CH4 Global chief operating officer Alan Groves shows off the first batch of Asparagopsis powder, processed by Back Country Food in Invercargill. The seaweed farming project underway at CH4 Global’s Stewart Island operation aims to produce a powder supplement which even in small quantities would reduce livestock methane emissions by upwards of 90 per cent. The seaweed itself may have the secondary benefit of enabling expansion of the salmon farming industry by absorbing environmentally problematic quantities of fish urine. READ MORE:* CH4 Global nets $4.45m to harvest seaweed in Southland* Asparagopsis seaweed firm defends its use as 'game changer' for Kiwi agriculture* Is Asparagopsis seaweed the answer to NZ's methane emissions? * How this seaweed could slash dairy emissionsThe Wellington-based company has sourced international and national funding, including $500,000 from the Provincial Growth Fund.

Source: Stuff September 02, 2020 17:02 UTC