Scientists and farmers are working together to reduce the harmful gasses cows produce. When cows munch for lunch, the amount of methane emitted through burps and more, harms the planet as a greenhouse gas."She will breathe into the machine and the machine will capture the emissions," said Ermias Kebreab.
"We are looking into some feed additives that would get us into 80-to-90% reduction of methane emissions which was unthinkable about 10 years ago," said Kebreab. It contains a compound called bromoform that inhibits the production of methane in cow's stomachs. The first commercial trial in the U.S. took place in 2021 at the Straus Family Farm near Tomales Bay.
"This dairy will have an equal or lower carbon footprint than any plant based dairy alternative by the end of this year," said Straus. "There's no better feeling than to see all this work being done and being implemented in the real world and in scenarios around the world," said Kebreab.