Feedlot Carbon Fundamentals
Why Feedlot Emissions & Carbon Accounting Matter
The Australian red meat and livestock industry has made a commitment under its 2030 strategic plan to contribute to Australia's net zero ambitions. Under the plan, MLA will accelerate investment in practical, science-based solutions that help producers lower emissions and improve productivity.
Feedlots have an important role to play in achieving this goal. Because feedlots operate in highly managed and controlled production environments, they provide strong opportunities to measure emissions accurately, trial new technologies, and improve operational and supply chain efficiency.
Under ALFA's strategic plan, the feedlot sector has an active commitment to environmental stewardship and supports the wider industry initiative of contributing to Australia's net zero ambitions while advancing profitability, productivity and sustainability.
MLA's Environmental Credentials Initiative gives lot feeders digital tools, including eLearning, calculators and checklists, to track sustainability practices.
This course will help you understand how feedlots contribute to lower emissions production, how that supports national and state goals, and what practical actions can be taken at the operational level.
What You'll Be Able to Do
Understand how feedlot operations contribute to Australia's net zero ambitions
Explain the core sources of emissions within a feedlot system
Understand what carbon accounting means and why it matters to feedlots
Use carbon accounting as a practical business tool, not just a compliance exercise
Respond with confidence to evolving market, regulatory and supply-chain expectations
What's Inside the Course
Two modules take you from understanding emissions at the feedlot level through to using carbon accounting as a day-to-day business tool.
Module 1 - Understanding Feedlot Emissions
Feedlots operate in highly managed and controlled production environments, giving them strong opportunities to measure emissions accurately, trial new technologies, and improve operational and supply chain efficiency. This module introduces how feedlots contribute to lower emissions production, how that supports national and state net zero goals, and what practical actions can be taken at the operational level, in line with ALFA's strategic commitment to environmental stewardship.
By the end: a clear understanding of how feedlot operations contribute to emissions outcomes, and the practical actions you can take on-site to support the industry's net zero ambitions.
Module 2 - Carbon Accounting for Feedlots
Carbon accounting is becoming part of everyday decision-making in agriculture. This module explains what carbon accounting means, why it matters to feedlots, and how it can be used as a practical business tool rather than just a compliance exercise. You'll build the foundational knowledge needed to understand how emissions are measured and reported at the feedlot level.
By the end: the confidence to understand carbon accounting basics and apply them to respond to evolving market, regulatory and supply-chain expectations.
Who Should Take This Course
Designed for feedlot staff and management involved in sustainability, compliance or operational decision-making, from those new to emissions and carbon accounting concepts through to experienced team members looking to strengthen their understanding of how these principles apply on feedlot.
Get Started
Understanding feedlot emissions and carbon accounting starts with knowing how your operation fits into the bigger picture. This course will help you connect day-to-day feedlot practices to Australia's net zero ambitions while building a practical business tool you can use with confidence.
Available now on Feedlot TECH, the Feedlot Carbon Fundamentals course is part of ALFA’s broader career development and training strategy, supporting the people who keep Australia’s feedlots productive, safe, and future-ready.
An initiative of ALFA, in collaboration with MLA, the Feedlot Maintenance Fundamentals eLearning series is available through the feedlot industry’s Training, Education and Careers Hub, Feedlot TECH.
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