methane from cattle aligns with the beef sector’s target to see those emissions reduced by one-third by 2030. The beef industry will have to see how well federal government proposals merge with its own efforts, which have already resulted in Canadian […] Read more


Ottawa says the challenge will help contribute to the goal of emission reductions and an eventual net-zero status.

Ottawa sets challenge for cattle methane emissions

Ottawa announces Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge and $12 million in funding

Reading Time: 2 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Ottawa is making $12 million available to help find ways to reduce methane emissions from cow-calf, dairy and feedlot operations. The Agricultural Methane Reduction Challenge is part of the federal government’s plan to reduce overall methane emissions 40 to 45 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030 and to be net-zero by […] Read more

“The real intent here was to create discussion; to put methane efficiency and feed efficiency as it relates to methane emissions on the radar for dairy farmers.” – Brian Van Doormal.

Methane breeding tool’s developers look to long-term

Uptake has been slow among producers, but the discussion on methane efficiency has begun

Reading Time: 3 minutes Glacier FarmMedia – Uptake by Canadian dairy producers of a new breeding tool aimed at decreasing their herd’s methane emissions hasn’t been overwhelming, representatives of Semex Alliance admitted recently. However, given the potential long-term interest, neither Semex nor the organization with which it partnered on developing the tool is concerned. Semex, which markets semen as […] Read more