by CDRF News | Oct 1, 2021
By Dairy Cares UC Davis evaluates use of compost pellets made from dairy manure and almond twigs. UC Davis researchers are evaluating the use of pelletized compost made from dairy manure and almond tree twigs, to create safe, pathogen-free, value-added amendments to...
by CDRF News | Oct 1, 2021
By Dairy Cares California dairy families protect increasingly scarce water resources Feeding byproducts to dairy cows (about 40% of California dairy rations) further reduces the water footprint of dairy feed. (Data from 2020 Journal of Dairy Science study) Water is an...
by CDRF News | Oct 1, 2021
By Dairy Cares California’s Cost-Effective and Proven Climate Solution California has shown that dairy farms can deliver much needed short-term methane reductions. The annual report of California Climate Investments continues to demonstrate that the state’s two dairy...
by CDRF News | Oct 1, 2021
By Dairy Cares With the looming drought and increased water scarcity, water could not be a more precious resource. Dairy farmers have been making every drop go farther. Over the past 50-plus years, the amount of water needed to produce each gallon of California milk...
by CDRF News | Oct 1, 2021
By Dairy Cares California is leading the nation toward a 100 percent clean energy future. Multiple state policies are working to achieve a cleaner, more efficient energy grid and transportation sector. The state’s dairy farmers are also world leaders in energy-smart...
by Kimberly Yarris | May 28, 2020
Dairy farms help preserve California’s tricolored blackbirds Updated: Apr 17 California’s family dairy farmers are helping save a threatened species—the tricolored blackbird. By allowing the birds to nest in a safe location, farmers are helping the birds...
