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...
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NEWSLETTER
The latest news about how California dairy farmers are being being planet smart
- 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...
- 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....
- Aug 6, 2021
- 3 min
Advancing Water-Smart Dairy
California dairy families protect increasingly scarce water resources Water is an increasingly scarce resource, an issue exacerbated by...
- Dec 3, 2020
- 4 min
California Dairy Organizations Host 900+ in Successful Virtual Summit
California’s dairy farmers are leading change and making significant progress in reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and advancing...
- May 28, 2020
- 3 min
College students earn scholarships through Dairy’s Future Leaders contest
California’s leading dairy organizations have announced the winners of the Dairy’s Future Leaders college student writing contest. The...
- Dec 5, 2019
- 3 min
2020 California Dairy Sustainability Summit agenda takes head-on approach to challenges
The California Dairy Sustainability Summit will return to Sacramento on March 25-26, 2020, providing an even more robust and impactful...
- Oct 31, 2019
- 4 min
New incentive opportunity helps conserve water and boosts environmental performance
New irrigation and fertilization technology, which conserves water and reduces environmental impacts, could soon spread to many dairies....
- Aug 1, 2019
- 4 min
Feed is key to sustainability, and California leads the world
The diet of today’s California dairy cow is truly remarkable—a result of smart resource management and teamwork. There are a lot of...
- Jul 1, 2019
- 4 min
California dairy farmers change up their soil strategy
Farmers are known to carry on the traditions of their ancestors. In fact, Legacy Ranches, in Pixley, California gets its name from how it...
- Mar 27, 2019
- 3 min
Dairies dig into expanding manure’s role in healthy soils
During his first few days in office, California Governor Gavin Newsom noted that healthy soils are important and an “interesting passion”...
- Jan 31, 2019
- 4 min
Cows and the Environment: A California Perspective
There has been a recent surge of efforts to drastically change dietary choices in the name of environmental protection. These efforts...
- Jan 7, 2019
- 3 min
Dairy farmers and regulators “mixing” their way toward cleaner air in the San Joaquin Valley
Dairy farmers in the San Joaquin Valley have a long history of working with the San Joaquin Valley Air Pollution Control District...
- Dec 10, 2018
- 3 min
First-ever California Dairy Sustainability Summit builds momentum for continued collaboration
The California Dairy Sustainability Summit took place November 27 -28 in Sacramento and was a first-of-its kind success for the state’s...
- Sep 10, 2018
- 4 min
Water-Smart Dairy: Farmers conserve and protect water using precision technologies
More than 20 dairy farmers across California have been pioneering the use of subsurface drip irrigation to grow feed crops, including...
- Apr 2, 2018
- 2 min
Bright ideas decrease reliance on fossil fuels
When it comes to energy use, California dairy farm families are implementing bright ideas to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels....
- Jan 25, 2018
- 1 min
E-News Archive
We've reorganized our e-news. To read articles published prior to January 2018, please access the archive.
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