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USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue (r) shakes hands with dairy farmer Paul Rovey after signing a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States Department of Agriculture and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy .<\/p><\/div>\n

USDA News Release<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy to jointly promote and enhance environmental sustainability in the dairy industry.\u00a0The pact extends and builds upon a MOU originally signed in 2009.<\/p>\n

Secretary Perdue signed the MOU yesterday with Arizona dairy farmer Paul Rovey, chairman of Dairy Management Inc. and an Innovation Center board member,\u00a0at DeGroot Dairies in Hanford, CA.<\/p>\n

\u201cUSDA and the Innovation Center will continue to work together to accelerate the adoption of innovative technologies and increase energy efficiency improvements on U.S. dairy farms,\u201d Secretary Perdue said. \u201cThese improvements will help producers diversify revenues and reduce utility expenses, while they strive to support their families and local communities by operating economically, environmentally sustainable dairy farms.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cUSDA has resources that can help the dairy industry be successful but in many cases they are difficult to find because they are spread out through various agencies,\u201d Secretary Perdue continued. \u201cThis MOU hopefully will be a potential navigator to the Innovation Center and give a \u2018green light\u2019 to interact with our agencies and centralize our various research and voluntary conservation efforts to reach their goals.\u201d<\/p>\n

USDA\u2019s support for agricultural and waste-to-energy research has played a key role in the agreement\u2019s success to date. USDA will continue to work on enhancing the application and approval process for Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) programs, to make the process more efficient and tailored for producer convenience. USDA will also continue to examine ways to expand the award of conservation grants for sustainability initiatives by producers, cooperatives, non-governmental organizations and state and local governments.<\/p>\n

The Innovation Center agrees to work with its member companies to partner with USDA in communicating and educating producers on the value of sustainable practices while encouraging them to take advantage of conservation program opportunities.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the years, we have pursued creative and common-sense ways to work together that have allowed us to develop research, technologies, and on-the-ground practices that move us closer to our collective goals,\u201d said Barb O\u2019Brien, president of the Innovation Center. \u201cThe Innovation Center is proud of the synergy that has resulted from our collaboration with USDA, and we have no question that this public\/private partnership works in the best interest of farmers, our dairy community and, most importantly, consumers of dairy who trust us to produce nutritious products they can feel good about feeding to their families.\u201d<\/p>\n

USDA\u2019s national and locally-based teams of subject matter experts and portfolio of programs help improve the economic stability of rural communities, businesses, residents, farmers and ranchers, and the quality of life in rural America.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis MOU allows the dairy industry to continue to build on all of the good work we have done for years with USDA,\u201d Rovey said. \u201cIt allows our industry to have a voice and work within a structure where we can continue making progress toward our shared goals and priorities. We are thankful to have USDA at the table with us.\u201d<\/p>\n

Previous and current collaborations have resulted in research, resources and a variety of programs that have advanced sustainability within the dairy community, including anaerobic digesters on farms, food waste reduction and the development of nutrient recovery technologies through NRCS and dairy\u2019s Newtrient company.\u00a0 Additionally, the Farm Smart Project led to the Farmers Assuring Responsible Management (FARM) Environmental Stewardship module. This voluntary tool empowers farmers to identify opportunities for sustainability improvements on their farm as detailed within the FARM program. Ninety-eight percent of the U.S. milk supply participates in FARM.<\/p>\n

Note<\/strong> – CDFA’s Dairy Digester Research and Development Program<\/a> is also working for enhanced environmental sustainability on dairies.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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