‘Towards’ sustainability of dairy farming: an overview

Publication date: 06/06/2017
Extent: 16 pages

Contributions by: Norman R. Scott and Curt Gooch, Cornell University, USA

Chapter synopsis: There are many challenges to be faced in making dairy farming sustainable for feeding 9–10 billion people by 2050. This chapter defines what sustainability may mean for the dairy industry and assesses the current sustainability of dairy farming today, before going on to consider visions for a sustainable short-term future. These include emerging technologies such as integrating an ethanol producing plant with a dairy and making use of fuel cells. The chapter speculates on the longer term future of the industry up to 2050 and beyond.

DOI: 10.19103/AS.2016.0005.27