The meeting drew 28 dairy farmers as well as representatives from cooperatives, processors, brands, research institutions and NGOs, underscoring the strength of collaboration in advancing U.S. dairy’s sustainability leadership.
This paradox is becoming increasingly clear in sectors like food, energy and materials where businesses drive outsized emissions reductions across value chains – even as their own operational footprints increase. The challenge at hand, is to ensure frameworks reward these contributions without compromising scientific integrity.
The dairy supply chain continues to face ongoing pressures including labor and transportation shortages, high fuel costs, evolving regulatory and food safety concerns and more.
Having a proper distribution system is essential to maintaining an efficient and effective dairy processing operation. The dairy supply chain continues to face ongoing pressures including labor and transportation shortages, high fuel costs, evolving regulatory and food safety concerns and more.
Huge changes in dairy plants, which once seemed far way, are now close to coming to fruition. AI, industrial robots, and software-defined automation are among the technologies designed to better optimize dairy plants and bolster innovation efforts.
The 2020s may become known as a momentous decade in climate action. Today, more than 2,000 corporations have engaged with the Science Based Targets Initiative, and multiple regulatory bodies are advancing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting requirements.
The Dairy industry can and is making a huge difference by improving its processes through sustainable production solutions — e.g., by reducing gas emissions and water pollution.
TCCA plans a 30% reduction in Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
August 3, 2022
TCCA’s environmental sustainability goals are backed by its newly developed Climate Action Plan that defines strategies for making climate-related progress over time.