The National Pork Board continues to develop tools to help producers understand the environmental impacts of their pork operations. Since 2008 the National Pork Board has been working on a specific plan to assess and better understand the pork industry’s carbon footprint. The new "Pork Carbon Footprint Calculator" was released at the at World Pork Expo. Producers say it's also a good 'What If' tool for energy use in your operation.
National Pork Board unveiled its new "Pork Carbon Footprint Calculator" at World Pork Expo. Producers say it's also a good 'What If' tool for energy use in your operation.
Dr Greg Thoma shares research underway at the Univerity of Arkansas on the total carbon load from today's pork industry from conception to shelf. This is a special audio excerpt from the Minnesota Pork Congress. The full video presentation is available here.
Pork’s Carbon Footprint - Dr. Gregory Thoma, professor, agriculture chemical engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, from the Minnesota Pork Congress, January 20-21, 2010, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
A group of Kansas State researchers evaluated several reviews of the House bill dealing with climate change and carbon credit markets to determine which segments of agriculture could be most affected. Research assistant Bill Golden shares the results
National Pork Board's Director of Environmental Programs Allan Stokes shares work underway to identify our industry's carbon footprint. Stokes noted the importance of answering consumer questions and providing producers information for use in their own operations. The National Pork Board has a information post titled An Introduction to Carbon Footprints, that provides information on the significant importance of carbon and carbon markets to the pork industry and its customers.
Pork’s carbon footprint: Hot air, hot opportunity, or both? by Garth Boyd, Camco Global
Garth Boyd, Ph.D., PAS, is the senior vice president of agriculture for Camco North America, a global carbon credit aggregation and project development firm in Denver.
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