Scientists from the Government of South Australia will lead research into adapting existing technologies to help reduce methane emissions from grazing sheep.
The Department of Primary Industries and Regions (PIRSA) will conduct research into adaptation of existing water delivery technology for the delivery of methane reducing additives to sheep via trough water.
Minister for Primary Industries Clare Scriven said a key focus of the research will be to ensure that delivery methods for methane reducing additives are cost-effective, efficient and integrate with existing farm infrastructure, enabling wide scale uptake by farmers.
PIRSA has been awarded $695,909 from Round Two of the Australian Government’s Methane Emissions Reduction in Livestock (MERiL) program, with an additional $300,000 provided by Australian Wool Innovation (AWI) for this research.
The 12-month project is set to commence in 2023, with research conducted at the South Australian Research and Development Institute’s Turretfield Research Centre. PIRSA is working in partnership with the University of Western Australia, AWI, DIT Agtech, Rumin8 and Feedworks, on the project.
PIRSA will also be involved in another MERiL round 2 project. Direct Injection Systems has received $367,219 to partner with Central Queensland University and PIRSA to build on their existing water injection technology for delivering feed supplements to incorporate methane-reducing compounds for reducing emissions in cattle grazing systems.
