We've heard it before, cows are agriculture's big climate sinners, but what if you could reduce methane emissions by making them graze on fields with tannin-rich plants? A researcher from the Department of Agroecology at Aarhus University has been awarded a prestigious Sapere Aude grant to investigate just that.

The No Methane project led by professor Mette Olaf Nielsen from the Department of Animal- and Veterinary Sciences at Aarhus University and the product X, are shortlisted for “Visionary and Pioneering Concepts” at EuroTier - being held in Hannover, Germany, 15.-18. November 2022.

By keeping your dairy herd healthy and preventing disease, it will reduce CO2 emissions and increase revenue. According to professor Søren Østergaard, research project manager, many farmers underestimate the consequences of disease in their herd, thereby losing the value of preventing ailments such as mastitis and hoof disorders.