Dairy Innovation Hub holds first Dairy Symposium to share knowledge, build connections

The UW Dairy Innovation Hub held its first annual Dairy Symposium on Thursday, Nov. 18 at Union South on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus. The event, which drew over 100 in-person attendees, provided scientists a chance to share and discuss the initial results of their Hub-funded research projects with researchers, university students and dairy professionals. Another 100 people attended the event virtually, and videos of symposium sessions are available online...

...The symposium started with opening remarks and a plenary talk by Randy Jackson, UW–Madison professor of agronomy, about the $23.2 million NetZero Initiative to help cut greenhouse gas emissions in the dairy industry. This six-year project is funded by a $10 million dollar grant from the Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and contributions from partners such as Nestlé, and the dairy industry, including Newtrient....