Items Tagged with 'greenhouse gas emissions'

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.

As dairy processors continue to set sustainability goals, sustainable packaging is a big part of the solution to achieve these directives. Many dairy processors have pinpointed 2030 as a date to significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions in their products. 

When it comes to consumer demand for sourcing and traceability of dairy products, the word “transparency” looms large. Transparency regarding not only food safety, but consumers wanting to know ingredients in products they consume are properly sourced and traced. 

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.

Move will help reduce the company's greenhouse gas emissions by at least 19% and cut its energy use in half, the company stated.

In May of 2022 I was at a conference in Germany and the question I asked everyone was, “how high do milk prices have to go to get EU milk production growing again?” 

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.

NSM and TCCA will each provide $15,000 to plant approximately five acres of native, woody vegetation on regional dairy farms within the TCCA cooperative. 

PepsiCo will work alongside organizations to establish and scale financial, agronomic, and social programs that enable the transition to regenerative agriculture practices through education, upfront investment in outcomes, peer coaching and networking, and cost-sharing.

Michael Dykes Dairy Forum discussion outlined five goals.