Andre Brito, Associate Prof., Agriculture, Nutrition, and Food Systems

Monday, April 25, 2022
A photo of a cow at the UNH Organic Dairy farm.

Dairy cows fed seaweed could help reduce methane emissions, which is a significant driver of climate change.

"Cattle is the second largest source of methane in the United States. The industry as a whole is very interested in results to mitigate methane."

WBUR out of Boston recently reported on NH Agricultural Experiment Station-funded research led by Associate Professor Andre Brito into if seaweed fed to cows could help reduce methane emissions from bovine.

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