Milk goes 'green': Today's dairy farms use less land, feed and water
Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - 17:14
in Biology & Nature
Dairy genetics, nutrition, herd management and improved animal welfare over the past 60 years have resulted in a modern milk production system that has a smaller carbon footprint than mid-20th century farming practices, says a Cornell University study in the Journal of Animal Science (June 2009).