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Last week we were thrilled to announce the successful registration and verification of a first of it’s kind methane avoidance project at Skyridge Farms by the world’s most widely used greenhouse gas (GHG) crediting program: the Verified Carbon Standard (VCS). This remarkable achievement comes as a result of Skyridge Farms' dedication to sustainable dairy farming and their implementation of LWR’s patented First Wave system.

As we celebrate the dairy sector throughout the month of June, it is important to recognize the producers who are doing the heavy lifting to establish new sustainability standards for the industry. This accomplishment for Skyridge Farms reinforces their commitment to environmental stewardship and secures their position as a leader in low carbon dairy production. Congrats to Skyridge Farms on this outstanding achievement, and on their continued contributions to the dairy sector!

In June, I had the opportunity to speak at the Argus Sustainable Fertilizer Americas conference, addressing the topic of nutrient recycling and its role in a sustainable circular economy. During the event, I gained valuable insights from key discussions aournd the importance of improving nitrogen efficiency, prioritizing farmers in corporate sustainability goals, securing funding for sustainable fertilizer projects, and exploring new market spaces like green ammonia.

A notable takeaway was the increasing emphasis on low or zero carbon fertilizer, particularly in ammonia and nitrogen production. This trend will result in carbon prices impacting fertilizer prices in major markets. Geopolitical events continue to significantly affect the fertilizer industry. Additionally, the ongoing exploration of the potash basin in a deforested area of the Amazon by Brazil will potentially impact global supply and demand dynamics as mineral harvesting progresses. Finally, there were insightful discussions on US policies aimed at strengthening domestic fertilizer supply, highlighting the various programs that have been implemented in the past year.

To learn more about the conference, or how you can transform manure into two distinct, high value fertilizers, let's connect!

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Land O'Lakes named as one of Time Magazine's Most Influential Companies of 2023.

Under CEO Beth Ford, Land O’Lakes’ sustainability business, Truterra, has paid farmers over $9 million to sequester 462,000 metric tons of carbon.

Truterra aims to help up to 20,000 farmers and dairy producers reduce emissions by about 6.9 million metric tons of CO2 over five years—roughly equal to taking 1.5 million cars off the road for a year!

Walmart is beefing up it's end-to-end Angus supply chain with new production facility recently announcing plans to open its first owned and operated case-ready beef facility in 2025.

The facility will package and distribute a selection of Angus cuts from Sustainable Beef LLC

The retailer plans to break ground on the facility $257M facility in Olathe, Kansas, later this year, furthering their ongoing efforts to build out an end-to-end Angus beef supply chain.

The California Milk Advisory Board (CMAB) has announced the return of the Real California Excelerator competition, created in partnership with innovation advisory VentureFuel.

As the largest global dairy accelerator, the program seeks anyone building any product made with at least 50 percent dairy, including, but not limited to foods, beverages, personal care products, packaging, material sciences, textiles, pet products, or anything else using dairy in an innovative way.

New partnership will build a low carbon ethanol plant in southwest Michigan to add needed biofuel supply and help lower the dairy industry’s carbon footprint.

Dairy Distillery has developed a technology to transform a lactose-rich dairy byproduct, called milk permeate into vodka, aptly named Vodkow. This high value use of milk permeate caught the attention of MMPA as it looks to create more value for its dairy farmer members. This partnership is expected to offset 14,500 tonnes of carbon a year, reducing the carbon footprint of the milk processed at its Constantine facility by 5%.

Pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca has announced it is switching to biogas produced from cow manure and food waste to cut its carbon emissions with “first of its kind collaboration” with Vanguard Renewables.

AstraZeneca has begun purchasing RNG produced by Vanguard Renewables and by 2026, this collaboration is expected to enable the equivalent of the energy required to heat more than 17,800 homes for a year worth of RNG to be used across AstraZeneca’s US sites.

Major players in energy are betting big on RNG. Last fall, BP acquired RNG producer Archaea for $4.1 billion, Shell bought Nature Energy for nearly $2 billion, and NextEra purchased $1.1 billion in RNG assets from Energy Power Partners.

So what’s behind this recent flurry of activity? And to what extent could RNG actually offset carbon emissions? Tune into Catalyst with Shayne Kann with special guest Brandon Moffatt, Co-Founder of StormFisher, an RNG and hydrogen producer. 

By transforming  manure into clean water, biomass feedstock, and two distinct fertilizers to reduce methane emissions, regenerate soils to capture more carbon, we can help you meet your sustainability goals!

Learn more at: manure.ai

The California Department of Food and Agriculture is now accepting grant applications from commercial dairies and livestock operations for the installation of equipment and implementation of practices that result in long-term methane emissions reductions and maximize environmental co-benefits. LWR's First Wave system has previously been funded under this program and is considered a pre-approved technology. Contact us today to discuss your project!   

Join us in Arlington, Wisconsin from August 9th to the 10th for the North American Manure Expo where we will be hosting an equipment demonstration! Let us know if you will be attending the show!

As we celebrate our countries in the coming days, we give thanks to the brave souls who have risked their lives — and still do so today — to allow us to operate businesses, create opportunities for our families, and live as free citizens. Happy Independence Day & Happy Canada Day!

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