Sam Elsom's company is farming the red seaweed and ramping up supply to the industry, but he says the federal government could do more to encourage farmers to adopt the seaweed additive.
Sam Elsom 's company is increasing production of a red seaweed that, when added to livestock diets, reduces methane emissions.
Sam Elsom's company, Sea Forest, is ramping up production of aspragopsis, a type of seaweed that can reduce methane emissions from livestock. Photo shows A bearded man in a white lab coat seated in front of a lab fridge. He holds up a glass jar of red seaweed floating in water "Sadly, we received some news about a month ago from the federal government that they would not prioritise a feed supplement method," Mr Elsom said.
"The only way that producers are going to adopt technologies or practices or any sort of innovation to reduce enteric methane is through carbon markets and some sort of incentive or subsidisation," he said.Mr Elsom said farmers were rewarded for adopting climate-friendly practices."Initial work with Morrisons in the UK will rely on seaweed produced here in Tasmania, but, in the long run, the intention is to replicate what we've built here in Tasmania in the UK.
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