July’s Food for thought…

• Cargill Backs Cow Masks to Trap Methane Burps
• Swiss voters reject key climate change measures
• Project to make 5,000 dairy farms climate neutral awarded €2 million by Minister Harris
• Climate: World at risk of hitting temperature limit soon
• Beef Industry emissions can be “reduced substantially” claim researchers

Cargill Backs Cow Masks to Trap Methane Burps
Food giant Cargill will start selling experimental wearable technology for cows as the cattle and dairy industries pivot to cut greenhouse gas emissions. Read the article from Bloomberg Green

Swiss voters reject key climate change measures
Switzerland's policy on fighting climate change has been thrown into doubt after voters rejected key measures in a popular vote.  Read the full article in BBC News

Project to make 5,000 dairy farms climate neutral awarded €2 million by Minister Harris
The Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) Future Innovator Prize has been awarded to a project that will help a dairy farm achieve net-zero emissions by 2027.  The prize also awards €2 million to the winner, Professor Kevin O’Connor and his Farm Zero C team at University College Dublin (UCD).  This money is to help deliver the climate-neutral farm in Cork, Ireland and there are plans to extend the strategy to a further 5,000 farms within five years.  Read more details on the Irish Government website.

Climate: World at risk of hitting temperature limit soon
It's becoming more likely that a key global temperature limit will be reached in one of the next five years.  Read the full article from BBC News

Beef Industry emissions can be “reduced substantially” claim researchers
Improvements in land management and production efficiency have the potential to significantly reduce net beef greenhouse gas emissions, according to researchers.  Read the full article in Food Navigator