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Welcome to our comprehensive resource library of dairy conservation topics! This page contains science-based materials, including slide decks, associated handouts, and video recordings — all designed to support farm advisors learn about key dairy sustainability topics.
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Dairy Sustainability Overview
Enteric | Cow Care
Feed Production
Funding and Financing
Manure Storage and Management
Modeling and Measurement
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Enteric
Animal Health and Management
‣ The connection between animal health and sustainability
‣ The impacts of key diseases of dairy cattle
‣ Understanding the opportunities
Funding
Carbon Markets and Credits 101
‣ Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions
‣ Carbon markets (terms and concepts)
‣ Opportunities for dairy farmers in carbon markets
Funding
Carbon Markets and Credits 201
‣ Carbon market types and structures
‣ Key players in carbon markets
‣ Process of joining a carbon market
‣ Pricing and payment models
Sustainability
Dairy Farm Greenhouse Gases 101
‣ Greenhouse gases (GHG) basics
‣ Sources of GHGs on dairy farms
‣ Opportunities to reduce dairy farm GHGs
Sustainability
Dairy Sustainability 101
Coming Soon
Materials Included
Enteric
Enteric Methane Emissions
‣ Enteric methane overview
‣ Factors that influence enteric fermentation
‣ Enteric methane mitigation strategies (current and future)
Modeling
Environmental Modeling
‣ Types of environmental models
‣ Value of environmental models
‣ Agricultural greenhouse gas footprint models
‣ Agricultural water quality models
Feed Production
Feed Management
‣ Forage harvest considerations
‣ Forage storage considerations
Feed Production
Forage Selection, Production, Harvest 101
Coming Soon
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Funding
Funding and Financing 101
‣ U.S. conservation funding landscape
‣ Funding program for farmers at the federal, state, and local level
‣ Grant opportunities that organizations can leverage
Funding
Grant Funding 101
‣ Types of grant funding
‣ Grant writing process and tips
‣ Sources of support for the grant process
Feed Production
Managing Soil Phosphorus
‣ Reduce manure phosphorus concentration
‣ Increasing phosphorus uptake and removal
‣ Improving manure-phosphorus distribution
‣ Preventing manure-phosphorus runoff
Manure
Manure Emissions
‣ Manure GHG emissions overview
‣ Options to reduce manure emissions at the farm level
‣ Manure myths debunked
Feed Production
Manure Land Application
Coming Soon
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Funding
NRCS (EQIP and CSP) Funding
‣ NRCS EQIP opportunities and considerations
‣ NRCS CSP opportunities and considerations
‣ Enrollment and implementation process
Enteric
Rations and Diet Formulation
‣ Reducing excreted nutrients through feed management
‣ Reducing methane emissions through feed management
Feed Production
Soil Health
Coming Soon
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Funding
Sustainability Scope 3 Projects
‣ Dairy supply chain on-farm conservation projects
‣ Project goals, roles, and data requirements
‣ Farmer engagement, compensation, and data ownership options