2011 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report Executive Summary
2011 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report Executive Summary
2011 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Report Executive Summary
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<strong>Dairy</strong> Value Chain: Impacts, Opportunities and <strong>2011</strong> Project Accomplishments<br />
FEED PRODUCTION MILK PRODUCTION PROCESSING<br />
PACKAGING<br />
TRANSPORTATION/<br />
DISTRIBUTION RETAIL CONSUMER<br />
KEY ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS based on completed and ongoing LCA research<br />
GHG EMISSIONS<br />
key<br />
sources<br />
WATER QUANTITY &<br />
QUALITY<br />
ADDITIONAL ASPECTS<br />
key topics<br />
IMPROVEMENT OPPORTUNITIES<br />
GHG REDUCTIONS<br />
WATER MANAGEMENT<br />
key approaches<br />
fertilizer production,<br />
energy use<br />
biodiversity, land use<br />
energy efficiency,<br />
agricultural systems<br />
improvements<br />
cows (enteric),<br />
manure, energy use<br />
biodiversity, land use,<br />
air quality<br />
feed efficiency,<br />
manure management,<br />
energy efficiency<br />
energy use<br />
energy efficiency,<br />
new technology<br />
energy use,<br />
materials<br />
fuel use,<br />
refrigerants<br />
energy use,<br />
refrigerants<br />
unused/<br />
expired<br />
products<br />
packaging materials waste to landfill waste to<br />
landfill<br />
energy efficiency,<br />
sustainable materials<br />
fuel efficiency, fuel<br />
type, driver habits<br />
energy efficiency,<br />
waste reduction,<br />
recycling<br />
waste<br />
reduction,<br />
recycling<br />
GHG REDUCTION PROJECTS: <strong>2011</strong> ACCOMPLISHMENTS<br />
ON FARM<br />
BEYOND THE FARM<br />
Farm Smart TM<br />
Development and beta test of the Farm<br />
Smart toolkit to support dairy and crop<br />
production management decision-making<br />
Farm Energy Efficiency TM<br />
Launch of online resource:<br />
US<strong>Dairy</strong>.com/SaveEnergy<br />
310 energy audits conducted<br />
Estimated GHGs reduced:<br />
700 metric tons<br />
Estimated energy cost savings:<br />
$148,000<br />
Cow of the Future TM<br />
Publication of paper on research<br />
priorities for reducing dairy cow<br />
enteric emissions<br />
<strong>Dairy</strong> Power TM /<br />
Biogas Capture and Transport TM<br />
15 anaerobic manure digesters<br />
brought online in <strong>2011</strong> to produce<br />
renewable biogas<br />
Estimated GHGs destroyed:<br />
1.2 million metric tons<br />
Estimated GHGs avoided:<br />
301,000 metric tons<br />
<strong>Dairy</strong> Plant Smart TM<br />
and Next Generation Cleaning TM<br />
Development and beta test of two tools within<br />
the <strong>Dairy</strong> Plant Smart toolkit to support energy<br />
management in fluid milk pr ocessing plants<br />
Processing and Packaging LCA TM<br />
Study findings on processing and packaging<br />
white and value-added milks and creamers<br />
submitted for peer review to be published in 2012<br />
Next Generation Processing: UV TM<br />
Proposed inclusion of ultraviolet (UV) illumination<br />
in Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as a<br />
technology to adjunct pasteurization process and<br />
lower energy usage<br />
<strong>Dairy</strong> Fleet Smart TM<br />
Development and beta test of <strong>Dairy</strong> Fleet Smart<br />
tool to support fuel and cost reductions in milk<br />
transport and distribution of dairy products<br />
Learn more about each project at US<strong>Dairy</strong>.com/<strong>Sustainability</strong> and in the <strong>2011</strong> U.S. <strong>Dairy</strong> <strong>Sustainability</strong> <strong>Report</strong>.
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