While the idea of sustainability has moved past the novelty phase, the need to continue to look for meaningful ways to further reduce the constant stream of waste sent to landfills remains.
Danfoss announced plans to reduce its energy consumption by 50% and accelerate its leadership in the use of energy-saving and climate-friendly technologies in its buildings and operations worldwide by 2030.
General Mills announced a commitment to reduce absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 28% across its full value chain—from farm to fork to landfill—over the next 10 years.
Agricultural greenhouse gases (GHG) make up 8.1% of total U.S. GHG emissions. Therefore, the dairy cattle farming industry is challenged to reduce greenhouse gas emissions while maintaining or increasing profitability
Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack announced that the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Washington, D.C., is investing $68 million in 540 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects nationwide.
French cheese processor La Compagnie des Fromages, a subsidiary of the Bongrain Group, is pursuing a policy to reduce its energy usage and CO2 emissions. That’s why it invested in a facility designed by Cofely Axima, a France-based leader in industrial refrigeration, and relies on state-of-the-art refrigeration equipment from Emerson Group, Philadelphia, Pa.
The White House released a Biogas Opportunities Roadmap highlighting the economic and environmental benefits and potential for biogas systems on dairy farms in the United States.
Mars, Inc., McLean, Va., partnered with Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, New York, to build a new 200MW wind farm that will generate 100% of the electricity needs of Mars’ U.S. operations.
REC Solar, San Luis Obispo, Calif., completed a 1 MW solar energy system for Vignolo Farms, a grape and potato grower based in Shafter, Calif., which is expected to offset 75% of the farm’s energy use at its cold storage facility while reducing its carbon footprint.