NEWS 90 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE May 2022 Arla Foods and Royal DSM have teamed up to start a large-scale on-farm pilot programme with the methane reducing feed additive Bovaer® on 10,000 dairy cows across three European countries. Arla Foods, DSM start on-farm pilot to reduce GHGs from dairy cows European dairy cooperative Arla Foods and global purpose-led science-based company, Royal DSM, are set to start a large-scale on-farm pilot with the methane reducing feed additive Bovaer® on 10,000 dairy cows across three European countries. Long-standing global research and onfarm trials show that Bovaer® can reduce in methane emissions by around 30 per cent with continued high animal welfare, supporting the companies’ commitment to sustainable dairy production. Arla Foods’ farmer owners are among the most climate efficient dairy producers in the world with an average CO2e emission of 1,15kg per kg of raw milk. They are committed to accelerate their reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in this decade, and in line with Arla Foods ambitious sustainability targets across its value chain, the cooperative is set to pilot the use of the new feed additive Bovaer® with 10,000 dairy cows across more than 50 farms in Denmark, Sweden and Germany. The feed additive could reduce methane emissions by around 30 per cent. Throughout the summer and fall of 2022, Arla Foods will work with its farmer owners to ensure a diverse group of farms for the pilot programme. During the on-farm pilots, farmers will receive Bovaer® from their feed suppliers and mix it into the feed for their dairy cows. Arla will collect milk samples for analysis and comparison to milk from dairy cows not fed the feed additive. If preliminary findings are as expected, Arla Foods plans to double the pilot project to include 20.000 cows in 2023. The Global Seafood Alliance (GSA) has announced that it hired seafood industry veteran Mike Kocsis as chief systems officer, a new position within the nonprofit organization. Kocsis will oversee GSA’s information technology and certification operations departments and report to GSA CEO Brian Perkins. Kocsis has nearly 20 years of supply chain and operations experience in the seafood industry, holding leadership roles with some of the leading U.S. seafood brands, including High Liner Foods, King & Prince Seafood and Gorton’s Seafood. “I’m excited to be a part of GSA and its mission-driven team,” says Kocsis. “I’m proud of the organization’s deep commitment to environmental and social responsibility. I look forward to working with my new teammates and engaging with our global partners to build trust in seafood.” Kocsis is deeply interested in leveraging technology to drive environmental and social responsibility in global supply chains. He holds a bachelor of science in logistics and international business from Penn State University and an MBA from Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business. GSA hires industry veteran Mike Kocsis as Chief Systems Officer Mike Kocsis
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