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EmPower+

Empowering Results. Backed by Science.

Empowering dairy farmers to lead the way in sustainable agriculture through data-driven initiatives.

A New Way Forward for Dairy

EmPower+ offers data support services and a portfolio of production efficiency solutions designed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. 

This whole-farm, outcomes-based model aligns the interests of farmers, processors, and food companies to establish shared value and accountability across the entire value chain.

Built on credible data, third-party verification, and whole-farm greenhouse gas (GHG) performance metrics, EmPower+ provides farmers with the tools needed to compete in an ever-changing marketplace.

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Empowering Every Step
of the Value Chain

Trusted Data Collection

Protected information to both farmers and processors.

Empowering Farmers

Provides data to guide whole-farm decisions that reduce GHG emissions and improve efficiency.

Equipping Processors

Delivers credible data to meet value chain reporting requirements and demonstrate measurable Scope 3 reductions.

Scalable Insights

Expands into on-farm scenario planning, generating full-farm GHG performance metrics.

 

Science-Based. Data-Driven. Built for Dairy.

Whole-farm, science-based GHG measurement and modeling
Whole-farm, science-based GHG measurement and modeling
Built on validated MMRV systems and best-in-class GHG modelling
Built on validated MMRV systems and best-in-class GHG modelling
Potential to create a financial mechanism to reduce commodity-level emissions factors
Potential to create a financial mechanism to reduce commodity-level emissions factors
Support for carbon insetting and climate-aligned procurement 
Support for carbon insetting and climate-aligned procurement
Auditable, credible Scope 3 emissions data for processors and CPGs 
Auditable, credible Scope 3 emissions data for processors and CPGs
Compatibility with global sustainability frameworks 
Compatibility with global sustainability frameworks

Built for Farmers, by Farmers

Developed through a partnership between Edge Dairy Farmer Cooperative and Farmers for Sustainable Food, EmPower+ connects farmer-led innovation directly to environmental goals of the dairy value chain.

The program pairs on-farm innovation with a robust accounting methodology to measure, report and verify emissions reductions at the farm level.

This farmer-led, data-driven initiative creates a practical, transparent path for verified emission reductions to be embedded directly into milk procurement, creating new opportunities to recognize and reward measurable environmental performance across the dairy value chain.

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“Through EmPower+ we are building a collaborative, industry-aligned effort to promote and support farmer-led solutions to meet today’s environmental challenges. For too long, sustainability programs have taken a one-size-fits-all approach. But dairy farms are complex ecosystems — lasting progress requires looking at the whole picture, from cow care and nutrition to crop production and manure management. Our goal is to give farmers the tools and metrics they need to deliver verified reductions in greenhouse gas emissions for the industry.”

Tim Trotter, CEO

Meet our EmPower+ Team

 

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Jamie Fisher

Managing director of Farmers for Sustainable Food
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Jen Block

Director of value chain partnerships
 
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Jim Eckberg

Director of science and innovation
 

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