Today marks the one-year anniversary of an historic agreement to help U.S. dairy producers cut greenhouse gas emissions. The agreement, which was signed Dec. 15, 2009, in Copenhagen, Denmark, allowed USDA and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to work toward reducing greenhouse gas emissions from dairy farms by 25 percent by 2020.
"The partnership between USDA and U.S. dairy producers to increase sustainability has achieved remarkable results over the past year," said Vilsack. "USDA has awarded funding to establish 30 anaerobic digesters, and we are assisting farmers with digester feasibility studies and energy audits to help producers reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while increasing on-farm income,” said Vilsack. Read more.
