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Sustainability

The U.S. dairy community has a strong track record of taking care of animals, air, land and water, and is a leader in environmental stewardship efforts.

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Sustainable Initiatives

Environmental Sustainability

Environmental Sustainability

The dairy community addresses climate change while producing nutritious and affordable foods.
Water Reuse

Water Reuse

Learn how dairy farmers maintain the health of cows, and the planet, through water recycling strategies.
Net Zero Initiative

Net Zero Initiative

Find out what dairy farmers do to reach ambitious environmental goals while strengthening the food system.
Animal Care

Animal Care

See what dairy farmers do to ensure their herds are healthy and thriving.

FAQs

We're setting the record straight with a collection of the most common facts, myths, and misperceptions about dairy.

Is Dairy Sustainable?

How Can You Support Sustainability In Your Own Kitchen?

Do Cows Cause Climate Change?

What Would Our World Be Like Without Dairy Cows?

How Are Dairy Farmers Reducing Their Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

How Do Dairy Farmers Reuse Water?

How Can Cow Manure Be Turned Into Useful Energy?

What Is Dairy's Surprising Tie To Renewable Energy?

Sustainability

5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows

Farmer Stories

5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows
Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?

Sustainable Nutrition

Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?
Animal Welfare for Dairy Cows Is a Farmer's Priority, Here's Why

Animal Care

Animal Welfare for Dairy Cows Is a Farmer's Priority, Here's Why
Milk and Antibiotics: Making Sure Your Milk Is Safe

Antibiotics

Milk and Antibiotics: Making Sure Your Milk Is Safe
National Dairy FARM Program

Animal Care

National Dairy FARM Program
U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative

Sustainable Farming

U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative
How Cows (and Worms) Can Make Dairy a More Sustainable Solution

Sustainable Farming

How Cows (and Worms) Can Make Dairy a More Sustainable Solution
Harley Pasternak, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Visits a Dairy Farm

Dairy Nutrition

Harley Pasternak, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Visits a Dairy Farm
This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey

Farmer Stories

This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey
Ice Cream Helps Dairy Farm Put Energy on the Grid

Sustainable Farming

Ice Cream Helps Dairy Farm Put Energy on the Grid
Sustainable Farming Is a Longtime Commitment of U.S. Dairy Farmers

Sustainable Farming

Sustainable Farming Is a Longtime Commitment of U.S. Dairy Farmers
2019 Sustainability Awards Highlight Dairy Community's Continued Progress

Sustainable Nutrition

2019 Sustainability Awards Highlight Dairy Community's Continued Progress
Do You Know ... What Is a Digester?

Sustainable Farming

Do You Know ... What Is a Digester?
Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?

Farmer Stories

Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?
How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability

Sustainability

How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability
Students Learn Where Their Dairy Food Comes From

Sustainable Nutrition

Students Learn Where Their Dairy Food Comes From
Moo-ternity Care

Sustainable Farming

Moo-ternity Care
How Dairy Farmers, Food Banks Are Partnering to Help Families

Sustainable Nutrition

How Dairy Farmers, Food Banks Are Partnering to Help Families
How Dairy Farming Supports Women's Empowerment

Sustainable Farming

How Dairy Farming Supports Women's Empowerment
A Dairy Farmer’s Devotion to Feeding Others

Animal Care

A Dairy Farmer’s Devotion to Feeding Others
Falling in Love and Dairy Farming

Hunger

Falling in Love and Dairy Farming
Commitment to Dairy and Fitness Drive This Farmer’s Day

Devoted

Commitment to Dairy and Fitness Drive This Farmer’s Day
Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy

Dairy in the Community

Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy
Dairy as a Driver of the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Farming

Dairy as a Driver of the Sustainable Development Goals
The Dairy Farm That Powers Its Neighbors

Devoted

The Dairy Farm That Powers Its Neighbors
NOA ROMAN-MUNIZ

Sustainability

NOA ROMAN-MUNIZ
How Cow Manure Helps Grow a Family Business

Dairy in the Community

How Cow Manure Helps Grow a Family Business
Meet the winners of the 2018 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards

Sustainability

Meet the winners of the 2018 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards
Adventures With Family: On and Off the Farm

Farmer Stories

Adventures With Family: On and Off the Farm
Like Father Like Son: A Career Defined by Dairy

Farmer Stories

Like Father Like Son: A Career Defined by Dairy
Slowing Down Not an Option for This Dairy Farmer Mom of Four

Farmer Stories

Slowing Down Not an Option for This Dairy Farmer Mom of Four
How a Focus on Sustainability Energizes This Minnesota Dairy

Dairy in the Community

How a Focus on Sustainability Energizes This Minnesota Dairy
8 Frequently Asked Questions About Dairy Sustainability

Sustainability

8 Frequently Asked Questions About Dairy Sustainability
Cow Power: From Manure to Energy

Sustainability

Cow Power: From Manure to Energy
8 Frequently Asked Questions About Dairy Sustainability

Sustainability

8 Frequently Asked Questions About Dairy Sustainability
5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows

Sustainability

5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows
Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?

Sustainability

Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?
How Do Dairy Farmers Reuse Water Responsibly?

