Productivity always comes first when you weigh up a change
#emissions#farmers29 October 2026
Cattle Connect’s soil session put yield first and carbon markets second, and the same test applies to any change you make on your farm.
3 min read
The Ruminati journal
Practical tips, honest reflections and stories from the field, from us and the people we work with.
What your clients need ready as EU deforestation rules take effect
#deforestation#advisors22 October 2026
EU deforestation rules apply from 30 December, and buyers are asking cattle clients for proof their land has not been cleared since 2020.
4 min read
What CSIRO’s new report means for funding livestock emissions cuts
#emissions#partners15 October 2026
CSIRO’s assessment of more than 80 technologies finds that delivery, trusted data and market value shape adoption more than technical performance does.
3 min read
Why buyers are asking about deforestation on your land now
#deforestation#farmers8 October 2026
Buyers supplying the EU are asking about your land now, and a whole-property assessment gives them an answer that holds up.
3 min read
Where your nitrogen goes shapes both your costs and your emissions
#emissions#farmers1 October 2026
The share of the nitrogen you apply that ends up in the crop moves both your input bill and the emissions figures in your report.
2 min read
What grain buyers collecting emissions data directly means for you
#emissions#farmers24 September 2026
Some grain buyers now collect emissions data from growers directly, which makes the record you hold on your own farm worth having ready.
2 min read
Putting numbers on what farmland contributes on emissions
#emissions#farmers15 September 2026
Industry-wide figures on climate costs and farmland’s contribution give context to the emissions work happening on your farm.
3 min read
What makes a farm data request work for producers and partners
#emissions#partners10 September 2026
A Nuffield Scholar’s global research and our own conversations with producers point to what a farm data request needs to hold producer trust.
3 min read
Where Land sits in the Climate Change Authority’s 2030 tracking
#emissions#partners3 September 2026
The Climate Change Authority’s tracking rates Land amber against the 2030 targets, ahead of Industry and Exports, though still behind schedule.
2 min read
How to get your clients through their emissions report
#emissions#advisors20 August 2026
Two things decide whether your client’s emissions report gets finished: how it is framed, and how long it takes to find the records.
3 min read
Framing farm emissions as efficiency changes what gets funded
#emissions#partners13 August 2026
Described as efficiency, emissions intensity can earn a budget line, where an environmental framing is more likely to end in a working group.
3 min read
What your bank and processor ask for is already on your farm
#emissions#farmers6 August 2026
The businesses around your farm each need a version of the same facts, and knowing why they ask differently makes each request easier to answer.
2 min read
What it takes for your farm data to tell you something useful
#emissions#farmers30 July 2026
You likely have plenty of data on your farm already, and at AgTech26 the open question was what would make it tell you more about your operation.
2 min read
Getting consistent producer data into Scope 3 reporting
#emissions#partners23 July 2026
For teams reporting on agricultural Scope 3, the difficulty sits in collecting consistent data from producers who each measure differently.
2 min read
How accurate does your first emissions report need to be?
#emissions#farmers15 July 2026
The standard is the one on your BAS: true and correct to the best of your knowledge when you create it, which asks for care in place of exactness.
2 min read
Bring your emissions report into buyer talks and your yearly review
#emissions#farmers9 July 2026
Your emissions intensity is a figure from your own records that you can put in front of a buyer and bring to your account manager.
3 min read
What producers want to know before sharing emissions data
#emissions#partners2 July 2026
Producers asked for farm data want to know who will see it and why, and the relationship and the consent controls each answer part of that.
3 min read
Import your Agworld cropping inputs into your Ruminati report
#emissions#farmers25 June 2026
If your cropping records live in Agworld, one export brings your inputs into your Ruminati emissions report and can be reused each season.
3 min read
How Scope 3 data is collected determines what can be reported
#emissions#partners17 June 2026
National averages give banks and retailers an estimate. Data collected on farms is what shows change from one year to the next.
2 min read
Mandatory reporting reaches more of the supply chain from July 2027
#emissions#partners11 June 2026
The next threshold captures mid-sized processors and larger feedlots, and the Scope 3 data they need starts on farms.
3 min read
What farm technology and reporting should give back to you
#emissions#farmers4 June 2026
JBS called reporting how business works now at Protein 2026 in Dalby, which makes what comes back to your farm the question worth asking.
3 min read
Who carries the cost when a supply chain makes an environmental claim?
#emissions#partners29 May 2026
A produce program in Geelong kept returning to who carries the cost of claims about environmental performance, and what farm-level data does to it.
3 min read
Where to start with your first emissions report and what it gives you
#emissions#farmers21 May 2026
Producers in Ruminati’s workshops are working out emissions reporting together, and the records you already hold are the place to begin.
