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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.

June 8, 2023

Murilo Carvalho

The Dairy Farmers of Canada's (DFC) target to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050 is not a recent development. This objective has sparked queries from producers who initially felt unprepared and uncertain about how to achieve it.

Evaluating the economic feasibility of co-digesting manure and food waste in northern New York

Co-digestion is an option to explore given society’s desire to remove organics from landfills and the potential for higher volumes of renewable natural gas.

February 22, 2023

Lauren Ray and Peter Wright

The anaerobic co-digestion of dairy manure and food waste can provide significant methane emission reduction by avoiding emissions from both the long-term slurry storage of raw manure and the landfilling of organics, while additionally producing a renewable fuel that can replace fossil fuel sources.

Co-products and food waste in dairy cattle diets

October 6, 2021

Larry Chase

Dairy cattle and other ruminants are biologically designed to convert a wide variety of forages and feeds that can’t be digested by humans into milk, a high-quality food and protein used by humans.

Food waste in digesters

December 2, 2020

Peter Wright and Curt A. Gooch

Forty percent of food in this country is wasted. At the same time, nearly 2.8 million New Yorkers struggle to have enough to eat. Food also makes up 18% of New York state’s solid waste stream and is filling up landfills.

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Dairy farms, emissions and the industry's net-zero goal

Evaluating the economic feasibility of co-digesting manure and food waste in northern New York

Co-products and food waste in dairy cattle diets

Food waste in digesters

Tales of a Hay Hauler: The gift of understanding

Retired Vermont dairy farmer writes children’s Christmas book

Assurance Watch: Dairy highlights wins in antimicrobial stewardship

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