Helping to provide dairy industry solutions for food security and the environment, the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center scientists cover everything from the soil, to the forage, through the animal, and then in the manure. Dennis Hancock, Dairy Forage Research Center Director, says much of what they’re working on today is on alfalfa.

“Another main focus lately is on minimizing the amount of methane that’s coming out from the dairy industry,” says Hancock. “There is great value in utilizing alfalfa in a dairy ration as it helps with the minimization of that.”

Another research area the center is working on is the environmental state and impact of the dairy industry. They are looking at nutrient loss, pathogens, and distinguishing what may be in well water from the dairy industry versus septic systems. Hancock says that they are finding interesting results that show the dairy industry isn’t quite the culprit that some make it out to be.

Helping to provide dairy industry solutions for food security and the environment, the U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center scientists cover everything from the soil, to the forage, through the animal, and then in the manure. Dennis Hancock, Dairy Forage Research Center Director, says much of what they’re working on today is on alfalfa.
“Another main focus lately is on minimizing the amount of methane that’s coming out from the dairy industry,” says Hancock. “There is great value in utilizing alfalfa in a dairy ration as it helps with the minimization of that.”
Another research area the center is working on is the environmental state and impact of the dairy industry. They are looking at nutrient loss, pathogens, and distinguishing what may be in well water from the dairy industry versus septic systems. Hancock says that they are finding interesting results that show the dairy industry isn’t quite the culprit that some make it out to be.

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