Gauging the carbon footprint of feeding pigs in the US

A new ambitious research initiative ought to give a boost to estimating the accuracy of raw feed ingredient carbon footprints in the United States. That allows to be making more precise life-cycle assessments (LCA). In 2024, the United States National Pork Board (NPB) initiated an ambitious, multi-year effort to better understand the efficiency of nutrient utilisation in pigs, manure, soil and crops. Because feed is the single biggest contributor to pork production’s environmental footprin