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Article: Dairy takes on emissions.(NEWSLINE ...)
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- Dairy Foods
- Article date:
- April 1, 2009
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The dairy industry has unveiled a major initiative to build business value and meet the growing consumer demand for environmentally friendly products by committing to a 25% reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by the year 2020, equivalent to taking more than 1.25 million passenger cars off the road every year.
The announcement was made by the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, an organization that brings together leaders in the dairy value chain, including producer organizations, dairy cooperatives, processors and manufacturers such as Hilmar Cheese Co., Leprino Foods, Dairylea Cooperative, Anderson Erickson Dairy, Land O'Lakes and Dairy Farmers of America. ...