A report revealed that less than 2% of federal research funding from 2017-21 was dedicated to enteric methane mitigation. This highlights an important gap in research investments when you consider methane from enteric fermentation accounts for more than 28% of agricultural emissions in the U.S., according to the same report.

To paraphrase Peter Drucker, you can’t manage what you don’t measure. Ever since the business guru shared his words of wisdom, the principle has become integral to effectively running an organization. But who knew it also applies to animal agriculture, methane emissions and global warming?

The main objective of developing this model is bringing to farmers, consultants (veterinarians, nutritionists, etc.), researchers and agricultural students a high-level, simple, minimalistic, user-friendly, still powerful and scientifically sound whole-farm decision support model to assess economic and environmental tradeoffs of dairy farming for strategic nutrient management decisions.

Methane mitigation has been identified as essential for addressing climate change. Intensive research in the past decade has resulted in a better understanding of factors driving enteric methane emissions in dairy cattle.

Researchers look into climate change pertaining to dairy in the U.S. and how heat stress and photoperiod length can impact mammary immunity and health.