Proposed dairy research site would study greenhouse gas emissions

USDA and the Army Corps of Engineers are planning to replace the existing U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center in Wisconsin with a new facility.

The proposed facility would be on the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant site, and Jason Harre with the Corps of Engineers says it would be unlike any other research dairy in the world.  He says this new facility will be the only site in the United States to comprehensively research greenhouse gas emission reduction efforts, how to customize the ration for individual dairy cows, management methods that enhance soil health, and strategies that minimize nutrient losses.

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