Dairy Stream podcast explores costs, benefits of manure regulations

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Oct. 5, 2020

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Dairy Stream podcast explores
costs, benefits of manure regulations

Innovation hub research will lead to more informed regulatory decisions

A recent episode of the Dairy Stream podcast featured a Dairy Innovation Hub research project about the costs and benefits of manure management regulations for dairy farm economic viability and soil and water sustainability.

Dairy Stream host Mike Austin talks with Dr. Jeremy Foltz, professor in the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Dr. Marin Skidmore, post-doc in the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, about the goals of this project and under what circumstances manure regulations improve water quality.

Agri-King sponsored this episode.

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Podcast breakdown:

·         1:38: Background on Dairy Innovation Hub research project (Foltz answer)

·         3:32: Current manure regulations and their effect on water quality (Skidmore)

·         5:28: How the research covers Wisconsin’s different geographical areas (Foltz)

·         7:06: Two-year research grant poses challenges to complete project (Foltz)

·         7:50: Research benefits from existing soil and water quality data (Skidmore)

·         9:00: Local ordinances reflected in different areas of the state (Skidmore)

·         10:52: Regulations can be enforced by the county or state (Skidmore)

·         14:14: Sharing information vital so policymakers understand sound science (Foltz)

·         15:24: Using research to make a sound decision (Foltz)

·         16:42: Initial information will be communicated to farmers via Dairy Summit (Skidmore)

·         20:44: Analysis of costs and benefits of regulatory options (Foltz)

·         22:08: Research could be used in areas with agriculture and water (Skidmore answer)

·         23:14: Farmers can give input on their experiences with regulations (Skidmore)

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About Dairy Stream:

Dairy Stream focuses on policy, sustainability, market trends, new technology, processor updates, business partner news and farmer involvement. The podcast is co-produced by the Dairy Business Association and Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative, sister organizations that fight for effective dairy policy in Wisconsin and Washington, D.C..

Dairy Stream is available on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, PodBean, Spotify or wherever you listen to podcasts.

About DBA:

The Dairy Business Association is Wisconsin’s leading dairy lobby group, championing smart and sensible regulations affecting the dairy community. The nonprofit organization is comprised of farmers, milk processors, vendors and other business partners who work collaboratively to ensure that dairy farms of all sizes have the support they need to keep America’s Dairyland strong. More information: www.dairyforward.com

About Edge:

Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative provides dairy farmers throughout the Midwest with a powerful voice — the voice of milk — in Congress, with customers and within their communities. Edge, based in Green Bay, Wis., is one of the top cooperatives in the country based on milk volume. More information: www.voiceofmilk.com.

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