Queensland Australia – MDH Pastoral

Beef productivity and climate change strategies go hand in hand. Reducing methane and carbon emissions is a strategy that leads to more measurable efficiency in our beef operations, and increasing beef output in shorter time intervals allows us to create carbon offsets while maintaining steady production.

MDH is working with AgCoTech and Dr Julian Hill to establish an on-property assessment tool to facilitate and improve producers’ understanding of the opportunities that may be found in the carbon market and working towards entering the market through the Beef Herd Methodology scheme.

Embedded in this is the use of medicated molasses blocks to work in conjunction with a Urea block to improve breeder health and efficiency.

Also, in working with AgCoTech in beginning our pathway to carbon neutrality, we hope that more markets will open up for our meat products here and overseas. The answer to world hunger is more efficiently produced beef with a lower carbon footprint, improving efficiency, higher weaning rates, more productive herds and easier management.

We believe that such an approach, working with AgCoTech/FourSeason to supplement our cattle, has many measurable benefits, and are excited to begin this new chapter of a tired world looking for real commercial solutions.

“MDH are committed to the highest welfare standards for our animals while also reducing their impact on our planet. Working with AgCoTech, we made changes to our young breeder supplementation programs and achieved outstanding results which led to better fertility, reduced mortalities, and reduced the methane impact of those animals."- Julie McDonald, MDH