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Bringing clarity to the relationship between livestock and the environment. Led by Dr. Frank Mitloehner.
In this episode of #CLEARConversations, Conor McCabe dives into the science behind methane-reducing feed additives & breaks down how they can lower enteric methane (methane belched by cows). 🐄
Tune in 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e... 🔗
Tune in 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e... 🔗
December 15, 2025 at 10:18 PM
In this episode of #CLEARConversations, Conor McCabe dives into the science behind methane-reducing feed additives & breaks down how they can lower enteric methane (methane belched by cows). 🐄
Tune in 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e... 🔗
Tune in 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e... 🔗
Livestock methane emissions account for 11% of global greenhouse gases, but what if we could reduce that in grazing systems? 🌍 🐂 1/
December 12, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Livestock methane emissions account for 11% of global greenhouse gases, but what if we could reduce that in grazing systems? 🌍 🐂 1/
New release from Spark Climate Solutions! 🚀
SOTS Bot: Interactive tool that pulls from 2025 State of Science Summit video library, provided by the CLEAR Center, to give expert-backed, science-based answers on feed additives, genetics, manure management and more. 👇
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SOTS Bot: Interactive tool that pulls from 2025 State of Science Summit video library, provided by the CLEAR Center, to give expert-backed, science-based answers on feed additives, genetics, manure management and more. 👇
clear.ucdavis.edu/news/new-int...
New Interactive Tool Answers Questions About Methane from the 2025 State of the Science Summit
The State of the Science Summit, hosted by the UC Davis CLEAR Center, Spark Climate Solutions, California Department of Food and Agriculture and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is b...
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December 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
New release from Spark Climate Solutions! 🚀
SOTS Bot: Interactive tool that pulls from 2025 State of Science Summit video library, provided by the CLEAR Center, to give expert-backed, science-based answers on feed additives, genetics, manure management and more. 👇
clear.ucdavis.edu/news/new-int...
SOTS Bot: Interactive tool that pulls from 2025 State of Science Summit video library, provided by the CLEAR Center, to give expert-backed, science-based answers on feed additives, genetics, manure management and more. 👇
clear.ucdavis.edu/news/new-int...
What's research without a team?
Through the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Livestock Enteric Methane Emission Reduction Research Program (LEMER-RP), we're introducing a methane-reducing bolus at the very start of a calf's life to influence emissions across its entire lifetime. 💊 🐂
Through the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Livestock Enteric Methane Emission Reduction Research Program (LEMER-RP), we're introducing a methane-reducing bolus at the very start of a calf's life to influence emissions across its entire lifetime. 💊 🐂
December 8, 2025 at 11:02 PM
What's research without a team?
Through the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Livestock Enteric Methane Emission Reduction Research Program (LEMER-RP), we're introducing a methane-reducing bolus at the very start of a calf's life to influence emissions across its entire lifetime. 💊 🐂
Through the California Department of Food and Agriculture's Livestock Enteric Methane Emission Reduction Research Program (LEMER-RP), we're introducing a methane-reducing bolus at the very start of a calf's life to influence emissions across its entire lifetime. 💊 🐂
Episode 7 on CLEAR Conversations out now! 🎙️
In this episode, we explore:
👉 What a ruminant is and how their stomach functions
👉 Methane as a natural byproduct from digestion
👉 How feed additives help reduce enteric methane in dairy cows
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e...
In this episode, we explore:
👉 What a ruminant is and how their stomach functions
👉 Methane as a natural byproduct from digestion
👉 How feed additives help reduce enteric methane in dairy cows
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e...
December 6, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Episode 7 on CLEAR Conversations out now! 🎙️
In this episode, we explore:
👉 What a ruminant is and how their stomach functions
👉 Methane as a natural byproduct from digestion
👉 How feed additives help reduce enteric methane in dairy cows
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e...
In this episode, we explore:
👉 What a ruminant is and how their stomach functions
👉 Methane as a natural byproduct from digestion
👉 How feed additives help reduce enteric methane in dairy cows
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qL8e...
Happy World Soil Day! Healthy soil stores carbon, protects against erosion, and keeps farms thriving. Combined with climate-smart livestock practices including genetics, feed additives, optimized feed, and methane-inhibiting boluses for cattle, ag can tackle climate change from the ground up. 🌾🐂
December 5, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Happy World Soil Day! Healthy soil stores carbon, protects against erosion, and keeps farms thriving. Combined with climate-smart livestock practices including genetics, feed additives, optimized feed, and methane-inhibiting boluses for cattle, ag can tackle climate change from the ground up. 🌾🐂
Heading into day two at CCA/CCW Annual Convention with brief remark from Dean Ashley Stokes on vision & priorities of UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Advancing research we’re currently doing & connecting with communities & agricultural industries is high on that list.
