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News and Information Related to Sustainability in Dairy

A collection of articles relevant to dairies and their environmental impact.

In rare bipartisan move, Senate approves bill to help farmers profit on climate action

June 24, 2021 | HELENA BOTTEMILLER EVICH and TATYANA MONNAY

Farmers and foresters can generate the credits by changing their operations to cut emissions or pull more carbon dioxide from the air into soil or trees.

CARNATION® Farm Joins U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative as First Pilot Farm

June 24, 2021 | Nestlé USA

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

June 22, 2021 | Biocycle Staff

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

June 18, 2021 | Feedstuffs Staff

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

June 17, 2021 | Erin Jordan

Questions raised about diver’s equipment and temperature of tank

Creating the Perfect Cow of the Future

May 19, 2021 | TAYLOR LEACH

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

May 14, 2021 | Feedstuffs Staff

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”

May 12, 2021 | MAUREEN HANSON

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

May 11, 2021 | Peggy Kirk Hall

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

May 10, 2021 | Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay Blog

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).