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On May second and third, 2023, the CDFA; UC Davis College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences; and UC Davis CLEAR Center hosted the State of the Science Summit: Feed Strategies to Reduce Enteric Emissions. Since then they have issued this written report to capsulize some of the information shared.
The U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative (NZI) released its most recent update of the dairy industry's progress in reaching its sustainability goals to achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) neutrality, optimize water use while maximizing recycling, and improve water quality by optimizing the utilization of manure and nutrients.
The 2024 NRCS Climate-Smart Agriculture and Forestry (CSAF) Mitigation Activites List. While NRCS offers a broad suite of voluntary conservation activities, the agency identifies a sub-set as critical to climate change mitigation. When applied appropriately, these activities may deliver quantifiable reductions in greenhouse gas emissions and/or increases in carbon sequestration.
The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy recently released a guide to better understand federal funding for dairy farms through the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The guide highlights the differences between the two largest funding programs provided by NRCS, the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) and Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP).
The Bipartisan Policy Center and Agri-Pulse recently hosted a webinar titled, “New Horizons for the Agricultural Carbon Market.” The focus was on the role of agriculture in the voluntary carbon market and the critical need for collaboration between policy makers and market participants.
A webinar series on dairy sustainability and technology evaluations: This first webinar focused on results of several composting evaluations, specifically comparing three methods: traditional windrow, air-assisted and drum composting.
Biogas TV, a GreeneTec initiative, provides insights into the rapidly expanding Biogas industry. Episodes showcase technology offered by various Biogas plant designers, engineers, manufactures and operators.
The CLEAR Center is led by Dr. Frank Mitloehner and based in the Department of Animal Science, in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of California, Davis. The CLEAR Center leverages its two cores, research and extension, to help the animal agriculture sector operate more efficiently…
Achieving Excellence in Dairy Farming | University Place, PBS Wisconsin. Gordie Jones, Managing Partner at Central Sands Dairy LLC, focuses on ways to restructure the farm to maximize milk production in dairy cows.
Dairy farms in the United States are diverse and although regional dairy production and farm strategy has been evaluated for environmental impact, a comprehensive national assessment is important to define national priorities for sustainable intensification.