December 4, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Heading into day two at CCA/CCW Annual Convention with brief remark from Dean Ashley Stokes on vision & priorities of UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Advancing research we’re currently doing & connecting with communities & agricultural industries is high on that list.
Media training at California Cattlemen’s Association’s 109th Convention happening now! Our Associate Director for Comms on why it's important to do good things & talk about them. "If you're not sharing your story, someone else is going to tell them." Here's the kicker — may not be the most accurate.
December 3, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Media training at California Cattlemen’s Association’s 109th Convention happening now! Our Associate Director for Comms on why it's important to do good things & talk about them. "If you're not sharing your story, someone else is going to tell them." Here's the kicker — may not be the most accurate.
It’s been a great start here in Reno at the California Cattlemen's Association’s 109th Annual Convention!
Yesterday, our graduate students interviewed for CCA scholarships and today, the team at UC Davis CLEAR Center is here to talk science, sustainability, and solutions.
Yesterday, our graduate students interviewed for CCA scholarships and today, the team at UC Davis CLEAR Center is here to talk science, sustainability, and solutions.
December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It’s been a great start here in Reno at the California Cattlemen's Association’s 109th Annual Convention!
Yesterday, our graduate students interviewed for CCA scholarships and today, the team at UC Davis CLEAR Center is here to talk science, sustainability, and solutions.
Yesterday, our graduate students interviewed for CCA scholarships and today, the team at UC Davis CLEAR Center is here to talk science, sustainability, and solutions.
We're excited to be co-hosting a session at the California Cattlemen's Association's 109th Annual Convention and engaging with the ranching community! 🤠 1/
December 2, 2025 at 9:34 PM
We're excited to be co-hosting a session at the California Cattlemen's Association's 109th Annual Convention and engaging with the ranching community! 🤠 1/
Our team is exploring innovative ways to make cattle production more sustainable. At the heart of this work is a single bolus introduced early in a calf's life. 💊 🐂
December 1, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Our team is exploring innovative ways to make cattle production more sustainable. At the heart of this work is a single bolus introduced early in a calf's life. 💊 🐂
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the UC Davis CLEAR Center!
Thank you to our incredible colleagues, hardworking students/interns, and to everyone who plays a role in producing the food we eat. 🧡🦃
Your efforts make a difference every single day, but today we're extra grateful.
Thank you to our incredible colleagues, hardworking students/interns, and to everyone who plays a role in producing the food we eat. 🧡🦃
Your efforts make a difference every single day, but today we're extra grateful.
November 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Happy Thanksgiving from all of us here at the UC Davis CLEAR Center!
Thank you to our incredible colleagues, hardworking students/interns, and to everyone who plays a role in producing the food we eat. 🧡🦃
Your efforts make a difference every single day, but today we're extra grateful.
Thank you to our incredible colleagues, hardworking students/interns, and to everyone who plays a role in producing the food we eat. 🧡🦃
Your efforts make a difference every single day, but today we're extra grateful.
November newsletter out!
This month, Dr. Frank Mitloehner shares highlights from his travels, meeting producers & stakeholders where they are. These convos are important to building trust & aligning ag community around real, science-driven solutions. 🐄 🐂 🐖
View here:
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This month, Dr. Frank Mitloehner shares highlights from his travels, meeting producers & stakeholders where they are. These convos are important to building trust & aligning ag community around real, science-driven solutions. 🐄 🐂 🐖
View here:
conta.cc/47XD3qw
Grateful for Science Improving Livestock Sustainability Today and Beyond
Email from UC Davis CLEAR Center Together we can improve sustainability in animal agriculture. News and Updates from the UC Davis CLEAR Center November 2025 EXPLAINERS BLOG NEWS Message From C
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November 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
November newsletter out!
This month, Dr. Frank Mitloehner shares highlights from his travels, meeting producers & stakeholders where they are. These convos are important to building trust & aligning ag community around real, science-driven solutions. 🐄 🐂 🐖
View here:
conta.cc/47XD3qw
This month, Dr. Frank Mitloehner shares highlights from his travels, meeting producers & stakeholders where they are. These convos are important to building trust & aligning ag community around real, science-driven solutions. 🐄 🐂 🐖
View here:
conta.cc/47XD3qw
Every year, world leaders, producers, and researchers gather together to bridge the gap between science and action. At the 2025 State of the Science Summit, global leaders discussed how their countries are reducing livestock methane emissions. 🐄 🐂 1/
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Every year, world leaders, producers, and researchers gather together to bridge the gap between science and action. At the 2025 State of the Science Summit, global leaders discussed how their countries are reducing livestock methane emissions. 🐄 🐂 1/
Don't miss our newest CLEAR Conversations episode featuring Dr. Troy Rowan on beef genetics and its potential on methane mitigation. You can just hear the excitement in his voice! 🧬🐂
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsq...
