US Dairy Industry Advances

U.S. Dairy Industry Advances

Three Game-Changing Solutions to Deliver a More Sustainable and Secure Food System

New U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report reinforces progress across environmental impact, animal care, nutrition and food security, including nationally-aggregated processor data

As society wrestles with threats to the global food supply and leaders prepare to convene for the United Nations’ first-ever Food Systems Summit, the U.S. dairy community is reaffirming its commitment to be part of the solution, pledging to address its total greenhouse gas footprint and setting goals to achieve carbon neutrality, optimize water use and improve water quality by 2050. In addition, U.S. dairy is strengthening equitable access to nutritious dairy foods around the world while ensuring animal and employee welfare through a transparent production system.

Through the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy and the support of key stakeholders like Nestlé and The Nature Conservancy, the community is accelerating adoption of new practices and technologies that use fewer resources and emit fewer greenhouse gases, including methane, while producing innovative and affordable products that sustainably nourish a growing global population.

“The past 18 months have challenged us in ways we never thought possible, reinforcing the essentiality of a strong, resilient supply chain,” said Mike Haddad, chairman, Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. “As food systems transformation takes center stage, the U.S. dairy sector is undergoing a transformation of its own – not only as an affordable and sustainable food enjoyed by people around the world but also as a future source of bio-based energy and products contributing to a circular economy and a cleaner planet.”

U.S. Dairy’s GameChanging Solutions

Ahead of the Food Systems Summit, the UN solicited “game-changing” ideas, initiatives and innovations that have the potential to bring about positive change. Fueled by the ingenuity of thousands of visionary dairy farmers and underpinned by the industry’s Stewardship Commitment and 2050 Environmental Stewardship Goals, the U.S. dairy industry responded with three game-changing solutions:

Ї 1. The U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative, a five-year, industry-wide effort to accelerate progress toward the 2050

Goals. Through foundational research, on-farm pilots and development of new product markets, NZI aims to make sustainable practices and technologies more accessible and affordable for U.S. dairy farms of all sizes and geographies.

Ї 2. The National Dairy Farmers Assuring

Responsible Management (FARM)

Program, an internationally-certified industry initiative to ensure transparent production practices and provide assurances that U.S. dairy farmers are global leaders in animal care, antibiotic stewardship,

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“Supporting and enabling farmers through game-changing programs like the Net Zero Initiative has the potential to transform the dairy industry,” said Emily Johannes, senior manager of sustainable sourcing at Nestlé. “Scaling up climate-smart agriculture initiatives is key to Nestle’s ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and will help reduce the carbon footprint of many of our brands. We are excited to be the first corporate partner to collaborate with the U.S.

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A First for U.S. Dairy – Transparent Reporting of Processor Data

The U.S. dairy industry recently released its biennial Sustainability Report reflecting contributions to and progress against social responsibility priorities including environmental impact, animal care, food safety and community contributions. The Report also details strategies for achieving U.S. dairy’s stated goals and the industry’s future reporting commitments.

Marking a significant milestone in U.S. dairy’s sustainability journey, this year’s Report incorporates nationally-aggregated processor data, a first for U.S. dairy. Dairy processors representing 75 percent of U.S. milk production developed and provide ongoing support for a reporting tool to serve as a credible and consistent way to calculate and track processor sustainability progress. Aggregations on GHG and water intensity, as well as other sustainability metrics, will serve as a baseline for future reporting.

A sampling of the industry’s collective achievements during the reporting period include:

Ї By making use of the water present in milk, U.S. dairy processors were net positive for water, returning more than they withdrew from municipal and other sources.

Ї More than 95 percent of waste from reporting processors was recovered, redirected and put to beneficial use (vs. sent to landfill).

Ї The U.S. dairy community provided 1.538 billion servings of fresh milk and dairy foods in 2020 to food banks in the Feeding America network, a 33 percent increase over 2019.

Ї The U.S. dairy industry supported 3.3 million jobs in the U.S. and contributed $752.93B in total economic impact1 .

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Last year, Nestlé committed up to $10MM in a multi-year partnership with U.S. Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative to support scaling access to environmental practices and resources on farms across the country. In the partnership’s first major milestone, Nestlé and its CARNATION® brand recently announced that Trinkler Dairy Farm, a CARNATION® supplier, is the first partner farm of the NZI Dairy Scale for Good pilot, seeking to implement sustainable farming practices and technologies to demonstrate the economic viability and scalability of reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions. These learnings will help document the value of farm-powered solutions and make innovative technologies more accessible and affordable for all dairy farms.

Other partnerships include Starbucks, which also announced a $10MM, multi-year commitment to dairy sustainability via U.S. Dairy’s Net Zero Initiative, as well as The Nature Conservancy, serving as a strategic advisor and providing access to TNC scientists, conservationists and experts to help advance work in biodiversity, soil health and regenerative agriculture practices, water quality and practical solutions to reach the industry’s 2050 Goals.

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A recent Pew survey found only 34 percent of Americans express some confidence in the President’s ability to unify the country. We watch daily as the sordid mess plays out on in varying measures across the media.

One writer in the Arizona Capitol Times took the vision of the situation bigger, writing, “The Biden administration has taken its big government overreach right into the heart of each state across America. The liberal, progressive agenda is growing reliance on government, while forcing Americans to leave behind their individual liberties, including their right to privacy.” Have you checked out what the plans are for your bank account yet?

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