Environmental responsibility remains a core principle for dairy farmers nationwide that also contributes to their financial success, according to Nicole Ayache from the National Milk Producers Federation, speaking on the recent Dairy Defined Podcast.
Ayache, who oversees the Environmental Stewardship initiative for the National Dairy FARM (Farmers Assuring Responsible Management) Programs, explains how effective resource management and efficiency improvements have enhanced dairy production and profitability while demonstrating farmers’ commitment to consumers.
“A lot of stewardship is about efficiency” – but it’s also more than that, Ayache said. “Anyone who chats with farmers know that because you can hear every time you talk to them about their farm and their choices, you can hear their passion for the animals and the land and their care and the nutrition they provide to our country and the world.”
