Tara Vander Dussen: Sustainability & Dairy | Ep. 185

About this episode

Tara Vander Dussen discusses sustainability in dairy farming and the importance of water conservation.

In this special re-run episode of The Dairy Podcast Show, marking International Women's Day, we bring back our conversation with Tara Vander Dussen, a fifth-generation dairy farmer and environmental scientist, who discusses the critical issues surrounding sustainability in dairy farming. Tara shares her unique journey from environmental consulting to podcasting, highlighting water use, sustainability practices, and how dairy farmers can balance environmental concerns with production. Learn about the latest challenges in water conservation, the importance of educating consumers, and how small management changes can make a big impact. Listen now on your favorite podcast platform! "Water use in dairy is not just about big projects. Sometimes it's the small management changes that make a big difference." Meet the guest: Tara Vander Dussen https://www.linkedin.com/in/tara-vander-dussen/ is an environmental scientist and fifth-generation dairy farmer in eastern New Mexico, with a B.S. in Soil Water and Environmental Science from the University of Arizona. Her work has focused on dairy environmental compliance, water use, and manure management, while also translating complex…

People in this episode

Guest: Tara Vander Dussen

Topics covered

• sustainability
• dairy farming
• water conservation
• environmental science
• women in agriculture

Keywords

• sustainability
• dairy
• water use
• environmental science
• agriculture
• women in agriculture
• management changes

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Wisenetix, University of Arizona

Places: eastern New Mexico

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