Tara Vander Dussen: Dairy Environmental Sustainability | Ep. 46

The environment is one of the three fundamental pillars of sustainability, followed by the social and economic areas. Regarding this topic, dairy farmers have been doing a great job of tracking sustainability, but it is necessary to make more progress – more importantly, it is necessary to show this progress to the world, thus giving our cows a greener image than ever before. In this episode, with Tara Vander Dussen, we discuss all the challenges and future perspectives for environmental sustainability along with her experience with it and the importance of sharing a sustainable message and engaging on social media.

“I don’t think people realize what farmers do to be more sustainable.” - Tara Vander Dussen

What you’ll learn:

• (00:00) Highlight
• (02:03) Introduction 
• (08:02) Concerns over water sources on dairy farms
• (16:41) Future environmental concerns in the dairy industry
• (22:46) Sharing our successful stories from our farms
• (26:50) Engaging grad students in agriculture
• (30:30) Conveying messages for producers and consumers
• (34:08) The final questions

Meet the guest: Tara Vander Dussen

Experience:

• Current: Co-Host at Discover Ag Podcast
• Past: Environmental consultant for dairy farms in NM

• Background:Degree; Soil, Water and Environmental Science (the University of Arizona)

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