Greenhouse Gases

InFocus: Farmers share key concerns with greenhouse gas data collection

audrey@agproud.com — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:00 -0400

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

qmk2@cornell.edu — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Producers share results from inaugural year of sustainability program

jenn@agproud.com — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Harnessing the power of anaerobic digesters: Opportunities and challenges for dairy farms

dsa@iastate.edu — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 -0400

While recent changes in policy and markets have added uncertainty to the economics of digesters, the technology remains a valuable option for dairies looking to improve sustainability, prepare for a carbon-conscious future and manage manure more effectively.

Progressive Events: Carbon Conference 3.0 highlights the evolution of carbon markets

karen@agproud.com — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 12:26:06 -0500

As the conversation around carbon continues to evolve, the Professional Dairy Producers (PDP) held the Carbon Conference 3.0 in Madison, Wisconsin, at the end of January to inform dairy producers and allied industry of current strategies to turn carbon challenges into business opportunities.

Triple bottom line guides dairy sustainability journey

lori.captain@dairy.org — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 -0500

Since the turn of the century, sustainability has been integrated into business strategies, giving birth to the triple bottom line – people, planet and profit. This has expanded how people think about sustainability. It is more than environment and includes economic and social or societal dimensions.

Selective breeding could help farmers lower enteric methane emissions in dairy cows

asky8720@gmail.com — Tue, 24 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0500

Francisco Peñagaricano, with the University of Wisconsin – Madison, believes selective breeding could provide practical and effective options for dairy farmers seeking to mitigate emissions from their future herds.

Weekly Digest: Federal committee upholds dairy dietary guidelines

karen@agproud.com — Thu, 12 Dec 2024 15:08:01 -0500

In the news as we approach the middle of December, a federal committee upholds dairy dietary guidelines, dairy farmers are invited to apply for financial incentives to implement climate-smart practices, farm income falls $41 billion in two years, and the first HPAI-positive dairy case is found in Nevada.

Dairy cows and corn farming: Balancing methane and CO₂ sequestration

alvaro@dellait.com — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 16:46:27 -0500

Methane from agriculture, especially livestock, represents a significant portion of global methane emissions. Agriculture overall is responsible for 40%-50% of anthropogenic methane emissions, with ruminants accounting for roughly 56%-70% of methane from this figure.

3 Open Minutes with Jamie Leifker

jenn@agproud.com — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Progressive Dairy Editor Jenn Coyne spoke with Jamie Leifker, president of Truterra, to learn more about industry efforts to support sustainable dairy farming practices and reach goals within the dairy supply chain.

What do climate-smart opportunities look like for dairy?

Thu, 22 Aug 2024 00:00:00 -0400

For the dairy industry, there are lot of climate-smart opportunities. Navigating the decision-making process with lenders, as well as the financial implications at the farm level to ensure these climate-smart practices are cost-effective, are significant when deciding which opportunities make sense for dairy operations.

Dairy producers share their perspective on carbon accounting

jenn@agproud.com — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

The Your Farm – Your Footprint initiative is a unique program that meets the growing need of producers to know and understand their farms' carbon impacts and take charge of conversations about dairy sustainability.

Carbon intensity in dairy: Measuring and managing for a greener future

info@agmethaneadvisors.com — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Just as financial indexes are used to gauge the overall health of an economy, many different metrics exist to express the relative impact of certain activities on the health of our climate.

Feed additives: The next frontier of the dairy industry’s sustainability journey

Tue, 25 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Feed additives have been highlighted as the best way to reduce enteric methane emissions in the short term due to their ease of applicability in a dairy farm. Typically, additives account for less than 1% of a dairy cow’s diet, but they have a drastic impact on enteric methane – up to 30% on commercial farms.

Carbon accounting opportunities for any size farm

lauren@eatneutral.com — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

To dairy farmers, carbon credits, or offsets, are best known in association with anaerobic digestion. These projects require big farms with significant amounts of manure and plenty of capital, resulting in credits sold to buyers outside of the dairy or even the food and beverage industries.

