Dr. Sara Place of Colorado State University hosts Matti McBride in this episode of Progressive Dairy Cattle Podcast. Place, associate professor of feedlot systems and researcher at CSU AgNext, has been studying intestinal emissions in cattle for the past decade. In this episode, learn about CSU’s feed additive calculator, how the cattle and dairy industries are approaching the sustainability debate, and whether the cattle industry can truly have zero emissions by 2050.
Season 6, Episode 35
Here is the episode breakdown:
- 2:20 – Current research at AgNext
- 3:40 – The development of the feed additive calculator tool (https://agnext.colostate.edu/dairy-fact)
- 9:00 – Comparing sustainability approaches in the beef and dairy industries
- 10:30 – How to measure methane emissions in a pasture environment
- 12:00 – Understanding insets and offsets
- 14:55 – Where beef and dairy fit into the sustainability framework
- 16:15 – Is net zero possible by 2050?
- 19:20 – This is how the beef and dairy industries are doing
- 21:00 – Where is there room for improvement?
- 23:15 – Rapid fire questions
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