Feeding Cows Seaweed Could Cut Methane Emissions and Diversify Maine's Coastal Economy, but Can It Scale? - Inside Climate News

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Other countries, including the U.K., Canada, Australia, New Zealand and those in the EU, have had that certification for years.
54% : But new legislation called the Innovative FEED Act of 2023, currently under review by Congress, would allow seaweed to qualify as a gut-modifier, a classification with a less arduous approval process.
51% : " Research from the University of New Hampshire found that half of the organic dairy farmers surveyed in Maine would be willing to pay a little extra for a methane-reducing seaweed additive, but only if it qualified them for government subsidies or had additional benefits such as higher milk yields or health benefits for the cows that reduced veterinary bills.
48% : "Transporting it across the country has carbon emissions too," he adds.
45% : If those questions can be answered, this solution could not only dramatically reduce carbon emissions in the dairy industry, but also help to safeguard Maine's coastal economy against the threat of warming waters.

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