Sustainability
ARTICLES
Sustainability in Ag: From Conversation to Conversion
Where does the rubber meet the road for farmers seeking to be part of sustainability actions?
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Progressive Events: Net-zero and protein substitutes hot topics at this year’s Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada
Specialists in livestock feed and nutrition gathered at the Animal Nutrition Conference of Canada to discuss strategies for net-zero emissions, sustainable dairy practices, trace mineral additives, and the competition between traditional and alternative proteins.
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Dairy producers share their perspective on carbon accounting
Three Wisconsin producers discuss their involvement in Professional Dairy Producers’ Your Farm – Your Footprint initiative, which expanded their knowledge of dairy’s carbon footprint with metrics specific to their farms.
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Carbon intensity in dairy: Measuring and managing for a greener future
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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Vermont farms work to reach ambitious carbon goals
Four Girls Dairy and Gervais Family Farms join Ben & Jerry’s in their Low Carbon Dairy pilot program to reduce emissions by 50% and increase farm resilience.
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Feed additives: The next frontier of the dairy industry’s sustainability journey
Feed additives can have a major impact on methane emissions. It’s not easy to incorporate to ensure consistent reductions while maintaining cow health and production, but it’s worth the effort.
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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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