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Environmental concerns in the development of ingredients are becoming commonplace.

Momentum builds for ethical sourcing

Leveraging sustainable ingredients from virtuous suppliers is becoming a standard operating strategy.

Richard Mitchell

July 12, 2024

Ethical sourcing of ingredients by dairy processors is becoming more prominent, widespread, and essential.

IDFA names environmental, social and governance director

At IDFA, Aquino will help to manage the trade association’s work in sustainability, corporate social responsibility, and ESG policy and programming within the U.S. dairy supply chain.

January 26, 2023

Mike Aquino was trained as a food scientist at Drexel University and has since held several professional positions in the food and agriculture space, including with Danone’s research and development pilot facility in White Plains, N.Y., and on the Global Sustainability Team at General Mills.

Stonyfield Organic’s #PlayFree initiative celebrates new milestone

The organic yogurt producer said it’s brought organic fields to more than 1 million people.

September 26, 2019

Continuing its commitment to ensure that every child and family in America can #PlayFree, Stonyfield Organic also announced that it teamed up with 10 new communities to convert outdoor fields and parks to organic grounds management.

Dairy cow photo from Dairyfoods.com courtesy of Land O Lakes

Truth and consequences

Removing rBST from milk supply creates a ripple effect on supply, prices, environment

To produce the same amount of milk without rBST, Wisconsin farmers would need an additional 59,000 cows, 164,000 acres of cropland and 23.9 billion gallons of water.

Michael Hutjens is professor of animal sciences emeritus at the University of Illinois, Urbana.

Mike Hutjens

November 2, 2016

A professor of animal science explains BST and rBST and the effects on milk supply, retail prices and environmental issues when dairy farmers abandon rBST technology.

Sustainability: 10 Big and little green ideas

Dairy processors are reducing their use of water, energy, transportation and packaging. Here are 10 examples from the United States and abroad.

October 15, 2012

Dairy processors use a lot of water. Fresh water and wastewater can be a huge expense and a significant component of the utilities budget. The H2Oversight Service from U.S. Energy Services, Plymouth, Minn., offers rate tariff optimization, metering equipment confirmation, facility change monitoring, bypass opportunities and identification of operational savings.

On-Demand What if you could generate energy from your wastewater and meet your treatment requirements? We will cover different solutions for treating biological wastewater including methods for generating biogas, creating green energy, and reducing fresh water demand with solutions for water reuse.

On-Demand What is the latest going on in the dairy industry? This is your chance to hear an all-encompassing look at the latest trends, as well as look forward to the future. Dairy Foods will also provide a sneak peek of its industry-leading State of the Industry report during our special November 13th webinar.