New study finds organic dairy farming can store carbon, reduce emissions
Story Date: 8/25/2022

 

Source:  MORNING AG CLIPS, 8/23/22

 A new study in the August issue of the Journal of Cleaner Production reveals that it is possible for farms to sequester carbon and reduce their overall greenhouse gas emissions. A University of Wisconsin Madison research group unveiled a dairy lifecycle assessment conducted on Organic Valley farms that shows small organic dairy farms, which focus on grazing and organic production techniques, are low greenhouse gas champions. The peer reviewed study uses a breakthrough methodology that includes accounting for the carbon sequestration benefit of grazed pastures.

For more of this story, click here.


























   Copyright © 2007 North Carolina Agribusiness Council, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
   All use of this Website is subject to our
Terms of Use Agreement and our Privacy Policy.