Dairy could get left behind

According to EPA documents “animal-feeding operations that choose not to sign an Air Compliance Agreement will be subject to potential enforcement action by the Federal Government for any clean-air violations.” So, unless enough dairy producers sign up, dairy will be excluded from the compliance agreement, says Karl Czymmek, of Cornell University’s Pro-Dairy program. Then, the industry then could face one of two possibilities:

• Air-quality charts for dairy would be developed from existing data or from data collected in the pork and poultry industries.
• EPA could require certain dairy operations to monitor emissions at their own expense and come into compliance with all applicable federal laws.