News and Information Related to Sustainability in Dairy
A collection of articles relevant to dairies and their environmental impact.
CARNATION® Farm Joins U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative as First Pilot Farm
Farm to chart path to carbon neutrality in partnership with Nestlé and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy as part of the industry’s Dairy Scale for Good pilot.
Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act Reintroduced
Rep. Ron Kind (D-WI) reintroduced the bipartisan Agricultural Environmental Stewardship Act on June 18, which would provide tax incentives to farmers and rural electric cooperatives that invest in biogas technology. Kind was joined in introducing this legislation by Rep. Tom Reed (R-NY).
Foundation for Food & Agriculture awards $10m grant to Dairy
Grant supports U.S. dairy’s Net Zero Initiative (NZI) as critical on-farm pathway to advance 2050 goals.
No OSHA probe of man who died in dive into farm digester
Questions raised about diver’s equipment and temperature of tank
Creating the Perfect Cow of the Future
The cow of today may not be the cow you want to milk in the future. As standards change and technology improves, your ideal cow could look very different overtime – and she may not look the same as your neighbor’s.
Dairy Industry Issues Trade Principles on Environmental Sustainability
The International Dairy Foods Association (IDFA) has issued the industry’s first-ever U.S. Dairy Trade Principles on Environmental Sustainability, a critical and proactive step as the global community rallies around climate change and initiatives begin to impact international trade.
OSHA’s “Dairy Dozen”
Farming is among the most dangerous occupations in the United States, and dairy farming presents even more hazards than crop farming due to animals, feed and on-farm chemicals that are handled daily.
Know Your State’s Right-to-Farm Law, If You Work With Manure
Knowing your state’s law, along with good common sense, can protect your farm against a nuisance lawsuit.
Alliance Awarded $4 Million to Support Dairy Producers
The Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay, in partnership with Turkey Hill Dairy, Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative, and nine other partners, was recently awarded $4 million to continue supporting dairy farmers in South Central Pennsylvania with on-the-ground improvements through the Turkey Hill Clean Water Partnership (THCWP). Funding was awarded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Regional Conservation Partnership Program (RCPP).
Brightmark breaks ground on Caballero RNG project in Arizona
Brightmark, the global waste solutions provider, today broke ground on the Caballero Renewable Natural Gas (RNG) project, which includes the construction of new anaerobic digesters at Caballero Dairy Farms, an 8,800 animal farm in Eloy, Arizona.