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February, 2012
SMUD assists two Calif. dairy farms with AD projects

Two dairy farm manure anaerobic digestion projects under development in Sacramento County, Calif., are making progress and may be operational by the end of the year.

January, 2012
Building the dairy of the future

Kings County farmer pursues vision of sustainability Brian Medeiros

By Seth Nidever | Posted: Saturday, December 17, 2011 9:00 am

November, 2011
Valley dairy farmers donate milk to food banks

By Robert Rodriguez - The Fresno Bee
Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2011 | 09:59 PM 

October, 2011
Hungry Cows to Happy Cows, A Never Ending Story

by Margaret Duarte, published on October 11, 2011

It's harvest time on our dairy farm. Time to reap the corn of our labors.

October, 2011
Webinar helps producers analyze potential of anaerobic digester systems

by a Dairy Herd news source

October, 2011
Judges Panel For U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards

At World Dairy Expo we got an update on the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program from Dairy Management, Inc.

The U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards program continues to gain support, as the Innovation Center for U.S.

September, 2011
Dan Morain: Biogas would stink less if it bred jobs here

I'll refrain from making too many wisecracks about cow emissions.  This is, after all, a family newspaper and I do have standards.

The California Energy Commission stepped into the issue the other day, filling a room with 100 energy entrepreneurs, developers, lobbyists and utility executives, plus a smattering of consumer advocates and environmentalists.

Read the whole story at SacBee.com

February, 2011
New online air quality tool

Farmers throughout the country now have access to a new tool that can help them lower air emissions and focus their environmental actions.

More than 20 university professionals and 15 partner agencies joined forces to create the National Air Quality Site Assessment Tool (NAQSAT), a method for determining where air-quality improvement opportunities exist on-farm.

Read the whole story.

February, 2011
First ‘dairy sustainability’ report looks at greenhouse gases

In its continuing quest to shrink the size of its “carbon footprint,” the U.S. dairy industry has published its first “sustainability progress report.”

A carbon footprint is a measure of the amount of carbon dioxide equivalents generated. Carbon dioxide is one of the greenhouse gases (GHG) thought to contribute to climate change.

Read the whole story.

September, 2010
Study: Aquifers safe from antibiotics

A study by university researchers in California has determined that most of the antibiotics administered to dairy cows never reach ground water.

Researchers at the University of California-Davis call it the first large study tracking the "wide range" of antibiotics given to dairy cows.

The researchers found that, while the antibiotics are routinely flushed from dairy floors and into manure lagoons, they mostly break down in upper layers of soil.