Articles Tagged with ''carbon neutral''
Carbon intensity is a metric that puts all greenhouse gas emissions associated with an activity in terms of the amount of product generated. Knowing the carbon intensity of producing milk should be as familiar as knowing the herd's somatic cell count.
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Carbon accounting opportunities for any size farm
Historically, only larger farms have had access to carbon credit development as a net source of revenue. However, with a changing regulatory landscape, opportunities for new project types – particularly for smaller farms – are arising to meet the demand for reductions within the supply chain.
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Beyond the barn: Dairy farmers’ role in driving bottom-up change in supply chain emissions
Farmers are in a unique position to lead decarbonization efforts that beneficially impact entire product lines. In doing so, farms can potentially earn valuable incentives for producing low-carbon ingredients.
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Carbon markets 101: The evolving landscape of biogas and RNG
The rise of renewable natural gas and biogas underscores the need for standardized carbon accounting, private sector involvement in risk management and a deeper look at the carbon credit projects best suited to dairy farms.
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Sustainability: Not a one-size-fits-all solution
Dairy West and Idaho Dairymen’s Association offered dairy farmers the opportunity to travel across the country to learn how others are working to achieve dairy’s Net Zero Initiative. Through the tours, producers realized there is no single recipe for achieving sustainability goals.
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Affordable biomethane production an option for small dairies
On-farm anaerobic digesters are a large capital investment and not economically feasible for all dairies. A solution for smaller farms may be the on-farm production of fuel-grade biomethane.
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Searching for the environmentally friendly cow
As research matures on breeding an environmentally friendly cow, there is growing potential for dairy producers to capture the value of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
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Dairy farms, emissions and the industry's net-zero goal
An efficient dairy farm is a profitable dairy farm. Focusing on reducing emissions on each operation can aid in the industry's goal to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
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