3 min read
Why your agricultural clients are bringing emissions questions to you
#emissions#advisors14 May 2026
Banks, processors and grant programs are putting emissions in front of your clients, and the records you already hold are a good place to start.
3 min read
What lower emissions intensity is worth to you and what to have ready
#emissions#farmers6 May 2026
A producer at an Elders day in Goulburn asked Will whether lower emissions earns a better price, and the answer points to what your records can do.
3 min read
How programs reach farms through the people producers already trust
#emissions#partners30 April 2026
A point from Rabobank’s Women in Ag breakfast on who builds an agriculture business affects how a supplier program gets taken up on farm.
3 min read
What Wagyu’s marble score gains show about supplier emissions data
#emissions#partners22 April 2026
Wagyu’s marbling gains came from a shared measure sustained for years, and the sector’s experience has a lesson for farm emissions data.
3 min read
Help your farm clients with emissions reports in the Advisor Network
#emissions#advisors15 April 2026
Banks and buyers are asking your farm clients for emissions figures, and the Advisor Network lets you build their reports with them, with permission.
3 min read
What your processor’s customers ask for is starting to reach your farm
#emissions#farmers9 April 2026
At the Andrews Meat Industries producer day, the information customers ask for was set out openly, and most of it already sits in your farm records.
2 min read
Why emissions reporting matters when it is the people you sell to who need it
#emissions#farmers1 April 2026
At a Burnett Mary workshop, the talk moved from why you would do emissions reporting to how to make it work for your own business.
2 min read
Supply chains that listen first find out what makes farm change stick
#emissions#partners27 March 2026
The McDonald's team visiting from the US asked what supports productivity on farm and what gets in the way, and the answer came back to value for the producer.
3 min read
The people you already trust are being trained to help with emissions reporting
#emissions#farmers24 March 2026
Ruminati and Landcare Agriculture trained advisors and group leaders on the questions producers are asking, from trees to the cost of an audit.
3 min read
For agribusiness, emissions data is a risk signal that starts on the farm
#emissions#partners11 March 2026
Investors now treat emissions data as a sign of how risk is managed, and for agricultural supply chains the credible version starts on the farm.
3 min read
The businesses you supply are starting to share the load on emissions
#emissions#farmers19 February 2026
At EvokeAg the talk was of supply chains building returns into lower emissions on farm, in place of leaving producers to carry the work.
3 min read
Your dairy farm’s profit and emissions come down to the same decisions
#emissions#farmers16 February 2026
The Australian Dairy Conference wanted practical answers on emissions, and the clearest message was that a profitable farm is what funds the change.
3 min read
How to read your emissions intensity when your farm runs differently
#emissions#farmers3 February 2026
Chinchilla producers worked through how to read emissions intensity across different pastures and years, and for farms already running lean.
4 min read
What to check before you share your farm data with an emissions tool
#emissions#farmers19 January 2026
Before you sign up to an emissions tool or send your farm data to anyone, there are a few things to check about who controls it and how it is used.
2 min read
What an emissions report asks of you compared with a carbon credit project
#emissions#farmers15 December 2025
An annual emissions report and a carbon credit project ask very different things of a farm, in time and commitment and in what you can claim.
3 min read
Which emissions targets reach your farm, and how they get there
#emissions#farmers27 November 2025
Targets set by government, industry and export markets reach your farm through the businesses you supply, and knowing your figures puts you ahead.
3 min read
If emissions tracking sounds like another big claim, start with your records
#emissions#farmers12 November 2025
At the National Carbon Farming Conference, Bill Findlay told a sceptical room that emissions tracking starts from the farm’s own figures.
2 min read
Your emissions intensity figure is a read on how productive your farm is
#emissions#farmers22 October 2025
Of all the figures on your emissions report, emissions intensity is the one that reads how productive the farm is, and it moves with your decisions.
3 min read
Why emissions records add to what you already know about your land
#emissions#farmers1 October 2025
The records you already keep can add to what you know about your land, a point that came through at the National Landcare Conference.
2 min read
Do you keep giving the same farm details to every business you supply?
#emissions#farmers24 September 2025
WA dairy farmers told us they want to stop giving the same farm details to each business they supply, and need a tool that fits around milking.
2 min read
Why your tree and soil work has not counted in emissions reports
#emissions#farmers12 September 2025
Your tree and soil work has had no place in emissions reports, and a panel at the Farming Forever Summit talked about what would change that.
3 min read
Export markets now ask how beef is produced, and the question reaches the farm
#emissions#farmers3 September 2025
Greenham’s US growth shows overseas buyers want beef that is verified and traceable, and the evidence starts with a producer’s own records.
2 min read
Producers want emissions tracking that works on the farm without another job
#emissions#farmers18 August 2025
Producers at a Sydney workshop asked for emissions tracking that is simple and works on the farm, including for mixed farm and feedlot businesses.
