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DMI'S INNOVATION CENTER
ASKS USDA TO ADD NEW
DATA COLLECTIONS TO
INCLUDE OPERATIONAL
WATER USE, FEED RATIONS,
MANURE, ETC. TO MEET
NET ZERO GOALS
ADC sounds off in April 9
comment to USDA Data RFI
Federal Register USDA-2026-0034-ERS-2026
ADC opposes this request because it is another example of international climate policy driving what happens on U.S. farms using dairy farmers' valuable data assets and practices. A concern for all dairy operations is that milk buyers are already collecting valuable proprietary data for upstream reporting without disclosing to farmers how it will be used, shared, controlled, and/or monetized. Farmers should be aware of their proprietary data transfers and their value that others in the supply chain could be capturing and not sharing. Examples of producer notifications even mention access to a farm's DairyComp data. Cows will always belch as they recycle natural, existing carbon. These emissions are not new accumulations of GHG inventory. The right methane metric (GWP*) must be used, and the Dairy Farmer's Data Rights and Value must be protected.
Read ADC comment to USDA here
Read DMI / NDC / Innovation Center comment to USDA here
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