From the start, the strength of the U.S. Dairy Sustainability Commitment has been the unprecedented collaboration with leaders and experts from within and outside the dairy industry. The Innovation Center is pleased to recognize the following organizations for their support:
Elanco:
The Elanco Award for Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability
Elanco is a global innovation-driven company that develops and markets products to improve animal health and food animal production in more than 75 countries. Elanco employs more than 2,400 people worldwide, with offices in more than 40 countries, and is a division of Eli Lilly and Company, a leading global pharmaceutical corporation.
Visit www.elanco.com to learn more.
U.S. Dairy Export Council®:
The U.S. Dairy Export Council Award for Oustanding Dairy Processing & Manufacturing Sustainability
The U.S. Dairy Export Council® (USDEC) is a non-profit, independent membership organization that represents the domestic and export trade of more than 100 proprietary processors and cooperatives, ingredient suppliers, export traders and U.S. dairy producers. Its mission is to enhance U.S. global competitiveness and to assist the U.S. industry in increasing the volume and value of global dairy sales. USDEC is managed by Dairy Management Inc.™ (DMI).
Visit www.usdec.org to learn more.
Center for Advanced Energy Studies and Idaho National Laboratory:
The Center for Advanced Energy Studies/Idaho National Laboratory Award for Outstanding Achievement in Energy
The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) is a partnership between the Department of Energy through the Idaho National Laboratory and Idaho’s public research universities, Boise State University, Idaho State University and the University of Idaho. Through this collaborative structure, CAES combines its partner’s capabilities to execute energy research, promote education programs, conduct public policy analysis, and facilitate technology-based economic development.
Visit www.uidaho.edu/idahofalls/caes or inl.gov to learn more.
World Wildlife Fund:
World Wildlife Fund (WWF) works in more than 100 countries to conserve the environment through foundational science, action and innovative solutions to meet the needs of both people and nature. The organization is committed to reversing the degradation of our planet’s natural environment by promoting sustainable practices to further advance the cause of conservation.
Visit www.worldwildlife.org to learn more.
United States Department of Agriculture:
In December 2009, the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy became the first agricultural group to sign a sustainability-focused memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). That partnership is helping dairy producers across the country manage resources more efficiently.
Visit USDA.gov to learn more.
Dairy Research Institute®:
Dairy Research Institute™ is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization affiliated with the Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy® and was created to strengthen the dairy industry’s access to and investment in the technical research required to drive innovation and demand for dairy products and ingredients, globally. The Institute works with and through industry, academic, government and commercial partners to drive pre-competitive research in nutrition, products and sustainability on behalf of the Innovation Center and the National Dairy Council®.
Visit www.USDairy.com/DairyResearchInstitute to learn more.