Livestock water supplementation company DIT AgTech has registered the use of methane reducing feed additives using its technology for carbon credits, through an international crediting standard called Verra.
The project is the first globally to be certified under Verra’s VM0041 methodology using soluble delivery via livestock water systems, rather than dry feed supplements. The project commenced in 2020 with certification confirmed in July 2025.
No carbon farming methodology is available for feed additives under the Australian system. Work was undertaken in recent year, however, there has been limited discussion about the potential of making it available in Australia.
DIT says The Verra registration provides a major opportunity for the Australian red meat industry, particularly for producers in extensive grazing systems.
“In a historically hard-to-abate sector, the formal recognition of this delivery technology is a game- changer for the Australian beef industry, with benefits along the entire beef supply chain,” said Dr John Langbridge, Teys Australia’s General Manager of Industry Affairs.
“Cattle in extensive grazing systems can now participate in emissions reduction, utilising a technology also suitable for a range of other nutritional and dietary supplementation for beef cattle.”
DIT says that by delivering methane-reducing feed additives through livestock drinking water, the uDOSE system ensures consistent and efficient intake, even in remote environments where dry supplement delivery has traditionally posed challenges. It also enables producers to administer nutritional supplements simultaneously.
“Our aim has always been to create a more sustainable commercially viable ecosystem that puts Aussie farmers first,” said Mark Peart, CEO & Founder, DIT AgTech.
“We recognised early on that delivery and cost were the barriers and we invested heavily in research, trials, and technology to develop a system that works in the real world – even in the most remote parts of Australia.”
This project is the final piece of the puzzle, opening new income streams for producers through verified carbon credits.
“By combining productivity-enhancing supplements with methane mitigation, producers benefit on two fronts – better livestock performance and carbon revenue potential,” said Mr Peart.
“This registered project represents a strategic opportunity for the beef industry to take ownership of emissions‐reduction in grazing systems,” said Dr Langbridge.
Greg Pankhurst of Lampung Livestock said: “Reducing emissions at scale in remote production systems has always been a challenge, This approach opens the door for live export supply chains to integrate carbon strategies without disrupting commercial operations.”
Source: DIT AgTech