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General Mills, Foremost Farms collaborate to reduce GHG emissions

The module provides a comprehensive estimate of a farm’s GHG emissions and energy use, which allows farmers to gauge their carbon footprint, identify areas for improvement, explore new practices, track performance and reduce costs.
May 17, 2019
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General Mills, Minneapolis, and Foremost Farms USA, Baraboo, Wis., collaborated on a 3-year pilot program that produced a combined 11% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions for 16 dairy farmers in Michigan.
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General Mills to match 100% of annual U.S. electricity use with new wind power agreement

The project’s renewable energy credits can be applied toward General Mills’ greenhouse gas emission reduction goals.
April 25, 2019
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General Mills, Minneapolis, signed a virtual 15-year power purchase agreement with Roaring Fork Wind, LLC, a joint venture partnership between Renewable Energy Systems (RES), UK, and Steelhead Americas, Portland, Ore., for 200 megawatts (MW) of its Maverick Creek wind project.
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General Mills, McDonald’s, Cargill and more form Ecosystem Services Market Consortium to promote land stewardship

This program enables and encourages farmers and ranchers to adopt and sustain conservation management practices to improve soil health, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve related water quality and reduce water use.
February 26, 2019
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Ten private-sector companies and non-profit organizations announced their intent to form the Ecosystem Services Market Consortium (ESMC) to promote land stewardship to build healthy soils, soil carbon sequestration and water conservation on the globe’s working lands.
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