Arla, het grootste zuivelbedrijf van Europa, geeft koeien Bovaer, een kunstmatig additief dat de methaanuitstoot terugdringt. Voor het klimaat…
In Groot-Brittannië werkt Arla samen met onder meer Tesco, Morrisons en Aldi om koeien voer te geven waar Bovaer aan toegevoegd is.
Dertig van de 9000 boeren van Arla gaan de methaanremmer uittesten op hun koeien.
(Video verwijderd? Klik hier...)
Onwettige protesten
Op sociale media werd de zuivelverwerker overstelpt met kritiek. Na 12.000 negatieve berichten op X zette Arla de reacties uit. Ook opmerkelijk: Arla is naar de rechter gestapt om ‘onwettige protesten’ bij een aantal van zijn fabrieken te voorkomen.
Mensen maken zich zorgen over de veiligheid van het additief. Er wordt massaal opgeroepen tot een boycot.
Risico voor het milieu ‘acceptabel’
Volgens de Britse voedselwaakhond FSA is het risico van Bovaer voor het milieu ‘acceptabel’.
“Ga jij dit spul eten?” vraagt GB News-presentator Mark Dolan aan zijn volgers. Politicus David Kurten zegt: “Ik ga geen producten van Arla kopen.”
Kan geslachtsorganen beschadigen
Uit een document van de Amerikaanse medicijnautoriteit FDA blijkt dat het actieve ingrediënt van Bovaer de geslachtsorganen van koeien kan beschadigen.
Dit heeft Bill Gates ermee te maken:
Arla beweert dat het additief ‘veilig’ is en dat critici ‘desinformatie’ verspreiden. Ja, echt.
Over de auteur: Robin de Boer is economisch geograaf. Volg hem hier op Substack.
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Arla partners with retailers to Trial Bovaer feed additive
for methane reduction
Nov
28, 2024
UK – Arla Foods has partnered
with leading UK retailers Morrisons,
Tesco, and Aldi
to address methane emissions in dairy farming through a new feed additive
trial.
According to a report by Arla,
the collaboration aims to reduce the environmental impact of dairy production
by incorporating Bovaer, a feed additive shown to cut enteric methane emissions
from cows by an average of 27%.
This initiative forms part of
Arla’s FarmAhead Customer Partnership program and involves around 30 Arla
farmer-owners.
The trial seeks to explore the
practicalities of integrating Bovaer® into daily feeding routines, with the
potential for broader industry adoption.
Paul Dover, UK Agricultural
Director at Arla Foods, noted that reducing methane emissions represents a
significant opportunity for improving the carbon footprint at the farm level.
He emphasized the importance of industry-wide
collaboration, stating, “Bringing
partners together from across the food and grocery industry in this kind of
initiative highlights the support there is for British farmers in transitioning
to more sustainable farming methods.”
However, Dover acknowledged that
scaling up the use of such additives poses challenges due to the associated
costs.
The
trial aims to provide valuable insights into overcoming these hurdles,
assessing the impact on farm operations, and fostering stronger partnerships
with the feed industry.
In a joint statement, Morrisons, Tesco, and Aldi
highlighted the importance of collaborative efforts in addressing climate
challenges.
“Through collaboration as part
of Arla’s FarmAhead™ Customer Partnership, we have the ability to address some
of the climate challenges facing our food system. It is this collective
approach that is really going to make a difference,” the statement noted.
“Being involved in using a feed
additive is a great way of testing out where we can drive change at scale to
bring down emissions.”
Farmers participating in the
trial, such as Andrew Barraclough, view this initiative as a crucial step
toward sustainability.
Barraclough expressed his
enthusiasm for reducing environmental impact, noting, “Working
on initiatives that help reduce our impact on the environment is something that
I am extremely passionate about.”
However, he also pointed out the
financial challenges involved, emphasizing the need for industry-wide support.
“Farmers are trying to accelerate the transition to
more sustainable dairy farming, but we can’t do it alone,” he added.
“It’s why collective initiatives like this between
Arla and its customers are so important for farmers—we need the wider industry
to come together and support us if we are going to drive change.”
