EPA, dairy industry sign MOU on sustainability

For the first time, the dairy industry has signed an agreement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to reinforce "shared values" in the areas of environmental and economic sustainability for dairy farmers.Earlier this month EPA signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy. Lisa Watson, social responsibility officer for the Innovation Center, said the MOU builds on the work of the Dairy Sustainability Alliance, an alliance that brings together farmers, retailers, customers, non-government organizations and government groups to talk about all things related to dairy sustainability.In this episode,  Feedstuffs policy editor Jacqui Fatka talks with Watson about the MOU, and the strides the industry has made in the areas of environmental and economic sustainability in recent years. This episode is sponsored by Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health. Balchem recently launched an extension of the Real Science Lecture Series in podcast form, called the Real Science Exchange. Get to know top researchers like you’ve never known them before: Search for “Real Science Exchange” on your favorite podcast platform today.For more information on this and other stories, visit  Feedstuffs  online.Follow Feedstuffs on Twitter @Feedstuffs, or join the conversation via Facebook.