‘Project Mootopia’ tackles climate change through seaweed supplements, manure management.
May 19, 2022
Ben & Jerry’s, Burlington, Vt., is making a bold commitment to bring greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) on 15 dairy farms to half the industry average by the end of 2024.
The awards honor exceptional organizations for their socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound practices and technologies.
February 10, 2022
The farmer-founded Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, which unites the industry through a shared social responsibility platform, said it launched the awards to honor exceptional farms, businesses and partnerships for their socially responsible, economically viable and environmentally sound practices and technologies that have a broad and positive impact.
To date, the program has prevented more than 337,000 tons of soil from erosion, resulting in nearly $3.3 million in cost avoidance for farmer partners who supply brands such as Oikos, Two Good and Horizon Organic.
January 28, 2022
The company also said it launched the R3 – Robust, Resilient, Reliable – ROI tool, a first-of-its-kind benchmarking tool for farmers that uses data to measure and predict the financial impact of regenerative practices.
It’s no secret that consumers are more health-conscious now than ever before. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated this already fast-growing trend as people re-evaluated their current lifestyles and began taking a more proactive approach to their health and wellbeing.
At the recent 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, Scotland, the United States announced that it would join the international Global Methane Pledge, which aims to limit methane emissions by 30%, compared to 2020 levels, by 2030. That’s an ambitious goal, but one that the U.S. dairy industry is already tackling.
The United Nations reports that nearly 40% of the world’s population — 3 billion people — cannot afford a healthy diet. This has far-reaching effects on all forms of malnutrition, including obesity.
The five winners of the "One Planet. One Health" initiative grant program, representing various universities and nonprofits, will address systemic food systems issues.
October 8, 2021
Danone Institute North America, a not-for-profit established by White Plains, N.Y.- and Broomfield, Colo.-based Danone North America, announced the five winning teams of the "One Planet. One Health" Initiative — a grant program that promotes resilient and sustainable local food systems.