Max Armstrong shares a look at the strides in productivity in livestock in the United States. Research from University of California-Davis looking at dairy production found a 50% reduction in greenhouse gases today versus production in 1964. The life-cycle analysis study showed other improvements too.

Farm Progress America is a daily look at key issues in agriculture. It is produced and presented by Max Armstrong, veteran farm broadcaster and host of This Week in Agribusiness.

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