The NZAGRC-PGgRc methane research programme builds on the NZAGRC&#39;s 2010-2013 objectives and the PGgRc&#39;s work programme from 2007-2013 





The NZAGRC-PGgRc methane research programme pools New Zealand&#39;s resources to identify the most effective and practical solutions for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 


Our research programme aim is to deliver efficient, cost effective, highly productive, on-farm solutions to ensure New Zealand agriculture is economically and environmentally sustainable through the reduction of agricultural greenhouse gas emissions. 


Current work 


The &#39;Mitigating Methane Emissions&#39; research programme has four main aims for delivery in the next one to three years: 


	Develop low methane-emitting breed selection tools
	Develop low GHG forage farm systems
	Develop a methane reduction vaccine solution
	Discover and test ruminal methane inhibitors that maintain productivity levels


Principal Investigators 


Dr Graeme Attwood, AgResearch
Dr Peter Janssen, AgResearch