3 min read
Interview: When to start emissions reporting and what to do with the figures (Part 3)
#emissions#farmers14 August 2025
Bill Findlay and John Francis on when to start emissions reporting, and how to test changes to the whole farm system once the figures are in.
9 min read
Farmers overseas are getting the same emissions questions you are
#emissions#farmers11 August 2025
Farmers in other countries are being asked to show global markets their emissions while keeping the farm viable, and farm records can serve both.
3 min read
Why cattle in different parts of Australia have different emissions factors
#emissions#farmers24 July 2025
An emissions factor converts your herd numbers into a CO₂ equivalent figure, and for cattle it changes with the country and the feed.
3 min read
What grain growers want from emissions tools, from the Summer Grains Conference
#emissions#farmers9 July 2025
Ruminati COO Will Onus spoke on insetting for grains at the Australian Summer Grains Conference, where input costs and data standards came up.
2 min read
Interview: How feed use and farm system design drive emissions efficiency (Part 2)
#emissions#farmers7 July 2025
Agrista’s John Francis and Ruminati’s Bill Findlay on why a responsive farm system that uses its feed well delivers both profit and lower emissions.
7 min read
Interview: Emissions efficiency and farm productivity explained with beef examples (Part 1)
#emissions#farmers11 June 2025
Agrista’s John Francis and Ruminati’s Bill Findlay explain how emissions efficiency links to beef productivity, with worked examples.
10 min read
What producers should get from sharing emissions data, from the Semex Summit
#emissions#farmers15 May 2025
Ruminati COO Will Onus chaired two panels at the Semex Plan to Profit Summit in Melbourne on what producers should get from sharing emissions data.
2 min read
Beef for a Better Planet at the World Angus Forum in Brisbane
#emissions#farmers7 May 2025
Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller, COO Will Onus and Lily Rodgers spent two days at the World Angus Forum in Brisbane, with 26 countries talking beef.
2 min read
Mandatory emissions reporting explained by a lawyer, from ASIC to Scope 3
#emissions#partners1 May 2025
Lily Rodgers and lawyer Kristen Roy talk through Australia’s mandatory emissions reporting, from ASIC requirements to Scope 3 data and auditing.
8 min read
Why tracking emissions every year matters more than a one-off report
#emissions#farmers17 April 2025
A first emissions report is a meaningful first step, and the producers best placed in five years will be the ones who keep tracking each year.
3 min read
Insetting and offsetting, and why the difference matters for livestock producers
#emissions#farmers27 March 2025
Offsetting gets most of the attention, but insetting is the route more directly open to producers, and it starts with an emissions record.
1 min read
Bobby Miller on why emissions tracking needs a standard and incentives
#emissions#farmers14 March 2025
Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller joined a Global Food Forum panel on emissions tracking as a farm management tool and the incentives it needs.
2 min read
Beef-on-dairy and insetting at the Australian Dairy Conference on the Gold Coast
#emissions#farmers27 February 2025
Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller and COO Will Onus spent two days at the Australian Dairy Conference, where insetting and beef-on-dairy kept coming up.
2 min read
From biofuel to GLP-1 drugs, two days of hard questions at EvokeAg 2025
#emissions#farmers25 February 2025
Ruminati CEO Bobby Miller and Lily Rodgers spent two days at EvokeAg 2025, from biofuel and GLP-1 drugs to how agtech gets funded.
2 min read
What Scope 1, 2 and 3 mean for your farm business
#emissions#farmers14 January 2025
Producers are hearing about Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions from buyers and banks, and each one maps to something on the farm.
3 min read
What Australia’s new reporting laws and Scope 3 mean for farmers
#emissions#farmers3 December 2024
Ruminati co-founder Bobby Miller and Bill Findlay joined roundtables on agricultural emissions at the Impact X Decarb Forum in Sydney.
2 min read
A visit to the T2T Esk Producer Hub and what is possible on farm at Gallinani
#emissions#farmers28 November 2024
Ruminati co-founder Will Onus toured Ben Drynan’s property Gallinani near Esk on a visit to the T2T Esk Producer Hub.
2 min read
Emissions reporting as an opportunity for producers at AgTech24 in Emerald
#emissions#farmers26 November 2024
Ruminati co-founder Will Onus joined the Carbon Tech Fusion panel at AgTech24 in Emerald to talk about what producers gain from their emissions data.
2 min read
Two days at BeefEx on where feedlot emissions are heading
#emissions#farmers18 October 2024
The Ruminati team spent two days at BeefEx in Brisbane talking feedlot emissions and what the new reporting rules mean for beef.
