ATLANTA, Georgia – A broad swath of new advances with industry sustainability programs were highlighted by top speakers during the Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit at the 2022 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE).
“Increasing agriculture productivity while reducing negative impacts is one of the greatest challenges of this century,” remarked Rod Snyder, agriculture advisor for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),
The Animal Agriculture Sustainability Summit is sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY), along with the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the North American Meat Institute (NAMI).
Snyder said that his position is to bring an open line of communication between the EPA and the agricultural community. He discussed the Biden administration’s ambition of reducing greenhouse gases 50% by 2050; EPA’s methane action plan that encourages farmers to reduce the gas’s emissions by using bio-digestors, solid separators, lagoon covers and other practices; and the U.S. Department of Energy’s support of innovative technology for methane measurement.