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The National Dairy Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Program is open to all U.S. dairy farmers, milk processors and cooperatives and shows consumers and customers that U.S. dairy is doing what’s right.
Dairy customers, brands and retailers have set ambitious greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals, including targets to reduce GHG emissions of their entire supply chain beginning at the farm level, in response to pressure from consumers, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), investors and regulators to contribute to rapid action on climate change.
Dairy farmers realize the importance of reducing the risk of creating drug residues in milk and dairy beef and take that responsibility of prudent antibiotic use seriously, taking precautions every day to ensure that milk or meat from antibiotic-treated animals does not enter the food supply. T
Our industry responsibility is to ensure the welfare and safety of our animals at all life stages. Evaluating fitness to transport – the animal’s ability to withstand transportation without compromising its welfare – is an important piece of that.
Digest highlights • FARM Program seeks comments for Animal Care Version 5 revisions • ‘Dairy’ major recipient in first round of USDA ‘climate-smart’ project funding • Darigold building $600 million dairy protein, butter facility • Checkoff competition focuses on calming benefits
You’re busy milking cows, topping off forage inventories and making sure your employees aren’t spending too much time managing their fantasy football teams. With that in mind, Progressive Dairy looks at issues in the news impacting you and your dairy business.
I have to admit that I didn’t know much about the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy until a few months ago, when the Dairy Farmers of Washington checkoff team approached me about applying for a sustainability award.
