Study: California dairies must prepare for tougher environmental regulations
Looming regulations aimed at mitigating surface and groundwater contamination and greenhouse gas emissions will spur higher operational costs and complexity.
The California dairy business is not getting any easier, according to a new report by the Food & Agribusiness Research (FAR) and Advisory, a Netherlands-based wholly owned unit of Rabobank Group, which also owns Roseville, Calif.-based Rabobank N.A. Looming regulations aimed at mitigating surface and groundwater contamination and greenhouse gas emissions will spur higher operational costs and complexity.
The report, "Digesting Environmental Policy: California Dairies are Swimming in It," contends that dairies that invest in new technology and increasingly incorporate environmental management into their routine farming practices will be in the best position to sustain their businesses and potentially realize new revenue streams.