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Dairy Farming

pect of their operations. SENSEHUB Dairy atic review and meta-analysis. J. Dairy Sci. measurement devices.
delivers actionable insights for optimal dairy July 2021. Merck Animal Health introduces SENSE-
herd productivity and management. For SENSEHUB Dairy Youngstock, SENSEHUB HUB® Dairy Youngstock technology, allowing
feedlot, backgrounding and stocker opera- Dairy and SENSEHUB Feedlot are not intend- 24/7 monitoring of calves and heifers for bet-
tions, SENSEHUB Feedlot can help to detect ed to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any
potentially sick cattle earlier, more e!ciently disease in animals. For the diagnosis, treat- ter and more labor-e!cient management.
and more accurately than traditional visual ment, cure or prevention of disease in ani- The SENSEHUB® Dairy Youngstock moni-
observation. mals, you should consult your veterinarian. toring ear tag incorporates a blinking LED
1.Buczinski S., Archard D., Timsit E. E"ects The accuracy of the data collected and pre- light so workers can quickly and easily locate
of calfhood respiratory disease on health sented through this product is not intended animals that need attention and apply the
and performance of dairy cattle: A system- to match that of medical devices or scienti#c appropriate interventions. Circle 33 on enquiry card

Volta Greentech

raises 32 million

SEK investment

to bring cost-

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scalable

Volta Greentech announces a pivot- Protos, and Martin & Servera. SEK. Volta Greentech’s major investors in-
al shift towards their groundbreaking After launching Volta Greentech with clude two of Sweden’s leading food com-
2nd generation Lome™ feed additive, an initial focus on utilizing the red algae panies, the Axel Johnson group (owner
cutting the cost for GHG reductions Asparagopsis as an ingredient to reduce
by 10x. With nearly 100 million SEK methane emissions, Volta Greentech has of Axfood and Martin & Servera) and KFS
already secured in total for develop- achieved a breakthrough in developing (owner of Coop Sverige) who together
ment and commercialization, Volta a 2nd generation additive, sharply reduc- have a combined market share of 40% of
Greentech aims to deliver Lome™ ing the cost for methane abatement. The
(gen2) at scale to customers by 2026, company has now fully transitioned to the Swedish food retail market.
pending EU regulatory approval. With this new additive, driven by very promis- “Axel Johnson and Novax are dedicated
global cow emissions totaling 4 bil- ing R&D outcomes. The enthusiasm sur- to supporting companies that make a
lion tons of CO2e annually, demand rounding the new additive stems from its
is soaring. Built on new R&D break- reduced cost and potential for scalability, positive impact on the world, and Volta
throughs, Lome™ offers a low-cost, enabling greater methane reduction and Greentech is a great example of this com-
scalable solution, vastly outperform- contributing significantly to meeting cli- mitment. We are proud to be a part of
ing Volta Greentech’s previously al- mate goals. their remarkable journey and look for-
gae-based product. “We founded Volta Greentech with the ward to contributing to the positive im-
With only a 2% reduction in agricultural mission to battle global warming. This is
emissions in Europe over the past two de- a very ambitious and challenging project pact of Lome. For a group with ambitious
cades, the industry faces significant chal- and we always knew that reducing cost climate targets and a massive footprint in
lenges in reaching its climate goals. To ad- would be paramount to making an im- food, this product has the potential to be
dress this urgent need, Volta Greentech’s pact at scale. With the combination of our truly game-changing. It is one of the most
feed additive offers a straight-forward team’s R&D breakthroughs and our own-
solution in reducing methane emissions ers’ and customers’ commitments we are promising endeavours in curbing the no-
from cows, thereby supporting some of approaching a scalable and cost-effective toriously hard-to-abate bovine emissions”,
the largest food companies in curbing solution to reach climate targets in agri- says Pär Warnström, Senior Investment
their GHG emissions. Volta Greentech pro- culture. The successful fundraising dem- Manager and responsible for the Future of
vides feed additives and emission-reduc- onstrates the confidence placed in Volta
tion services taking full responsibility of Greentech’s trajectory and its products Food Sector at Novax (Axel Johnson)
measurements, reporting, and verification BOE TFSWJDFTw ‰ TBZT 'SFESJL ¯LFSNBO “Our newest product is crafted for seam-
assisting customers in attaining sustain- Volta Greentech’s CEO. less integration into established agricul-
ability goals cost-effectively. Multiple suc- In a recent financing round, Volta has
cessful pilots have been completed with secured 32 million SEK bringing the com- tural routines, ensuring simplicity and
customers such as Coop, Orkla, Hemköp, pany’s total funding to nearly 100 million ease of use for farmers. Circle 34 on enquiry card
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