CH4 Global has partnered with Purdue University to further its work in combating methane emissions in the cattle industry.
The Australian / US start-up is working with the recently established Food Entrepreneurship and Manufacturing Institute (FEMI) under Purdue’s Department of Food Science. CH4 Global was recently ranked among America’s Top GreenTech Companies by TIME Magazine for its methane-reducing cattle feed supplement made from Asparagopsis seaweed.
Paul Russo, Vice President of Product Development for CH4 Global, said that as the company primarily operates from lab spaces in Australia and New Zealand, it sought a strategic partner with strong expertise in education and research closer to his Cincinnati, Ohio home base.
Allie Kingery, Managing Director of FEMI, said: “CH4 Global had a lot of hope that within Purdue’s College of Agriculture they would get traction and wanted to lean on FEMI for strengthening their U.S. presence, all in the name of helping come up with solutions to mitigate methane emissions in cattle. We found that their requests lined up perfectly with what we can do.”
FEMI said it has supported a series of testing agreements for seaweed-based feed solutions. Its collaboration with CH4 Global – one of its earliest partners – will gather comprehensive data on microbial properties, nutritional content, shelf-life, particle size and bulk density, which are essential for integrating seaweed into farming practices and creating a product easily consumed by cattle.
“It’s one thing to have capabilities, but it’s another to establish a partnership that brings those capabilities to life in terms of innovation and product development,” said Russo.
Kingery said the project with CH4 Global, “has been our most significant in terms of both funding and developing a long-term partnership, and also really shows the depth of what food scientists are able to support.”
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