A major new research collaboration, based at the VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre based in Teagasc Moorepark, has been launched to accelerate greenhouse-gas mitigation in Ireland’s pasture-based dairy sector. The ‘Greenhouse Gas Hub’ will see collaborative, co-funded research take place between the VistaMilk Research Ireland Centre, the Teagasc Climate Centre and five leading dairy co-operatives: Carbery Group, Dairygold, Kerry Dairy Ireland, Lakeland Dairies and Ornua.
The Greenhouse Gas Hub will focus on developing solutions to reduce enteric (livestock) methane emissions from pasture-based dairy systems. The partnership aims to build a real-time understanding of these emissions at farm level. This evidence base will support strategies that help the sector meet national climate targets and reduce the carbon footprint, while maintaining farm economic viability, food safety and animal welfare.
VistaMilk is a collaborative research centre that brings together expertise from 13 research institutes across Ireland, and it is uniquely co-funded by Research Ireland and the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM).
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