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InFocus: Farmers share key concerns with greenhouse gas data collection

American Dairy Coalition greenhouse gas survey results say farm data demands not really voluntary, and responses shed light on key concerns.

April 28, 2026

Audrey Schmitz

American Dairy Coalition greenhouse gas survey results say farm data demands not really voluntary, and responses shed light on key concerns.

Making sense of your dairy’s greenhouse gas footprint

March 12, 2026

Karl Czymmek, Olivia Godber, and Quirine M. Ketterings

We believe that every dairy farm can benefit from developing a GHG footprint. Annual footprinting will help farmers keep their dairy business current as value chains increasingly ask for this information.

Weekly Digest: Senate passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

The EPA and Army Corps unveil WOTUS proposal that is open for public comment.

November 24, 2025

Karen Lee

In dairy-related news the final week of November 2025: the Senate passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act, the EPA and Army Corps unveil WOTUS proposal, the USDA launches a website for New World screwworm, and dairy leaders share progress and priorities at sustainability meeting.

Weekly Digest: USDA extends livestock disaster recovery assistance application deadline

November 13, 2025

Karen Lee

In dairy-related news the second week of November 2025: The USDA extends the livestock disaster recovery assistance application deadline and announces the opening of a sterile fly facility to combat NWS in Mexico. DCRC's annual meeting highlights emerging reproductive technologies, and Edge launches a farmer-led approach to lowering GHG emissions.

It just comes natural: How Country Natural Beef sets its producers up for success

September 16, 2025

Tyrell Marchant

Leave the land better than you found it. That’s the charge given to the ranchers who are members of Country Natural Beef.

The camelina question

Camelina is touted as a low-carbon source for renewable diesel, but it remains to be seen whether it is the next big thing for Idaho growers.

September 15, 2025

Julia McCarthy

A profitable, drought-tolerant crop can be a welcome addition to a dryland rotation in the arid Intermountain West. Particularly following a push for clean fuels created by the U.S. Energy Policy Act of 2005, camelina (Camelina sativa) entrepreneurs have been making the case for expanding acres of this oilseed.

DairyAir Canada: Methane, satellites and the app that could change everything for Canadian dairy

A new app can track methane emissions from dairy farms. Using satellite imaging, researchers from Dalhousie University have developed a software that will allow producers to understand the impact their dairy has on methane emissions.

September 2, 2025

Suresh Raja Neethirajan

In a field outside Truro, Nova Scotia, a Holstein flicks her tail in the sunlight. The barn is quiet. The air smells of hay, damp earth and purpose. Above her, far above, three satellites glide invisibly across the sky. Together, they are measuring something that cannot be seen or smelled but is at the heart of the future of Canadian agriculture: methane.

Ash Grove Dairy finds stability in renewable natural gas market

Midsize dairy adds value with on-site methane digester along I-29 corridor.

August 25, 2025

Jenn Coyne

Sure, carbon markets are volatile. Sure, the market is theoretically best suited for a large dairy farm, even those providing manure into a community digester. But that didn’t stop Michael Crinion of Ash Grove Dairy.

Producers share results from inaugural year of sustainability program

A select group of dairy farmers participated in Farmers for Sustainable Food’s Sustainability Program during its first year in 2024. Four participating producers share results from their involvement in the program.

July 1, 2025

Jenn Coyne

The Farmers for Sustainability Food (FSF) Sustainability Program was launched in 2024 to help Upper Midwest farmers determine what conservation practices are the most effective for their farms and provide resources to better track each farm’s environmental impact.

Dairy Farmers of Canada gathering farmers' perspectives through two on-farm pilot projects

May 1, 2025

Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) is piloting on-farm projects to gather farmers’ experiences and perspectives in two key areas: the new and updated Code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Dairy Cattle, and further implementation of sustainability tools to measure greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Articles Tagged with ''carbon footprint''

InFocus: Farmers share key concerns with greenhouse gas data collection

Making sense of your dairy’s greenhouse gas footprint

Weekly Digest: Senate passes Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act

Weekly Digest: USDA extends livestock disaster recovery assistance application deadline

It just comes natural: How Country Natural Beef sets its producers up for success

The camelina question

DairyAir Canada: Methane, satellites and the app that could change everything for Canadian dairy

Ash Grove Dairy finds stability in renewable natural gas market

Producers share results from inaugural year of sustainability program

Dairy Farmers of Canada gathering farmers' perspectives through two on-farm pilot projects

[Webinar] Dairy Market Update June 2026: Protect What You've Built Before July 1

Another summer of water worries

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