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The Onus is on you to count carbon on your farm
AgWatchers
Matt and Andrew from AgWatchers chat with farmer and Ruminati co-founder Will Onus about why tracking your emissions is important for producers, explore what scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions actually are, and discuss how Ruminati aims to remove the barriers of cost and complexity in emissions tracking.
AuctionsPlus announces Ruminati partnership at Beef 2024
AuctionsPlus
A new livestock trading tool that automatically pulls through a producer’s environmental credentials via Ruminati has been launched on AuctionsPlus. As the supply chain increasingly focuses on emissions, the feature is expected to improve not only a producer’s potential customer base but send a wider message of industry innovations in sustainability.
Commbank and Ruminati launch new partnership
Queensland Country Life
Launched at the CommBank 'Nose to Tail' dinner at Beef 2024 in Rockhampton on Sunday evening, the partnership recognises how industry is seeking to better understand how the global transition to lower carbon might impact on rural businesses. The announcement follows a a highly successful pilot involving 50 livestock and mixed farming operations.
Ruminati: a farmer-led carbon emissions calculator
The Farmer
There’s been a lot of talk over the past few years about the need for farmers to reduce their carbon footprint but not a lot of practical tools to help them do so. Enter Ruminati who have developed a farmer-led online carbon emissions calculator, empowering producers to track and validate on-farm climate action throughout the supply chain.
Commbank x Ruminati carbon pilot 'a success'
AuctionsPlus
A 50-farm pilot program to baseline emissions of Commonwealth Bank agribusiness customers using the Ruminati platform has been labelled a success by the bank's General Manager of Agribusiness, Natasha Greenwood. It has given the bank an early indication of farmer appetite for starting the emissions-accounting journey.
Ruminati expands its online emissions calculator to New Zealand
Enviroaccounts
The ambition to extend the platform to New Zealand presented a unique challenge. New Zealand’s greenhouse gas (GHG) accounting standards and agricultural practices differ significantly from those in Australia - but with EAS's help, Ruminati has been successful.
CBA launches carbon calculator partnership pilot with Ruminati
Farm Online
The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has become the latest partner to team up with farm carbon calculator platform, Ruminati, in a project to assist producers measuring their net greenhouse gas emissions.
Pilot program launched to track and forecast emissions on farm
The Land
Ruminati has partnered with livestock finance provider StockCo to launch a two-year pilot program. Throughout the pilot, StockCo will refer a select group of producers to the Ruminati's newly-released PRIME platform, which can track and forecast emissions that the farm, feedlot and processor level.
Simplifying baseline emissions data on farm
The Land
After launching just months ago, the Ruminati tool has been well received by producers. Speaking to The Land, Ruminati co-founder Bobby Miller said the idea of the portal was to get everyone to the start line and make it simple for producers to know where they stood.
McDonald's to launch new carbon baselining project
AuctionsPlus
Speaking on the second day of the National Farmers Federation conference, the senior director for supply chain at McDonald's, Tom Mahony, said McDonald's would work with emissions tracking startup Ruminati to conduct a series of trials along the east coast as part of a new carbon baselining project titled 'Tassie to Townsville'.
Wagyu Association signs deal with Ruminati to track emissions across its membership
Beef Central
The Australian Wagyu Association (AWA) has announced a two-year partnership with Ruminati, allowing its members to measure their animals’ carbon footprint and giving them the option of contributing to a sector-wide baseline of emissions.
How to cut emissions with seaweed and burgers
Australian Financial Review
A whole industry has sprung up focussed on innovative ways to reduce agricultural emissions in Australia. NSW graziers Will Onus and Bobby Miller have joined forces with UTS data scientist Peter Leihn to establish Ruminati, an online web platform helping farmers easily measure and manage their emissions.
Farmers to start feeling pressure to report on emissions
AuctionsPlus
Coles’ recent announcement that it expects 75% of its suppliers by spend to set science-based emissions targets is just the tip of the iceberg in terms of the incoming pressure on ag producers to report on their carbon footprint, and Ruminati is here to help with new, farmer-focused AgTech solutions.
New AgTech solutions to track your on-farm emissions
Triple M's Rural Focus
Rural Focus host Troy Stockden catches up with Ruminati co-founder Will Onus to discuss the benefits of Ruminati's new products Ruminati VISION and Ruminati PRIME, and why it's crucial we make sure farmers are at the centre of the conversation when it comes to climate solutions.
Carbon baselines with Ruminati's Will Onus and Bobby Miller
In the Paddock Podcast
Producer and podcast host Martin Murray chat with Ruminati co-founders Will Onus and Bobby Miller about why it's increasingly critical to track their on-farm emissions, and how baselining emissions has helped improve the sustainability of their own farm enterprises.
Carbon Shortcuts: An introduction to all things carbon in Aussie Agriculture
Humans of Agriculture Podcast
Podcast host Oli Le Lievre hosts a discussion with Ruminati co-founder Bobby Miller about the importance of emissions baselining for producers, and how Ruminati is helping to promote pathways for the agriculture industry to reduce their emissions.
Producer group hoping to become “scoreboard” on ag emissions targets
Beef Central
With governments, banks, industry bodies, global supermarket chains and brand programs being some of the sectors setting emissions targets, producer-led group Ruminati is aiming to provide a platform to help Australian producers navigate the changes.