NMSU Dairy Extension

Context for how much global milk production has grown over time by species - 141% increase in total milk from 1961 - 2017. Cow milk dominates, but others are very important to human nutrition/livelihoods in different locations around the world.

Global average greenhouse gas emissions intensity (kg CO2e/kg product) for milk by species. Compared to 1961, 2017 emissions intensities are: ⬇️46% for cow milk ⬆️9% for goat milk ⬇️49% for buffalo milk ⬇️7% for sheep milk ⬇️7% for camel milk #data/EI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">fao.org/faostat/en/#da…

THREAD: Could eliminating meat from our diet be a simple solution to curbing our climate crisis? You may have heard the saying, ‘nothing good comes easy’. Well, yes. It’s not that simple – #climatechange has no easy solutions. My new blog explains. bit.ly/ghggurublog1204 1/

Looking forward to this opportunity. Sharing with producers, managers and workers safe animal handling training concepts and lessons learned from having trained a large number of Latino workers in the US. How to educate effectively across cultures, languages and other barriers.

Celebrate with us with a large glass of cool, nutritious milk. Cheers! facebook.com/permalink.php?…

NMSU Dairy Extension is privileged to be a key partner in the Idaho Dairymen's Association-idahodairymens.org and National Milk Producers Federation's development of a National Dairy FARM Program on dairy workforce development and safety. facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Santa's on his way, don't forget the milk! facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Thankful for Farmers.... facebook.com/story.php?stor…

Hands-on dairy training next summer? Sign up for the 2019 Dairy Consortium! Check out the video! youtube.com/watch?v=to_K2D…

A great story of one of our own New Mexico dairy families. Have a read of what dairying on a family farm in New Mexico is all about. #UndeniablyDairy facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Despite all the rhetoric, this is what farming and farm families are all about! #AskAFarmer youtube.com/watch?v=nu8AED…

From our farmer friends just east of us. The video has been around doe a while, but in this time of harvest a great reminder nevertheless! facebook.com/permalink.php?…

The future of dairy: carbon neutrality! Going carbon-neutral is an ambitious goal for even the greenest food business—and exponentially more so for a 37,000-cow dairy farm. But that’s the... brinknews.com/farms-are-goin…

Happy Labor Day! facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Why cows do what they do! Cows are curious but also want to make sure the herd is protected. Read what experts believe why these cows chased the person in te video. nationalgeographic.com/animals/2018/0…

Appears to be contrary to many common held "Internet believes"... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Have some fun with this one... #realdairy youtu.be/JJCTIPWPNtw

The 2018 U.S. Dairy Education & Training Consortium had another great year and graduated a record 57 students this summer. One of them wrote this awesome story! Have a look. facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Check it out: dairy is almost 2% of New Mexico's GDP ($1.8B), and the no. 1 economic driver in agriculture for the State. New Mexico is the 9th largest dairy state in the Union and the 5th largest cheese producer. We produce 4% of the US milk and 6%... facebook.com/permalink.php?…

Organic or not? Organic dairy production is a different production system, resulting in very few if any differences in the end product. And even though judging by all the signs in the stores organic appears it is just about all that... projects.thestar.com/organic-milk/