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsq...
November 24, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Don't miss our newest CLEAR Conversations episode featuring Dr. Troy Rowan on beef genetics and its potential on methane mitigation. You can just hear the excitement in his voice! 🧬🐂
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsq...
Tune in: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLsq...
Taking center stage at #SUSTAG2025!
Dr. Frank Mitloehner presented on livestock production's impact on climate and offered insights on how producers & supply chains can leverage science & innovation to reduce emissions.
This is how we lead. Grounding every conversation in real data.
Dr. Frank Mitloehner presented on livestock production's impact on climate and offered insights on how producers & supply chains can leverage science & innovation to reduce emissions.
This is how we lead. Grounding every conversation in real data.
November 20, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Taking center stage at #SUSTAG2025!
Dr. Frank Mitloehner presented on livestock production's impact on climate and offered insights on how producers & supply chains can leverage science & innovation to reduce emissions.
This is how we lead. Grounding every conversation in real data.
Dr. Frank Mitloehner presented on livestock production's impact on climate and offered insights on how producers & supply chains can leverage science & innovation to reduce emissions.
This is how we lead. Grounding every conversation in real data.
Into the field, from the field!
New CLEAR Conversations episode features Troy Rowan, assistant professor at University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Growing up in cattle-breeding family, Troy tackled tall challenge of using genetics to understand & help reduce livestock emissions.
New CLEAR Conversations episode features Troy Rowan, assistant professor at University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Growing up in cattle-breeding family, Troy tackled tall challenge of using genetics to understand & help reduce livestock emissions.
November 19, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Into the field, from the field!
New CLEAR Conversations episode features Troy Rowan, assistant professor at University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Growing up in cattle-breeding family, Troy tackled tall challenge of using genetics to understand & help reduce livestock emissions.
New CLEAR Conversations episode features Troy Rowan, assistant professor at University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Growing up in cattle-breeding family, Troy tackled tall challenge of using genetics to understand & help reduce livestock emissions.
Nothing like walking down corn & soybean rows on a crisp Illinois day. Dr. Frank Mitloehner visited with Gary Asay, a former pig farmer turned grain farmer in Osco, to see how his no-till operation keeps soil healthy, crops thriving and farming sustainable. 🌱🌽
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Nothing like walking down corn & soybean rows on a crisp Illinois day. Dr. Frank Mitloehner visited with Gary Asay, a former pig farmer turned grain farmer in Osco, to see how his no-till operation keeps soil healthy, crops thriving and farming sustainable. 🌱🌽
What are the most effective ways to reduce livestock emissions? According to the Pathways Towards Lower Emissions Report from the FAO, its productivity gains, better breeding and improved animal health. 1/
November 18, 2025 at 11:54 PM
What are the most effective ways to reduce livestock emissions? According to the Pathways Towards Lower Emissions Report from the FAO, its productivity gains, better breeding and improved animal health. 1/
What if key to cooling planet lived inside a cow's gut? 🐄
Researchers including Dr. Matthias Hess, a professor at UC Davis, have discovered how red seaweed changes microbial gene activity inside the rumen, a breakthrough that could transform methane reduction. 📉
www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/en...
Researchers including Dr. Matthias Hess, a professor at UC Davis, have discovered how red seaweed changes microbial gene activity inside the rumen, a breakthrough that could transform methane reduction. 📉
www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/en...
A Microbial Blueprint for Climate-Smart Cows
UC Davis research reveals which gut microbes in a cow could reduce methane, bringing them a step closer to engineering microbes to create climate-smart cows.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
What if key to cooling planet lived inside a cow's gut? 🐄
Researchers including Dr. Matthias Hess, a professor at UC Davis, have discovered how red seaweed changes microbial gene activity inside the rumen, a breakthrough that could transform methane reduction. 📉
www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/en...
Researchers including Dr. Matthias Hess, a professor at UC Davis, have discovered how red seaweed changes microbial gene activity inside the rumen, a breakthrough that could transform methane reduction. 📉
www.ucdavis.edu/food/news/en...
