By Nels Johnson
In the two decades since the Straus Dairy in Marshall was the first in the West to become certified organic, most others in the region have followed, creating a cash cow that gets bigger every year.
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Marin Independent Journal
By Nels Johnson
In the two decades since the Straus Dairy in Marshall was the first in the West to become certified organic, most others in the region have followed, creating a cash cow that gets bigger every year.
Whole Foods Market launched two on-farm pilots with Windfall Bio’s methane reduction technology (methane is a potent greenhouse gas, up to 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide) at Whole Foods Market suppliers, Darigold and Straus Family Creamery.
“ The project results were extremely impressive, and we are evaluating further opportunities to deploy this technology throughout our network. ”
Joseph Button, VP of Sustainability and Strategic Impact at Straus Family Creamery
An Amazon.com Inc.-backed startup has successfully tested methane-eating microbes that can reduce dairy farm emissions. Windfall Bio has completed a pilot with Straus Family Creamery and California-based Correia Family Dairy