Mooving on Methane

Moving on Methane: Our Opportunity for Technology, Climate and Trade, hosted by Te Puna Umanga Venture Taranaki, the regional development agency, is a fast-paced single day event exploring a range of emerging and established technologies related to reducing methane emissions in dairy farming.

At this inaugural event, attendees (online or in-person) will hear from a wide range of speakers including New Zealand’s largest dairy customers, cutting-edge researchers, farmers, and key industry stakeholders to learn about the current state of play of methane emissions and reduction options both locally and globally.

Mooving on Methane will delve into our current challenges and future opportunities including:

• What competitive advantages local farmers and tech entrepreneurs reap from being a leader in this space.
• The potential impacts on trade and climate.
• Who and what is at the forefront of methane mitigation/reduction initiatives and tools in Aotearoa New Zealand and around the world?
• The tools that could work on New Zealand’s dairy farms pasture-based farms and grass-fed animals.
• How could their development be supported, advanced, commercialised, scaled up and rolled out in Aotearoa New Zealand?

Key agenda items:

• Our emissions profile: This is an important foundation discussion for the event. How does agriculture contribute to our emissions profile in Aotearoa and how could reducing methane provide an opportunity to advance our technology, climate and trade goals?
• Dairy industry/companies perspective: Their plans in relation to the above and to meet the needs of global customers.
• Cutting-edge technology: Hear from private sector companies, entrepreneurs, agencies and researchers who are advancing methane mitigation options and solutions – ranging from genetics to methane reducing animal feed and pasture and everything in between.
• Farmer perspectives: What are they already doing and what tools could be workable?
• Actions and solutions: Fostering momentum and a genuine pathway around methane reduction that could enhance the value and competitiveness of the agriculture industry in New Zealand on the global stage, while recognising the importance of intergenerational stewardship, kaitiakitanga, of the land.

Speakers:

Confirmed speakers include AgriZeroNZ, NZARGC, Fonterra, Dairy Trust Taranaki, CH4 Global, DairyNZ, LIC, Ravensdown, Ministry For Primary Industries, and others. Further programme details will be released in the coming weeks. Please check back to this event page to keep up to date.

Optional extra: A visit to the Pilot Net Zero Farm (Monday 27 May)

Attendees have the opportunity to visit the Pilot Net Zero farm near Hāwera, Taranaki, on Monday 27 May. The farm is operated by Dairy Trust Taranaki for Nestle/Fonterra. Attendees will see farm operation initiatives and plans underway to reduce carbon with the aim of cutting emissions by 30% by mid-2027, and a 10-year ambition of reaching net zero carbon emissions. Learn more about the Pilot Net Zero Farm here.

To attend, please purchase a "General Admission + Pilot Net Zero Farm visit". Bus transport is provided from New Plymouth for the farm visit (leaving the Devon Hotel at 11:30am and returning by 5:00pm), or attendees can meet on site (Whareroa, Hāwera at 12.30pm). Further details will be provided directly to those registering for this option on farm location and visit specifics.

‘Mooving on Methane’ is aimed at farmers, rural advisers, dairy companies, agencies, private companies, entrepreneurs and technology specialists, Government, Iwi and community.

This summit is organised by Venture Taranaki, in association with the Dairy Trust Taranaki.