How Have Dairy Farmers Made Strides To Reduce The Environmental Impact Of Producing Milk?
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How Have Dairy Farmers Made Strides To Reduce The Environmental Impact Of Producing Milk?
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How Have Dairy Farmers Made Strides To Reduce The Environmental Impact Of Producing Milk?
andrew
According to Cornell University, the dairy community has already reduced its carbon footprint by more than 63 percent between 1944 and 2007, due to improved cow nutrition, cow comfort, quality of the animals, and other improvements. Compared to farms in 1960, USDA statistics show that US dairy farms today are producing almost three times more milk with about half the number of cows.
In addition, milk performed better than other beverages in the 2010 Nutrient Density to Climate Impact (NDCI) Index, which compared nutrient density to climate impact.
John Wick
Canadian cows produce 3x more milk than 50 years ago, due to improvements in comfort, herd management and feed efficiency
Dairy production represents less than 1.3% of Canada’s total GHG emissions
Reducing our dairy industry’s environmental impact is an on-going effort and priority for Canadian dairy farmers
avery
The dairy sector has made great strides in reducing emissions per kg of milk – what’s called greenhouse gas emissions intensity.Over that same period, dairy production increased by 30 percent. In other words, the dairy sector is providing more milk and dairy products from fewer animals.
Andrew Pel
Dairy farmers keep the air clean. Specially formulated reduce odour. …
Dairy farmers reuse waste. Manure is used as a fertilizer to improve soil’s productivity. …
Dairy farmers conserve. …
Dairy farmers hold to strict environmental standards. …
Dairy farmers invest in research.