A NEW study has looked into the capital requirements of commercially producing the methane- reducing feed additive, red seaweed asparagopsis.
The additive has generated considerable interest in recent times, with positive results in feedlot application and work happening to create a carbon farming methodology. However, the cost of producing the additive has been the source of some debate.
Commonwealth Bank and Agrifutures Australia recently looked into the capital requirements of farming asparagopsis, concluding that it would cost between $132 million and $1.62 billion at 100 per cent…