SUSTAINABLEDAIRY.ORG

As part of their sustainability efforts, the US Dairy industry has committed to reducing its greenhouse gas emissions by 25% by the year 2020. In order to advise the industry in meeting this goal, scientists associated with the Sustainable Dairy project, funded by the USDA, National Institute for Food and Agriculture, are researching alternative management practices for use in the Great Lakes Region. The goals of the project are to: identify opportunities to increase the sustainability of dairy production systems common in the Great Lakes region; further develop decision-support tools for use by producers at the farm scale; and to educate farmers, the agricultural industry, policy makers, teachers, students, and the general public on sustainable management practices for dairy.

Also known as: sustainable dairy

Primary location: Madison United States