A partnership driving methane abatement for the livestock sector
DIT AgTech, a leader in precision livestock nutrition and delivery technology, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with Sea Forest, an Australian company pioneering the use of Asparagopsis seaweed and its replicated bioactives to reduce livestock methane emissions.
This agreement marks an important step in providing livestock producers with solutions that enhance productivity while supporting sustainability.
“Sea Forest’s SeaFeed™ product has achieved impressive productivity results,” said Mark Peart, CEO of DIT AgTech. “By combining it with our uDOSE™ delivery system, we’re confident we can replicate these results in extensive grazing systems while enabling large-scale methane abatement.”
Combining scalability, sustainability and profitability
Delivered through livestock drinking water, the uDOSE™ system ensures consistent and efficient intake in grazing environments, where supplements intake is difficult to manage and measure. Solving distribution at scale in extensive pasture fed production system is critical, as the majority of Australia’s cattle spend around 90% of their lives in grazing conditions – where most emissions are generated.
Results from SeaFeed™ feedlot trials demonstrate that Angus steers showed an additional 20 kg weight gain compared to controls. If this can be replicated at scale for grazing cattle, using DIT AgTech’s uDOSE™ system, this would translate to $60 of greater profit to Australian farmers, and using a conservative 50% methane reduction and 15% herd penetration achieve a reduction of 3,750,000 tCO2e per annum; equating to nearly 12% of Australia’s total beef industry emissions.
Sea Forest CEO, Sam Elsom said: “We are excited to collaborate with DIT AgTech, whose technology is ideally positioned to enable practical and scalable delivery of SeaFeed™. This partnership is an important milestone in advancing the commercialisation of our product for the livestock industry.”
The first stage of the collaboration will focus on confirming product performance within DIT AgTech’s systems. Successful validation will allow progression into further trials and commercial integration.
This partnership reflects both companies’ commitment to driving innovation and supporting the livestock sector’s transition to lower emissions while improving productivity and profitability on-farm.
In July 2025, DIT AgTech achieved official registration of Verra Project 4947 under the Verified Carbon Standard VM0041 methodology for delivering methane-reducing feed additives through water. While SeaFeed™ is not yet approved under the project, the framework allows for future inclusion once supported by peer-reviewed research. SeaFeed™ already has registration under Verra Project 0041 for its dry matter delivery.
