NEWS 18 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE February 2024 Athian announced the first sale of verified carbon credits in the groundbreaking livestock carbon insetting marketplace to Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), the largest U.S. milk marketing cooperative. Texas dairy farmer Jasper DeVos utilized Athian’s first accepted protocol to generate carbon credits by reducing enteric methane and improving feed utilization through the use of an innovative feed management product and quantification tool from Elanco Animal Health, resulting in nearly 1,150 metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent (CO2e) reduction. If the entire U.S. dairy industry leveraged this same intervention, it could avoid 4.7 million metric tonnes of CO2e emissions annually from enteric, feed, and manure emissions, accelerating the impact animal agriculture has on being part of the climate solution. DFA is proud to lead the way as the first U.S. dairy cooperative to establish a science-based target (SBT) with the goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the supply chain by 30% by 2030. As part of an industry-wide collaboration on environmental sustainability through the Innovation Centre for U.S. Dairy, DFA is a key contributor to the dairy industry’s commitment to become greenhouse gas neutral or better by 2050. "Dairy farmers raise their families and their herds on the same land. They have always been the true stewards of the land, the air, and the water and, as a result, have been consistently reducing their carbon footprint, year in and year out, decade after decade. However, the necessary systems have not been in place to quantify their tremendous environmental progress in a manner that would compensate for the ongoing investments they have made over generations. The marketplace can now finally allow farmers to realise financial benefits from their initiatives,” said Dennis Rodenbaugh, President and CEO of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA). Read more>> Dairy Farmers of America purchases first verified carbon credits Dr. Chet Wiernusz from Elanco Animal Health Incorporated, presented data showing a direct correlation between the use of chlorine dioxide in drinking water and poultry health during one of this year’s TECHTalks at IPPE 2024. Specifically, producers learned about the benefits of chlorine dioxide, including a decreased pathogen load, improved live performance in poultry and benefits in gut health, compared to producers who use alternate water treatment solutions or leave water untreated. The insights shared by Dr. Wiernusz are based on recent studies and years of experience working with chlorine dioxide. “Water is one of the most important nutrients for poultry. Although the need to provide birds with access to water is understood, providing birds with access to high-quality water is less understood because it is difficult to quantify,” said Dr. Chet Wiernusz, technical advisor for Elanco Animal Health. “A recent study of broiler and turkey data suggest that bird body weight and feed conversion were consistently improved after water treatment with Chlorine Dioxide.” Read more>> Elanco present data on use of chlorine dioxide in drinking water
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