In California there are approximately 1.68 million cows that produce more than 41 billion pounds of milk each year, but how sustainable is the industry given the state’s stringent air regulations? This was the question that CLEAR Center Director Dr. Frank Mitloehner tackled when he joined host Larry Mantle on “AirTalk,” a daily show on LAist, an independent, nonprofit newsroom that is home to L.A.’s largest National Public Radio (NPR) station.
California’s climate targets for agriculture are some of the most ambitious in the world. Fortunately, by incentivizing the adoption of new technologies on farms, we can meet these goals.
Not only are the devices helping California producers meet their ambitious methane-reduction goals, they’re producing a source of biofuel that might power our automobiles down the road.
