U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
Madison and Marshfield, WI

Sustainability of the dairy sector: Challenges and opportunities
Dr. Michel Wattiaux
Interim Director of the Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems (CIAS) of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences-University of Wisconsin-Madison
Wednesday, Nov. 17th at 3 pm CST

Connection details:
https://www.zoomgov.com/j/16141396271
646-828-7666; ID: 161 4139 6271

Abstract: Sustainability of the dairy sector involves more that addressing a series of distinct economic, environmental, and social science issues. As the reductionist framework to address sustainability issues is fraught with assumptions and biases, cross-discipline collaborations are urgently needed. In this presentation, Michel will suggest that trans-disciplinarity framed by the 10 agroecological elements and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals provide the expanded paradigm necessary for systemic and participatory research in sustainability. The challenges are numerous and enormous, but examples will be provided on how recasting our thinking about carbon losses and nitrogen inefficiencies could transform the dairy sector to better serve the needs of farmers and consumers in the US, and around the world … more sustainably!