Livestock Research Group / Manure Management Network webinar recording available HERE!

This webinar includes three presentations about the measurements and use of the B0 also called biological methane potential (BMP). This includes a presentation of the problems in measuring B0, how B0 is used by IPPC protocols to calculate methane emission from stored liquid manure and risk of incorrect emission estimates due to incorrect B0. The variation in B0 as related to manure categories and composition will be presented using data from a large Danish dataset.

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FAO is launching a special recognition to spotlight best practices and outstanding innovations in Sustainable Livestock Transformation, One Health, Animal Health and Reference Centres, as a part of the FAO 80^th anniversary celebration. 

This initiative will highlight impactful and scalable solutions across the livestock sector that support more efficient, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable agrifood systems.

FAO will recognize practices and innovations that have led to significant advances in areas such as:

• Sustainable Livestock Transformation
• Animal Husbandry, Genetics, Feed and Welfare
• One Health
• Animal Health
• Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) Solutions
• Reference Centre Contributions

Eligible applicants include institutions, international and regional organizations, academic and research institutions, civil society groups, and private sector entities. Submissions must demonstrate successful implementation at scale and present technologies, systems, or approaches that enhance efficiency and support the sustainable transformation of livestock value chains.

Selected entries will be formally recognized during the Global Conference on Sustainable Livestock Transformation (29 Sept–1 Oct 2025), with additional visibility at the World Food Forum (13–17 October 2025) at FAO headquarters in Rome.

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Submission deadline is 15 June 2025.
Nominations must be submitted via the official online form.

We invite you to share this opportunity with your networks and encourage eligible entities to submit their applications.

Learn more here.

The FAO Livestock Recognition Team

[email protected]

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The New Zealand Climate Smart Agriculture Initiative (NZCSA) is excited to share some videos highlighting their work.

The NZCSA provides practical support to developing countries in Africa, ASEAN, Latin America and the Caribbean with a strong focus on capability, capacity, and the infrastructure needed to effectively account for agricultural emissions. It is part of New Zealand’s actions in support of the GRA.

Click here to find out more and check out the videos!

The Systems Microbiology & Natural Products Laboratory (www.HessLab.com ) at UC Davis will be hiring several additional postdocs in the next 12 months.

The new hires will work on different aspects of rumen microbiology with emphasis on:

•          isolation, cultivation and metabolic engineering of methanogens and acetogens

•          hydrogen and carbon flow during anaerobic digestion/fermentation

•          rumen fungi

Start dates are negotiable – opening great opportunities for students who are graduating in the next 12 months.

Potential candidates can reach out directly to Dr. Matthias Hess ([email protected] ) or his lab manager Dr. Saumya Wickramasinghe ([email protected] ).

Closing Date: 31 May 2025
Location: Talence, France

In the context of the ANR-funded project H2Rumen (https://lnkd.in/eEJHUf25 ) coordinated by Rafael Muñoz-Tamayo, we are hiring a postdoctoral researcher in the Pleiade team of Inria in Bordeaux, France, to work on an exciting project in systems biology and metabolic modelling.

 A dynamic research environment, benefit from interdisciplinary collaborations, and receive supportive mentoring!

 Location: Inria centre at the university of Bordeaux (Talence, France)

️ Start date: Fall 2025 (flexible)

Duration: 18 months + 14 months in Paris-Saclay

 Candidate profile:

– PhD in systems biology, bioinformatics, applied mathematics, or related field

– Strong background in modelling (metabolic networks, ODEs…)

– Proficiency in Python, or equivalent

– Interest in interdisciplinary work and integration of biological data

 Application online https://lnkd.in/enmaaYe6

 More info here: https://lnkd.in/ejDrRa-i

Agriculture & Climate Change: Science into Action is a national conference hosted by The Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine, at Dublin Castle on Thursday 5th June 2025, with the purpose to address the relationship between agriculture and climate change, focusing particularly on scientific updates and implementation on farms of climate mitigation practice.

For more information click HERE.

In the year that Ireland holds the Chair of the Global Research Alliance for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases, the GRA Council Meeting will be held in Dublin alongside this conference.