CH4 Global was named “AgTech Startup of the Year” in the 2025 AgTech Breakthrough Awards program. The recognition highlights the company’s role in sustainable livestock innovation, with its Methane Tamer™ feed additive developed to reduce methane emissions from cattle.
CH4 Global was awarded “AgTech Startup of the Year” in the fifth annual AgTech Breakthrough Awards program conducted by AgTech Breakthrough, an international market intelligence organisation that recognises the top companies, technologies and products in the global agricultural and food technology markets. The winners were announced on the 21st of August, 2025.
The company points out that flagship solution Methane Tamer™, which is a feed additive derived from the red seaweed native to southern Australian and New Zealand waters – Asparagopsis – has been shown to reduce methane emissions from cattle by up to 90 per cent. When eating Methane Tamer at just .5 per cent of their daily diet, the seaweed disrupts an enzymatic process in a cattle’s digestive system. Developed through a proprietary cultivation and processing method, the solution is scientifically-validated and safe.
Methane Tamer™ Beef Feedlot is the company’s targeted formulation designed specifically for beef cattle in feedlot operations. CH4 Global highlights the product’s ability to deliver a standardized 75% reduction in feedlot enteric emissions throughout its shelf life, and additional formulations are in the pipeline including dairy feedlot, grazing dairy, grazing beef, sheep and goats.
In January 2025, CH4 Global opened the world’s first pond-based, commercial-scale EcoPark to grow Asparagopsis at scale at Louth Bay in South Australia. The facility’s production model slashes operational costs by up to 90 per cent versus conventional seaweed farming. CH4 Global has also forged strategic partnerships with major organisations to help fast-track adoption across diverse supply chains and markets.
“By targeting methane emissions, our solution plays a vital role in helping the world meet its climate commitments,” said CH4 Global CEO Dr Steve Meller. “We understand what is required to create a viable solution that is carefully balanced to work for all parties – from food producers and farmers to consumers and governments, while also ensuring quality and efficacy are front and centre.”
Meller continued, “We’re grateful to AgTech Breakthrough for this award as we continue to innovate in the name of sustainable agriculture. Our work paves the way to move from intention to action to meaningful impact, addressing global methane with proven and available solutions.”
The AgTech and ClimateTech sectors are rapidly redefining how food is produced, managed, and distributed – transforming one of the world’s most essential industries. From AI-driven crop analytics and precision farming platforms to sustainable agriculture solutions and autonomous equipment, AgTech is delivering greater efficiency, transparency, and environmental responsibility.
The annual AgTech Breakthrough Awards program aims to shine a spotlight on the breakthrough innovators who are not only keeping pace with this dynamic industry but actively driving it forward. By conducting one of the AgTech industry’s most rigorous evaluations of technology companies, reviewing thousands of award nominations each year, AgTech Breakthrough aims to inspire continued innovation and help propel the global agriculture sector into a smarter, more sustainable future.
“CH4 Global stands at the intersection of environmental stewardship and agricultural innovation, offering a natural, scalable, and economically viable tool to combat climate change,” expressed AgTech Breakthrough Managing Director Bryan Vaughn. “Farmers, food producers and livestock ranchers are looking for cost-effective ways to operate more sustainably, and address methane emissions while also meeting consumer demand for meat and meat products.”
He concluded by remarking, “By aligning economic viability with environmental responsibility, CH4 Global’s sustainable production model can scale globally and make a lasting impact on our planet’s future. We’re so thrilled to award them and their future-forward solutions with AgTech Startup of the Year!”
