Articles Tagged with ''greenhouse gas emissions''

Michael Dykes Dairy Forum discussion outlined five goals.

Membrane filtration, renewable energy lessens impact on environment.

A reduction in methane emissions will have immediate benefits for the climate that reductions in carbon dioxide cannot achieve on their own, according to the IPCC. Dairy production from cattle makes up an estimated 8% of total human-caused methane emissions, as part of agriculture and livestock activities which represent approximately 40% of global methane emissions.

Nutrition and wellness, global competitiveness, and sustainability are among the main goals for the future.

Although the industry faces many challenges, there are exciting opportunities for future growth, according to the six dairy industry executives we queried. 

There’s a problem that’s tugging on the dairy industry and it will require a new innovation that, the author believes, the dairy industry is well-suited to bring about.