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Field Note

Biomethane from New York’s dairy manure and food waste could fuel over 30,000 tractor trailers annually, displacing at least 300 million gallons of diesel. * 12 percent of the NY dairy herd has implemented manure anaerobic digestion (AD) to...
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Report

The Northeast dairy industry has made significant progress in a range of sustainability measures between 1971 and 2024, especially greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to “ Fifty years of environmental progress by U.S. dairy” published June...
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News

The Nutrient Management Spear Program (NMSP) has been working hard to evaluate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions on New York dairy farms. The dairy sustainability team, led by Research Associate Olivia Godber , helps farmers identify opportunities...
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