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
Empowering dairy farmers to lead whole-farm improvements that strengthen their businesses and create value throughout the supply chain.
EmPower+ is a farmer-led, data-driven initiative that helps dairy farmers evaluate whole-farm performance, explore practical improvements and connect with resources and value chain partners to recognize and reward measurable results.
This transparent, outcomes-based approach brings farm priorities and market opportunities together, supporting improvements in nutrient efficiency, soil health, water quality, wildlife habitat and farm profitability.
Built on credible data, technical expertise and third-party verification where applicable, the program provides a foundation for increased value chain investment and accountability for results.
Empowering Every Step of the Value Chain
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Protecting information to both farmers and processors
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Provides data to guide whole-farm decisions that reduce emissions and improve efficiency
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Delivers credible data to meet value chain reporting requirements and demonstrate measurable Scope 3 reductions
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Expands into on-farm scenario planning, generating full-farm environmental performance metrics
Science-Based. Data Driven. Built for Dairy.
- Whole-farm, science-based measurement and modeling
- Built on validated MMRV systems
- Potential to create a financial mechanism to reduce commodity-level emissions factors
- Support for value chain partnerships and investment in farmer-led improvements.
- Auditable, credible Scope 3 data to value chain initiatives
- 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.
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 outcomes for the industry.”
Tim Trotter, CEO
Meet our EmPower+ Team
Jamie Fisher
Managing director of Farmers for Sustainable Food
Jen Block
Director of value chain partnerships
Jim Eckberg
Director of science and innovation