Stonyfield Farm takes on cow burps with first North American program

Stonyfield Farm ^ | June 8, 2009 | Some Genius

[La Enchiladita]

Simultaneously increases nutritional value of the milk & fights global warming

The first program in North America to naturally decrease global-warming gases caused by cows’ burps (enteric emissions) has been announced by environmental pioneer Stonyfield Farm, the world’s leading organic yogurt company (www.stonyfield.com). An unexpected benefit of the program is that it also significantly increases the nutritional value of the milk.

“This is a watershed moment for the U.S. dairy industry,” said Stonyfield President and CE-Yo Gary Hirshberg. “By changing the feed we give our cows, we can simultaneously reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve milk’s nutritional content in a way that may help reduce cardiovascular disease and obesity.”

The Stonyfield Greener Cow pilot program began in late 2008 with 15 Vermont Organic Valley farms that supply the milk for Stonyfield’s yogurts. The company learned about this approach from its global partner, French-based Groupe Danone. Stonyfield had been measuring its carbon footprint for over a decade, and had known that milk production was the biggest part of its footprint. While it has developed programs for emissions from growing feed for cows, manure, transportation, and farm energy, handling its greatest source of milk emissions — the natural digestion of the cow — was a challenge.

[mylife]

But I changed my tagline. LoL

[La Enchiladita]

No way. Haha. When?

[GraceG]

If they can make it work for them cut their costs etc... then Mazeltov, If they require government subsidies to do so they can go pound sand or churn butter for all I care....