2 min read
A feedlot tour on the Darling Downs ahead of the TSBE Beef Battle in Toowoomba
#emissions#farmers9 October 2024
Ruminati co-founder Will Onus toured Grass Dale Feedlot on the Darling Downs with the Fulton Market Group team ahead of the TSBE Beef Battle.
2 min read
Two days of direct emissions conversations at the Henty Machinery Field Days
#emissions#farmers20 September 2024
Ruminati co-founder Bobby Miller spent two days at the Henty Machinery Field Days presenting from the Rabobank truck and taking emissions questions.
2 min read
Beef producers, emissions and a full program at the Ebor Future of Beef Forum
#emissions#farmers16 September 2024
Ruminati co-founder Bobby Miller joined the Ebor Beef Future of Beef Forum in Armidale, where emissions came up alongside market outlooks.
2 min read
Grain producers and emissions at the GRDC GroundUp Showcase Day in Toowoomba
#emissions#farmers29 August 2024
Lily Rodgers spent the GRDC GroundUp Showcase Day in Toowoomba on hands-on demos and emissions conversations with grain producers.
2 min read
Emissions intensity and supply chain questions at the Paraway field day
#emissions#farmers28 May 2024
Bobby Miller and Bill Findlay spent a chilly day at Paraway Pastoral’s Willaura field day talking emissions intensity with producers.
2 min read
A silver buckshot approach to emissions at the Sustainable Agriculture Summit
#emissions#farmers23 May 2024
Ruminati CEO Peter Leihn joined more than 150 agricultural leaders in Canberra as the government moved to formalise farm-gate emissions standards.
2 min read
Five days in Rockhampton with Ruminati at Beef 2024
#emissions#farmers14 May 2024
Ruminati spent five days at Beef 2024, announced a partnership with AuctionsPlus and saw its first Climate Assessed cattle go to market.
3 min read
New emissions data and two days with Wagyu producers at WagyuEdge 2024
#emissions#farmers11 April 2024
Bobby Miller presented new emissions data on beef businesses at WagyuEdge 2024, sharing the stage with Professor Richard Eckard and Dr Fran Cowley.
2 min read
Why the producer should own the story their emissions data tells
#emissions#farmers19 March 2024
Will Onus presented the Ruminati platform at the QUT and Rabobank field day in Rolleston, on producers owning their emissions data.
2 min read
Bobby Miller on what emissions tracking does for a farming business
#emissions#farmers13 March 2024
Bobby Miller joined a panel at CommBank’s Momentum 2024 Conference on how emissions tracking changes how a farming business reads its performance.
2 min read
Two days at the Wilmot Cattle Co field days on accelerating change in food, fibre and nature
#emissions#farmers4 March 2024
The Ruminati team spent two days at Wilmot Cattle Co’s field days, speaking with producers and partners about emissions and natural capital.
1 min read
Conversations at EvokeAg in Perth on where agtech is heading
#emissions#farmers22 February 2024
Bobby Miller represented Ruminati at AgriFutures EvokeAg in Perth, a two-day gathering of the agtech and agricultural innovation world.
1 min read
Emissions reporting questions at the AGnVET Rural Conference in St George
#emissions#farmers9 February 2024
Peter Leihn presented a live emissions reporting demonstration and an update on policy to producers and advisors at AGnVET Rural in St George.
1 min read
A day at the National Press Club in Canberra on where farming and policy are heading
#emissions#farmers5 December 2023
Peter Leihn and Bobby Miller attended a National Press Club program in Canberra on farming and policy, courtesy of Commonwealth Bank.
1 min read
What the Greenham Beef Sustainability Standard launch means for beef producers
#emissions#farmers27 November 2023
Will Onus joined more than 120 people in Wangaratta for the launch of the Greenham Beef Sustainability Standard.
2 min read
The longer you leave it, the longer you’ll take to catch up
#emissions#farmers23 November 2023
Lily Rodgers joined producers and researchers at UNE’s livestock summit, where speakers made the case for starting on emissions early.
2 min read
Who controls your emissions data and how it is protected
#emissions#farmers26 October 2023
The Ruminati team took questions on who owns farm data and how it is protected at the National Farmers Federation Conference in Canberra.
2 min read
Straight talking about emissions with farmers at the Wagga Agrifood summit
#emissions#farmers16 October 2023
At the Digital Agrifood Summit in Wagga Wagga, Will Onus found producers wanted emissions advice from people who have run a farm themselves.
2 min read
Four reasons producers are starting to take emissions tracking seriously
#emissions#farmers3 October 2023
Bobby Miller heard four reasons producers are taking emissions tracking seriously at the Henty Machinery Field Days.
3 min read
Producers are ready to act on emissions and want to know where to start
#emissions#farmers30 August 2023
At Paraway Pastoral’s Burindi Station field day, producers asked which methodology and tools suit them and where to start on emissions.
2 min read