Feed & Additive Magazine Issue 30 July 2023

INTERVIEW 46 FEED & ADDITIVE MAGAZINE July 2023 10 QUESTIONS ABOUT TECH, TRANSPARENCY, AND THE ENVIRONMENTAL FOOTPRINT OF MILK Dr. Liz Homer, Technical Development Manager and Sustainability Lead at Trouw Nutrition Assessment is a good place to start. You’ve probably heard it said that you can’t manage what you can’t measure. At farm level, there are many different routes (direct and indirect) to take to reduce the environmental impact of milk, such as increasing efficiencies, increasing longevity or changing the diet. MyMilkPrint, a new service developed by Trouw Nutrition, is making it easier to measure interventions that directly reduce the environmental footprint of milk, such as feed and manure management. Below, Dr. Liz Homer, Technical Development Manager and Sustainability Lead at Trouw Nutrition in Great Britain answers questions about MyMilkPrint, including what the innovation means for dairy farmers and feed advisors. Sustainability is becoming an ever-increasing priority across all segments of business, especially in the dairy sector. How does a farm improve the environmental footprint of its milk production?

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