In terms of food safety, the environment and life cycle, we see what is being done elsewhere, but though we may be familiar with our environment, we don't know where to focus our efforts in order to make environmental gains. This is about agricultural production; we live in this environment and we participate in economic activity. We now have to determine where we are efficient and where we are less efficient.
Studies on the environment make it possible to understand exactly what is happening on those farms and to determine which methods can be used to pollute less and to be more environmentally conscious. We factor in greenhouse gases, manure management and the nutrition of cows, meaning what cows need to produce milk. The cows are going to eliminate any excess food into the environment. If we were fully aware of their needs, they would only eat what they needed, produce the milk and generate less waste in the environment. Those are all things we have to understand.