Greenhouse gas statements influencing dairy

jenn@agproud.com — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 13:06:23 -0400

News rippled through the greenhouse gas (GHG) space as announcements were recently made regarding both dairy methane emissions in California as well as the voluntary carbon market across the nation.

Hydrogen as a way of profiting from manure

wilson@hagoenergetics.com — Thu, 06 Jun 2024 00:00:00 -0400

Hydrogen is the new thing. There has been a lot of recent press regarding the potential of hydrogen to remove carbon from the energy equation and lead the way to a more sustainable world.

SEC limits Scope 3 reporting in new climate rule

jenn@agproud.com — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 08:08:23 -0400

Agricultural stakeholders are applauding a ruling made March 6 by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Beyond the barn: Dairy farmers’ role in driving bottom-up change in supply chain emissions

info@agmethaneadvisors.com — Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:38:14 -0500

Going forward, a dairy’s value will not only be determined by the quality of their milk, but by the scale of their climate impact.

Strategically choose a project developer and sustainability program fit for your dairy

jenn@agproud.com — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0500

There are several sustainability programs available for producers to adapt on their farms to receive carbon credits or some other incentive payment in return.

Greenhouse gas emissions from dairy and agriculture

kw566@cornell.edu — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Many agricultural activities can directly contribute to the emissions of greenhouse gases, but what are those greenhouse gases and agriculture’s exact impact? What role does dairy production play? We distill the science and provide the facts about U.S. dairy and greenhouse gas emissions.

How ammonia emissions can impact climate change

april.leytem@ars.usda.gov — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 00:00:00 -0500

Often, when people think about climate change and livestock production, they think about methane, as there has been a lot of focus on reduction of methane from both the cattle themselves (enteric) as well as from manure storage.

Assurance Watch: GHG accounting landscape benefits from U.S. dairy leadership

Fri, 22 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

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.

Reduce emissions, odor by working with the manure microbiome

jenn@agproud.com — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 00:00:00 -0400

There are several ways manure can be properly stored and handled that is safe for cattle, people and soil, while reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and odor.

Sustainability: Not a one-size-fits-all solution

jschmitt@dairywest.com — Wed, 09 Aug 2023 00:00:00 -0400

Dairy producers in Idaho and Utah are hungry for answers as they consider the viability of technology and other practices to achieve the industry’s 2050 goal to be greenhouse gas neutral or better.

Searching for the environmentally friendly cow

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 16:08:47 -0400

“Can we address environmental concerns and meet consumer preferences by breeding more environmentally friendly cows?” So far, the answer is “yes.”

Milking the benefits: How American dairy farms can seize opportunities in carbon markets

info@agmethaneadvisors.com — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 16:34:31 -0400

With the emergence of ambitious climate commitments worldwide and the rise of net zero pledges from some of the biggest brands, the jury is out – we stand at the forefront of unparalleled growth in global carbon markets.

Evaluating the economic feasibility of co-digesting manure and food waste in northern New York

pew2@cornell.edu — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 17:03:33 -0500

The anaerobic co-digestion of dairy manure and food waste can provide significant methane emission reduction by avoiding emissions from both the long-term slurry storage of raw manure and the landfilling of organics, while additionally producing a renewable fuel that can replace fossil fuel sources.

Diversify revenue streams with carbon credits

jenn@agproud.com — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 12:14:42 -0500

Milk has been the traditional commodity of dairy farms for generations, but with the global demand to improve sustainability measures across industries, dairy producers should consider how there is opportunity on the farms beyond milk production.

The dairy cow and manure technology, moving us into the future

jeramy.sanford@gea.com — Sat, 11 Dec 2021 14:00:01 -0500

Technology continues evolving at a rapid pace, helping dairy farmers become even more sustainable.