Ruminati in the news

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.

A new livestock trading tool that automatically pulls a producer’s environmental credentials via Ruminati is now 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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Producer and podcast host Martin Murray chats 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.

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.