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...
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NEWSLETTER
The latest news about how California dairy farmers are being being planet smart
- Sep 5
- 4 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
- 4 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
- 4 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
- 4 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
- 4 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
- 3 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, 2022
- 3 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, 2022
- 3 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, 2022
- 4 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, 2022
- 3 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, 2022
- 2 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, 2022
- 7 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...
- May 3, 2022
- 4 min
California Dairy: Momentum Continues in World-Leading Sustainability Endeavors
The California Dairy Sustainability Summit showcased incredible partnerships, investment, and success. The third California Dairy...
- Mar 29, 2022
- 3 min
50+ Speakers to Highlight Dairy’s Leadership in Advancing Sustainable Food Systems
The virtual California Dairy Sustainability Summit takes place on April 12-14. California’s family dairy farms are powering cars, trucks,...
- Jan 4, 2022
- 4 min
Tackling the Climate Challenge
California Dairy Farmers Lead the Way with a Multi-Pronged Approach “There is no one-size-fits-all approach to the climate crisis and the...
- Dec 1, 2021
- 4 min
California Dairy Sustainability Summit Returns in 2022 for Virtual Event
Spotlighting Dairy’s Positive Role in Fighting Climate Change SACRAMENTO, Calif. — December 1, 2021 — The California Dairy Sustainability...
- Nov 30, 2021
- 3 min
Cows Powering Electric Cars with Next Generation Technology
Clean energy and air quality experts, government officials, and dairy industry leaders recently gathered to celebrate the launch of a...
- Oct 7, 2021
- 3 min
Dairies Protecting Record Number of Tricolored Blackbirds
California’s dairy farms provide important ecosystem benefits that support biodiversity—from manure composting and other practices that...
- Aug 31, 2021
- 4 min
Dairy and Almond Groups Partner on Healthy Soils Research
UC Davis evaluates use of compost pellets made from dairy manure and almond twigs. Building healthy soils has tremendous benefits....
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