Search - The Packer

Green Valley Dairy is known for its green practices of recycling water, repurposing manure nutrients, conserving energy and producing electricity with its three anaerobic digesters.

Four multi-generational families run three separate enterprises – a 1,600-cow dairy, a bottling plant and composting business.

Animal agriculture critics say dairy cows eat feed that could be fed to starving people. This CAST study debunks these myths.

The net return from an integrated energy approach could be $50 to $200 per cow per year.

The lawsuit protests the governor’s recent permit allowing more dairy cows in the wake of growing yogurt demand.

The focus is on how dairy producers from this state transform cow manure into electricity to power their farms and hundreds of local homes and businesses.

The awards recognize outstanding dairy farms, businesses and collaborative partnerships that are good for the community, the planet, and for business.

Panel discusses how environmental sustainability leads to profit.

Recipients include a Minnesota dairy company that will receive $8,040 to help offset the cost of producing electricity from two anaerobic digesters.

Report recommends dairy-specific training for regulatory staff.