Sustainability

How Do Dairy Farmers Reuse Water Responsibly?
Accelerating Action: U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative Executive Summary

Sustainability

Accelerating Action: U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative Executive Summary
U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative Progress Update

Sustainability

U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative Progress Update

Sustainability

Guide to NRCS Funding for Dairy Farmers

Sustainability

Evaluation Tool for Enteric Methane Mitigation

Sustainability

Feed Additive Evaluation Guidance for Enteric Methane Mitigation
Love Your Leftover Food: Ideas For Using Up Leftovers

Sustainability

Love Your Leftover Food: Ideas For Using Up Leftovers
How Dairy Farmers Are Reducing Methane and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Sustainability

How Dairy Farmers Are Reducing Methane and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
U.S. Dairy Cows Upcycle Byproducts Into Dairy Foods

Sustainability

U.S. Dairy Cows Upcycle Byproducts Into Dairy Foods
2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report

Sustainability

2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report
Dairy Foods Can Be Good for You and the Environment Too

Sustainability

Dairy Foods Can Be Good for You and the Environment Too
5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows

Animal Care

5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows
Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?

Animal Care

Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?
Animal Welfare for Dairy Cows Is a Farmer's Priority, Here's Why

Animal Care

Animal Welfare for Dairy Cows Is a Farmer's Priority, Here's Why
Milk and Antibiotics: Making Sure Your Milk Is Safe

Animal Care

Milk and Antibiotics: Making Sure Your Milk Is Safe
National Dairy FARM Program

Animal Care

National Dairy FARM Program
Harley Pasternak, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Visits a Dairy Farm

Animal Care

Harley Pasternak, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Visits a Dairy Farm
This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey

Animal Care

This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey
Sustainable Farming Is a Longtime Commitment of U.S. Dairy Farmers

Animal Care

Sustainable Farming Is a Longtime Commitment of U.S. Dairy Farmers
Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?

Animal Care

Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?
How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability

Animal Care

How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability
Students Learn Where Their Dairy Food Comes From

Animal Care

Students Learn Where Their Dairy Food Comes From
Moo-ternity Care

Animal Care

Moo-ternity Care
A Dairy Farmer’s Devotion to Feeding Others

Animal Care

A Dairy Farmer’s Devotion to Feeding Others
Falling in Love and Dairy Farming

Animal Care

Falling in Love and Dairy Farming
Commitment to Dairy and Fitness Drive This Farmer’s Day

Animal Care

Commitment to Dairy and Fitness Drive This Farmer’s Day
Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy

Animal Care

Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy
5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows

Sustainable Farming

5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows
Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?

Sustainable Farming

Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?
U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative

Sustainable Farming

U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative
How Cows (and Worms) Can Make Dairy a More Sustainable Solution

Sustainable Farming

How Cows (and Worms) Can Make Dairy a More Sustainable Solution
This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey

Sustainable Farming

This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey
Ice Cream Helps Dairy Farm Put Energy on the Grid

Sustainable Farming

Ice Cream Helps Dairy Farm Put Energy on the Grid
Sustainable Farming Is a Longtime Commitment of U.S. Dairy Farmers

Sustainable Farming

Sustainable Farming Is a Longtime Commitment of U.S. Dairy Farmers
2019 Sustainability Awards Highlight Dairy Community's Continued Progress

Sustainable Farming

2019 Sustainability Awards Highlight Dairy Community's Continued Progress
Do You Know ... What Is a Digester?

Sustainable Farming

Do You Know ... What Is a Digester?
Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?

Sustainable Farming

Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?
How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability

Sustainable Farming

How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability
Moo-ternity Care

Sustainable Farming

Moo-ternity Care
How Dairy Farming Supports Women's Empowerment

Sustainable Farming

How Dairy Farming Supports Women's Empowerment
Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy

Sustainable Farming

Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy
Dairy as a Driver of the Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable Farming

Dairy as a Driver of the Sustainable Development Goals
The Dairy Farm That Powers Its Neighbors

Sustainable Farming

The Dairy Farm That Powers Its Neighbors
5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows

Farmer Stories

5 Ways Dairy Farmers Take Care of Dairy Cows
Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?

Farmer Stories

Ask A Dairy Farmer: How Do Dairy Farms Reuse Water?
Harley Pasternak, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Visits a Dairy Farm

Farmer Stories

Harley Pasternak, Celebrity Fitness Trainer, Visits a Dairy Farm
This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey

Farmer Stories

This Dairy Farm Has a Unique Way to Use Whey
2019 Sustainability Awards Highlight Dairy Community's Continued Progress

Farmer Stories

2019 Sustainability Awards Highlight Dairy Community's Continued Progress
Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?

Farmer Stories

Ask a Dairy Farmer: What Are You Doing for the Environment?
How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability

Farmer Stories

How These Dairy Farmers Take a Long View on Sustainability
Moo-ternity Care

Farmer Stories

Moo-ternity Care
How Dairy Farmers, Food Banks Are Partnering to Help Families

Farmer Stories

How Dairy Farmers, Food Banks Are Partnering to Help Families
How Dairy Farming Supports Women's Empowerment

Farmer Stories

How Dairy Farming Supports Women's Empowerment
A Dairy Farmer’s Devotion to Feeding Others

Farmer Stories

A Dairy Farmer’s Devotion to Feeding Others
Falling in Love and Dairy Farming

Farmer Stories

Falling in Love and Dairy Farming
Commitment to Dairy and Fitness Drive This Farmer’s Day

Farmer Stories

Commitment to Dairy and Fitness Drive This Farmer’s Day
Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy

Farmer Stories

Sustainability Is More Than a Buzzword for This Vermont Dairy
How Cow Manure Helps Grow a Family Business

Farmer Stories

How Cow Manure Helps Grow a Family Business
Meet the winners of the 2018 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards

Farmer Stories

Meet the winners of the 2018 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards

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