Every year, ranchers, researchers, policy makers, and industry leaders gather for the most anticipated event of the year: CattleCon. The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) is the organizer of the annual conference and trade show, which is the largest cattle industry event in the country.
While many Americans were enjoying U.S. Thanksgiving late in 2024 and the official kickoff to the December holidays, food and culture arguments were raging across the pond. Consumers, farmers and influencers were bashing Arla Foods’ use of 3-NOP (under the brand name Bovaer) in milk production. The key questions that emerged: Do we really need to worry about methane emissions from cattle, and if so, is Bovaer a safe way to chip away at those emissions?
Solving big climate challenges across the agriculture industry requires technology, innovation and discussion, all of which were part of the recent THRIVE Global Impact Summit in the Silicon Valley. The event attracted entrepreneurs, investors, and leaders from the realms of agriculture and food technology, brought together to explore topics such as regenerative agriculture, clean energy, and climate change.
In California there are approximately 1.68 million cows that produce more than 41 billion pounds of milk each year, but how sustainable is the industry given the state’s stringent air regulations? This was the question that CLEAR Center Director Dr. Frank Mitloehner tackled when he joined host Larry Mantle on “AirTalk,” a daily show on LAist, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that is home to L.A.’s largest National Public Radio (NPR) station.
Dr. Frank Mitloehner spoke to Ash Sweeting on the Ash Cloud Podcast, discussing the changing conversation about methane, the role of farmers in the climate solution, and the challenges and opportunities around research in methane mitigation.
The Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, or CAST, presented its 2019 communication award to Frank Mitloehner, professor and air quality extension specialist in the Department of Animal Science on October 16, 2020 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Inside the University of California, Davis, dairy barn, a Holstein cow has its head and neck sealed airtight inside a large, clear-plastic chamber that resembles an incubator for newborns. While giant tubes above the chamber pump air in and push air out, the cow calmly stands and eats her feed. Equipment inside a nearby trailer spits out data.
