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Wayne McNee: AgriZeroNZ CEO on the New Zealand trials to see if daffodil extract can cut livestock methane emissions

Published: July 31, 2024, 10:27 p.m.

A common yellow flower could be the secret to cutting methane emissions.\xa0

AgrizeroNZ is partnering with Welsh company Agroceutical Products, trialling the use of daffodil extract to cut the methane emissions from livestock.\xa0

AgriZeroNZ CEO Wayne McNee told Mike Hosking that it\u2019s early stages still, but they\u2019re excited about the potential of it.\xa0

He said that it\u2019s been proven to work in a lab to reduce emissions of ruminant animals, and the work they\u2019re funding is to see if the product will work in the New Zealand farming system.\xa0

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