Air quality: MEPs back new national caps on pollutants
Member states insisted on excluding methane from the scope of the directive. However, the EU Commission confirmed that it could trigger a review on this point.
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Ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions from different types of deep litter used for pig rearing
Deep-litter system composed of 60% sawdust and 40% rice husk was the most suitable with regard to reduction of environmental pollution.
Influence of the inclusion of orange pulp and carob meal on gaseous emissions from slurry
Orange pulp and carob meal fibre could decrease NH3 y CH4 emissions from slurry.
Canada invests to help producers find ways to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions
The Government of Canada is investing $27 million to help producers find ways to mitigate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from their farming operations.
European Union: Environment MEPs call for tougher new national caps on air pollutants
The committee stressed that more ambitious targets should be set in order to reach 2030 goals.
FAO: GLEAM, a comprehensive life cycle assessment of livestock sector’s environmental impacts
The Global Livestock Environmental Assessment Model provides detailed data on animal numbers, production and emissions.
Brazil prioritizes pig production within the low carbon emissions plan
The sustainable pig production with low carbon emissions to the atmosphere will be one of the priorities for the Ministry of Agriculture of Brazil in 2015 within the ABC (Low Carbon Emission Agriculture) Plan.
Influence of permanent use of feeding stalls as living area on ammonia and greenhouse gas emissions for group-housed gestating sows kept on straw deep-litter
Keeping group-housed gestating sows on partly straw bedded floor with permanent access to the concrete feeding stalls compared to fully straw bedded floor did not significantly influence animal performance and NH3-emissions, and decreased CO2eq-emissions.
Protease and xylanase on growth performance, nutrient digestibility, and manure odour
Xylanase reduce gaseous emissions and can moderate the odorous impact of pig manure.
European Union: new report from Expert Panel on Nitrogen and Food
A new report from the Expert Panel on Nitrogen and Food, of the Task Force on Reactive Nitrogen, quantifies for the first time how much our food choices affect pollutant nitrogen emissions, climate change and land-use across Europe.
FAO: agriculture's greenhouse gas emissions on the rise
New FAO estimates of greenhouse gas data show that emissions from agriculture, forestry and fisheries have nearly doubled over the past fifty years.
FAO: major cuts of greenhouse gas emissions from livestock within reach
Wider use of already-existing best practices and technologies could significantly help sector reduce outputs of global warming gases.
Effects of fermented grains as raw cereal substitutes in growing pigs
Fermented grains reduce faecal noxious gas emission of growing pigs but has variable effects on growth performance and nutrient digestibility.
The impact of reducing straw supply on ammonia, GHG and odours emissions by fattening pigs raised on deep‐litter
The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a 33% reduction in straw used for bedding on ammonia, GHG and odour emissions.
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NewsAustralia's first carbon farming piggery
The CFI project uses the Destruction of Methane Generated from Manure in Piggeries methodology determination, developed in collaboration with the Australian Government.
Fewer, better fed, farm animals: Good for the world’s climate and the world’s poor
Herrero, an agricultural systems analyst at ILRI, gave an up-to-date overview of ways the livestock sector in developing countries can help mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, which are causing global warming.