Greenhouse Gas Regulation http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation RSS Feed for Greenhouse Gas Regulation en-us Sun, 22 Jan 2012 03:05:50 GMT Air emissions and animal agriculture http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/Air-emissions-and-animal-agriculture-135323843.html “Air Emissions and Animal Agriculture” provides science-based information on food animal production in the United States and the odors and air emissions associated with livestock and poultry production. Record high greenhouse gases to linger for decades http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/Record-high-greenhouse-gases-to-linger-for-decades-134242843.html Record high levels of greenhouse gases causing climate change will linger in the atmosphere for decades to come, even if the world manages to stop emissions output today, the United Nations' weather agency said this week. Solar: Does it Make Sense for You? http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/Solar-Does-it-Make-Sense-for-You--131623228.html If you look at a map that shows how much solar energy is available at different locations in the United States, you can't help that notice that Pennsylvania is one of the cloudiest spots in the country. Sustainability awards to highlight excellence across dairy supply chain http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/Sustainability-awards-to-highlight-excellence-across-dairy-supply-chain--131468198.html The Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, in affiliation with the Dairy Research Institute, has announced the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Awards, a new program that recognizes dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships for efforts in delivering outstanding economic, environmental and/or social benefit, thus helping to advance sustainability of the dairy industry. EPAs greenhouse gas analysis criticized by internal investigators http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/EPAs-greenhouse-gas-analysis-criticized-by-internal-investigators-130709273.html Internal investigators at the Environmental Protection Agency say the agency failed to follow peer-review guidelines when developing a key scientific document that underpins its greenhouse gas regulations. New computer models to help tone down the smell http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/New-computer-models-to-help-concentrated-animal-producers-tone-down-the-smell--130127403.html Some call it the smell of money, but Teng Teeh Lim thinks that smell does not have to be so bad. All milk jugs are not created equal http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/All-milk-jugs-are-not-created-equal-129324293.html A new study recently published by researchers from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo contains some surprising environmental news for the dairy industry: The plastic container that milk comes in makes a difference in the carbon footprint of milk. Natural plant extracts can reduce dairy farm odors and feed cost http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/Natural-plant-extracts-can-reduce-dairy-farm-odors-and-feed-cost-129298163.html With citizens' groups seeking government regulation of foul-smelling ammonia emissions from large dairy farms, scientists report that adding natural plant extracts to cow feed can reduce levels of the gas by one-third while reducing the need to fortify cow feed with expensive protein supplements. Report tracks greenhouse gas emissions from dairy http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/Report-tracks-greenhouse-gas-emissions-from-dairy--126543298.html Federal researchers have finished a yearlong study tracking the amount of greenhouse gases like ammonia and methane emitted from a corporate dairy operation in Idaho. Wisconsin temporarily suspends livestock air emission rules http://www.dairyherd.com/dairy-resources/hot-topics/greenhouse-gas-regulation/Wisconsin-temporarily-suspends-livestock-air-emission-rules-125119009.html Wisconsin dairy farmers will be interested to note that the state legislature has temporarily suspended the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources rules which would impose air emissions limitations and air permitting requirements on the state’s livestock farms, according to Jordan Lamb, partner with DeWitt Ross & Stevens law firm. The action affects several rules that have to do with dairy and other livestock operations in the state.