Voters and Data Support Continuation of Dairy Climate-Smart Efforts
Public polling and policymakers have demonstrated approval of dairy methane reduction programs that are benefiting both local communities...
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NEWSLETTER
The latest news about how California dairy farmers are being being planet smart
Sep 244 min
California Dairy Sustainability Summit: Farm Focus Announced for March 2025 in Visalia
Organizers announce additional event for dairy farmers to gain valuable information and connections. The California Dairy Sustainability...
Aug 74 min
Dairy Farmers’ Clean-Air Vision Comes to Life
Partnership with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District allows farmers to innovate and advance practices to benefit local...
Aug 62 min
Voters Strongly Support State’s Dairy Methane Reduction Efforts
Recent statewide and San Joaquin Valley voter research demonstrates that California’s current incentive-based programs to reduce...
May 74 min
Fourth California Dairy Sustainability Summit Marks Success
The fourth California Dairy Sustainability Summit marked milestones in world-leading progress and highlighted important partnerships.
Jan 222 min
Dairy Climate Efforts Making a Difference
New GHG inventory shows dairy efforts are making an important contribution to state climate goals. Agricultural emissions are one of few...
Jan 54 min
New Planet-Smart Feeds Coming Soon to California Dairies
Farmers and tech companies turn sprouted grains and aquatic plants into environmental solutions. Animal nutrition is a major driver in...
Nov 15, 20233 min
Dairy Farmers Innovating for a Cooler Climate, Cleaner Air, and Overall Sustainability
Continuous innovation is allowing California’s dairy farmers to make a big difference for the planet. Climate scientists and leaders...
Sep 5, 20234 min
Farmers Helping Ensure Clean Drinking Water for All, While Innovating to Improve Long-Term Outcomes
Ensuring clean drinking water for all is a top priority for California dairy farmers, especially in the San Joaquin Valley, where both...
Aug 22, 20234 min
Advancements in Planet-Smart Dairy on the Agenda for 4th California Dairy Sustainability Summit
Dairy farmers, policymakers, technology providers, and researchers will convene to promote California’s continued leadership in advancing...
Jul 28, 20234 min
Climate-Smart Cows: California Boosts Efforts to Reduce Methane with $25 Million Investment
California’s dairy sector is on a path to achieving climate neutrality by as early as 2027. Progress has been made through decades of...
May 4, 20234 min
California Dairy’s Path Toward Advanced Manure Recycling: Innovation, Partnership, Worms, and More
The California dairy sector is on a mission to innovate how manure is recycled—boosting water quality outcomes and soil health. An...
Mar 8, 20234 min
California’s Water-Smart Dairy Farmers Double Down on Resiliency
Dairy farmers are addressing water challenges to protect the well-being of their communities. Water scarcity is one of the greatest...
Feb 2, 20233 min
California is Pioneering a Pathway to Significant Dairy Methane Reduction
Analysis by UC Davis researchers shows continued implementation of California’s incentive-based dairy methane reduction efforts should,...
Dec 19, 20223 min
California’s ‘Planet-Smart Dairy’ Picks Up Momentum
More investments in research and incentives are coming soon to further advance the development of planet-smart dairy farm practices....
Nov 8, 20223 min
California Dairies and Partners Nationally Recognized for Saving Billions of Gallons of Water
California’s most precious resource today is water. Making every drop go further couldn’t be more important. Water conservation has been...
Sep 6, 20224 min
Keeping Cows in California is Good for People and Planet
For generations, dairy farming families have made the Golden State their home, caring for their cows, and contributing to the economy and...
Aug 11, 20223 min
California Dairy Processors Innovate to Cut Emissions and Close Loops
While California dairy farmers have been busy adopting more planet-smart practices, so have the people who process and deliver milk. In...
Jul 6, 20222 min
Bar 20 Dairy and CalBio’s Bloom Fuel Cell Project Receives National Awards
The Bar 20 Dairy, of Kerman, Calif., has been recognized by both the American Biogas Council (ABC) and the Innovation Center for U.S....
Jun 15, 20227 min
How Cows are Fueling California’s Climate Efforts
USDairy.com recently highlighted the dairy industry’s climate smart efforts in “How Dairy Farmers Are Reducing Methane And Greenhouse Gas...
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