Label Bas Carbone
Created in 2000 and recognized by the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Health, the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur association has been building responsible and sustainable agricultural sectors for 20 years, aiming to improve the nutritional and environmental quality of our food and thus positively impacting the health of the Earth, animals and humans.
Read moreEcomethane project on a dairy farm with 180 cows in Cussey-les-Forges
Côte-d'Or, the heart of Burgundy in France, is an iconic French agricultural region shaped by a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters, perfect for dairy farming and renowned cheese production. Historically, this area has thrived for centuries on its fertile land, lush meadows, and family farms famous for AOP cheeses like Comté or Époisses. The local economy relies on sustainable agriculture, where dairy cattle breeding is a cornerstone, contributing 20% to the regional GDP through a dynamic and innovative dairy sector.
In the current context of transition, supporting French cattle farmers helps ensure the sustainability of our French sector and avoids imports, which have a significant carbon footprint. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their livestock is possible by financing more costly, sustainable practices for the farmer.
The Ecométhane method aims to reduce methane emissions by adding naturally omega-3-rich plant matter, such as grass, alfalfa, and flaxseed, to the dairy cattle's diet. This method simply and quickly measures methane emission reductions using a patented milk fatty acid measurement method developed with INRAE in 2008. These measurements allow for the calculation of a herd's methane emissions before and after a change in the feed composition.
This farm is managed by four partners from the same family, who are very involved in the local community, as well as two full-time employees. Their milk production supplies, in particular, the Époisses PDO cheese sector, and they raise Montbéliarde cows. Milking is now automated on the farm, which aims to improve the quality of its harvested forage while introducing extruded flaxseed into the feed rations. The action plan will prevent greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 156.3 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over 5 years.*
Funding an Ecométhane project rewards emission reductions already in effect, based on the project's progress, unlike tree planting, which will only sequester the projected CO2 in decades.
- Increased proportion of seeds rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) in the ration, including flaxseed.
* The final value of the estimate will only be established after verification by an independent auditor and an administrative decision to verify.
Label Bas CarboneCreated in 2000 and recognized by the Ministries of Agriculture, Environment and Health, the Bleu-Blanc-Cœur association has been building responsible and sustainable agricultural sectors for 20 years, aiming to improve the nutritional and environmental quality of our food and thus positively impacting the health of the Earth, animals and humans.
Read moreEcomethane project on a dairy farm with 180 cows in Cussey-les-Forges
Côte-d'Or, the heart of Burgundy in France, is an iconic French agricultural region shaped by a continental climate with warm summers and cold winters, perfect for dairy farming and renowned cheese production. Historically, this area has thrived for centuries on its fertile land, lush meadows, and family farms famous for AOP cheeses like Comté or Époisses. The local economy relies on sustainable agriculture, where dairy cattle breeding is a cornerstone, contributing 20% to the regional GDP through a dynamic and innovative dairy sector.
In the current context of transition, supporting French cattle farmers helps ensure the sustainability of our French sector and avoids imports, which have a significant carbon footprint. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from their livestock is possible by financing more costly, sustainable practices for the farmer.
The Ecométhane method aims to reduce methane emissions by adding naturally omega-3-rich plant matter, such as grass, alfalfa, and flaxseed, to the dairy cattle's diet. This method simply and quickly measures methane emission reductions using a patented milk fatty acid measurement method developed with INRAE in 2008. These measurements allow for the calculation of a herd's methane emissions before and after a change in the feed composition.
This farm is managed by four partners from the same family, who are very involved in the local community, as well as two full-time employees. Their milk production supplies, in particular, the Époisses PDO cheese sector, and they raise Montbéliarde cows. Milking is now automated on the farm, which aims to improve the quality of its harvested forage while introducing extruded flaxseed into the feed rations. The action plan will prevent greenhouse gas emissions of approximately 156.3 tonnes of CO2 equivalent over 5 years.*
Funding an Ecométhane project rewards emission reductions already in effect, based on the project's progress, unlike tree planting, which will only sequester the projected CO2 in decades.
- Increased proportion of seeds rich in alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) in the ration, including flaxseed.
* The final value of the estimate will only be established after verification by an independent auditor and an administrative decision to verify.
