The U.S. Dairy Net Zero Initiative (NZI) is a collaboration of dairy organizations to advance research, on-farm pilots, and new market developments to make sustainability practices more accessible and affordable to farms of all sizes. “This is an essential element of an overall 30-year journey to U.S. dairy’s collective 2050 environmental goals,” said Jamie Jonker, National Milk Producers Federation, during a top-rated panel “Sustainability on the Farm and the Net Zero Initiative” at the Northeast Dairy Management Conference. Partners in the effort include Innovation Center for U.S. Dairy, DMI, International Dairy Foods Association, Newtrient, National Milk Producers Federation, and U.S. Dairy Export Council. By 2050, the U.S. dairy industry collectively has goals to: achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) neutrality, optimize water use while maximizing recycling, and improve water quality by optimizing utilization of manure and nutrients.