The United States dairy industry has established an industry-wide goal of achieving greenhouse gas (GHG) neutrality by 2050. 

In the spring of 2023, a national survey of U.S. dairy farmers was conducted to understand how farmers are thinking about and approaching changing climate and weather, with a focus on animal, manure, and land strategies that can help reduce the majority of emissions within the industry. The survey was publicized through a variety of outreach channels including:

• Postcard mailings to all farmers enrolled in Farm Service Agency programs, as well as to a subset of dairy farmers with 10 or more cows provided by DTN

• Advertisements in two trade publications (Progressive Dairy and Hoard’s Dairyman)

• Dissemination through Dairy Management Inc’s farmer service staff