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- [Narrator] Here's a crazy idea.

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What would happen if America's farmers

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and dairy cows went on vacation?

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Of course, we'd miss our
favorite dairy foods.

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But what would happen to all
the nutrition dairy provides?

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Or to the environment?

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Milk packs a healthy punch
containing 13 essential nutrients

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that benefit health and wellness.

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For many, dairy is an
affordable choice of nutrition

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that's not easily replaced
by other food sources.

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That means less essential nutrients

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if dairy land is used to grow other crops.

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But what about the environment?

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- If we were to eliminate dairy cattle,

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we estimate the equivalent reduction

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in total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions

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to be less than one percent.

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- [Narrator] But the dairy industry knows

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that its emissions, while small,

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can still have an impact.

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That's why it's committed
to becoming carbon neutral

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or better by 2050.

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Seeing that dairy is good for you

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and is working harder for the planet,

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it's a good thing that cows are home.