Enduring Ecosystems

EnduringEcosystems

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Growing our reach and responsibility.

Reaching more people in more places means sourcing more milk, manufacturing more products, and transporting them around the country. Inevitably, we’re using more natural resources as our business grows. To protect our ecosystems, we’re thinking big and working harder than ever to improve waste reduction, water stewardship, clean energy, and fuel efficiency efforts.

"Agriculture, as a whole, has become more sustainable with a smaller environmental footprint. It’s not one individual farmer’s story. It’s everybody’s."

Derrick Josi

Tillamook Farmer-owner

Our path to net zero emissions

We’ve created a Climate Action Plan as part of our commitment to reducing our impact on the planet. Take a look at out our path to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, with an interim goal to reduce emissions by 30% by 2030.

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Sustainability:from farms tofacilities

We’re working hard to protect resources on-farm, in our facilities and within our fleet.

500,000
tons of CO2e captured with biodigesters in the past decade. That’s equivalent to annual GHG emissions from 107,000 passenger vehicles.
437,605
lbs of cheese diverted from landfill at our Boardman and Tillamook facilities.
200,000
kWh saved through energy reduction initiatives, like lighting upgrades, motor controls and an expanded steam boiler system.
100%
Renewable energy used at our visitors center, The Creamery.
95%
of our farmer-owners plant cover crops, which are proven to significantly reduce soil erosion and contamination of waterways.