A message from our director, Dr. Frank Mitloehner in Spain:
I presented a keynote talk at the Congreso Mundial Sobre la Ganaderia Sostenible in beautiful Andalusia, Spain. Exciting to meet with colleagues from the Iberian-and Latin American regions to discuss livestock sustainability. 1/
I presented a keynote talk at the Congreso Mundial Sobre la Ganaderia Sostenible in beautiful Andalusia, Spain. Exciting to meet with colleagues from the Iberian-and Latin American regions to discuss livestock sustainability. 1/
November 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
A message from our director, Dr. Frank Mitloehner in Spain:
I presented a keynote talk at the Congreso Mundial Sobre la Ganaderia Sostenible in beautiful Andalusia, Spain. Exciting to meet with colleagues from the Iberian-and Latin American regions to discuss livestock sustainability. 1/
I presented a keynote talk at the Congreso Mundial Sobre la Ganaderia Sostenible in beautiful Andalusia, Spain. Exciting to meet with colleagues from the Iberian-and Latin American regions to discuss livestock sustainability. 1/
Save the date: June 16, 17 & 18! 🗓️
We're gearing up for next State of the Science Summit at UC Davis!
If you're invested in the future of #sustainable animal agriculture, this is the place to be. More details on reg coming soon – don't miss it! 🐄 🐂
Read more: clear.ucdavis.edu/news/save-da...
We're gearing up for next State of the Science Summit at UC Davis!
If you're invested in the future of #sustainable animal agriculture, this is the place to be. More details on reg coming soon – don't miss it! 🐄 🐂
Read more: clear.ucdavis.edu/news/save-da...
November 14, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Save the date: June 16, 17 & 18! 🗓️
We're gearing up for next State of the Science Summit at UC Davis!
If you're invested in the future of #sustainable animal agriculture, this is the place to be. More details on reg coming soon – don't miss it! 🐄 🐂
Read more: clear.ucdavis.edu/news/save-da...
We're gearing up for next State of the Science Summit at UC Davis!
If you're invested in the future of #sustainable animal agriculture, this is the place to be. More details on reg coming soon – don't miss it! 🐄 🐂
Read more: clear.ucdavis.edu/news/save-da...
DYK Denmark has 30 million pigs and only 5 million people? 🐖
It may be a small country but its agrifood system isn’t. Most of its agricultural land grows feed for livestock which gives a clear look at how intensive livestock systems operate and why context matters in sustainability conversations.
It may be a small country but its agrifood system isn’t. Most of its agricultural land grows feed for livestock which gives a clear look at how intensive livestock systems operate and why context matters in sustainability conversations.
November 13, 2025 at 11:09 PM
DYK Denmark has 30 million pigs and only 5 million people? 🐖
It may be a small country but its agrifood system isn’t. Most of its agricultural land grows feed for livestock which gives a clear look at how intensive livestock systems operate and why context matters in sustainability conversations.
It may be a small country but its agrifood system isn’t. Most of its agricultural land grows feed for livestock which gives a clear look at how intensive livestock systems operate and why context matters in sustainability conversations.
World's first carbon tax credit on livestock emissions is coming to Denmark. The tax is expected to start in 2030 and was structured with farmers in mind. Built-in deductions will ensure producers aren’t driven out of business as the policy rolls out.
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CLEAR Conversations: Denmark’s Bold Step and the World’s First Carbon Tax on Livestock Emissions
During a CLEAR Conversations podcast, which was filmed at the 2025 State of the Science Summit held at UC Davis, Anna Trillingsgaard from the Embassy of Denmark shared how their ambitious plan came to...
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November 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
World's first carbon tax credit on livestock emissions is coming to Denmark. The tax is expected to start in 2030 and was structured with farmers in mind. Built-in deductions will ensure producers aren’t driven out of business as the policy rolls out.
clear.ucdavis.edu/news/clear-c...
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We have eight bovine bubbles at UC Davis that are used to conduct large-scale studies on group-housed cattle.
They're equipped with smart scales & smart feeds that track individual feed intake & weight of animals part of our early-life intervention study. 🐂
They're equipped with smart scales & smart feeds that track individual feed intake & weight of animals part of our early-life intervention study. 🐂
November 10, 2025 at 11:29 PM
We have eight bovine bubbles at UC Davis that are used to conduct large-scale studies on group-housed cattle.
They're equipped with smart scales & smart feeds that track individual feed intake & weight of animals part of our early-life intervention study. 🐂
They're equipped with smart scales & smart feeds that track individual feed intake & weight of animals part of our early-life intervention study. 🐂