Articles and posts about recent industry happenings
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American Biogas Council Looks at the Biogas Landscape in the U.S. Dairy Sector
The following write up is courtesy of the American Biogas Council (June 2025). Shared with permission. View the original press release at americanbiogascouncil.org. To close out National Dairy Month, the American Biogas Council (ABC) looked at the current biogas landscape in the U.S. dairy sector…
Read MoreNewtrient Awarded Over $18M to Accelerate Methane Emission Reductions on Farms in Midwest and Idaho
Media Contact: Jamie Vander Molen BoehlSVP, Sustainability Initiatives & Business Development, Newtrient [email protected](312) 898-8218 ROSEMONT, IL – Nov. 28, 2023 – On November 1, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) awarded Newtrient three grants totaling over $18 million in funding to support dairy methane emission reduction…
Read MoreCollaborative Innovation: Athian’s Vital Role in Advancing Livestock Sustainability
Our partners at Athian were recently featured with Farm Journal in a review of Livestock Sustainability systems. In “Livestock Sustainability: A Push to Change A Mitigating Climate” Farm Journal explores the importance of collaboration across the value chain to meet emissions reduction goals, and the role that Athian has…
Read MoreNewtrient invests in Athian, a Carbon Credit Marketplace, to Advance Dairy’s Environmental Efforts
Media Contact: Jamie Vander Molen BoehlVP, Sustainability Initiatives, [email protected](312) 898-8218 ROSEMONT, IL – Feb. 2, 2023 – Today, Newtrient, an environment and technical resource company assisting U.S. dairy farmers with economically reducing their environmental footprint, announced an investment in Athian, a carbon credit marketplace for…
Read MoreNewtrient’s Chris Kopman on reducing emissions from dairy farms
Chris Kopman discusses practices dairy farmers can adopt to reduce their environmental impact. https://www.youtube.com/embed/YoBQF6P2lL4
Read MoreNewtrient & NMPF Comment on Manure-Based Ammonia Extract to National Organic Standards Board
Newtrient LLC and NMPF recently submitted comments to the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) about the suitability of manure-based ammonia extract as a fertilizer for organic crop production. On average, U.S. dairy farms import about 60 percent of their feed which leads to excess nitrogen…
Read MoreNewtrient Completes NRCS Cooperative Agreement Award to Expand Tools to Support Nutrient-Reduction Programs
Since 2015, Newtrient has been working to advance marketplace solutions and to improve the environment. Between 2018 and 2020, Newtrient and its partners worked to advance environmental marketplace solutions and tools to improve water quality. Funded by a Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Cooperative Agreement…
Read MoreAgSTAR Releases Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Systems Handbook
AgSTAR, in coordination with technical experts, recently released a comprehensive handbook of the latest industry knowledge and best practices for anaerobic digestion (AD) and biogas systems. The Project Development Handbook, or Handbook, was created to help farmers, technology developers, financial investors and policymakers better understand AD/biogas…
Read MoreEmerging Dairy Feed Additives Show Promise to Significantly Reduce U.S. Dairy’s Environmental Footprint
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2020 CONTACT: SCOTT WALLIN [email protected] (407) 765-1561 ROSEMONT, Ill. – Newtrient, in collaboration with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and leading agriculture environmental experts, released an update on the potential of dairy feed additives for reducing dairy’s environmental…
Read MoreNewtrient Applauds Wisconsin State Assembly Passage of Bill to Boost Water Quality Trading Programs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Jamie Vander Molen February 18, 2020 (312) 898-8218 [email protected] ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Wisconsin State Assembly today passed legislation sponsored by Senator Cowles (R-Green Bay), Representative Kitchens (R-Sturgeon Bay), Senator Miller (D-Monona) and Representative Fields (D-Milwaukee) which would accelerate Wisconsin’s…
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