University of Idaho Research Dairy Receives $1M Gift

TWIN FALLS, Idaho — Right this moment Chobani introduced a $1 million present to the College of Idaho-led Heart for Agriculture, Meals and the Setting (Idaho CAFE) to assist fund development of the nation’s largest analysis dairy and advance scientific analysis to make sure a sustainable future for the U.S. dairy trade.

With deep roots and a serious manufacturing, analysis and improvement presence within the Magic Valley, Chobani has lengthy been dedicated to taking a holistic and inclusive strategy to sustainability, particularly throughout the dairy trade.

“Sustainability is a part of the material of Chobani. Caring for our individuals and animals, conserving sources, placing again what we take – that is how we function, and that is how dairy farmers function,” mentioned Hamdi Ulukaya, Chobani Founder and CEO. “As increasingly individuals – shoppers, traders and regulators — deal with sustainability, the dairy trade should be a part of the dialog. The dairy trade has a deep historical past of dedication to and management in sustainability, which should be honored. That is why the College of Idaho’s management to ascertain this complete and groundbreaking CAFE undertaking is so necessary, and why we’re so proud to help it.”

Positioned in Idaho’s Magic Valley, Idaho CAFE spans three counties with a 2,000-cow analysis dairy and 640-acre demonstration farm in Rupert, a public outreach and schooling heart in Jerome and collaborative meals science efforts developed in partnership with the Faculty of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls.

Because the third prime dairy producing state within the nation, Idaho’s dairy trade performs a crucial function within the well being of the state’s financial system. However environment friendly agricultural manufacturing that additionally protects Idaho’s pure sources and the surroundings requires robust analysis to succeed.

“The Idaho CAFE undertaking has been conceptualized for years however the want for this built-in analysis heart is rising by the day,” mentioned Michael P. Parrella, dean for the College of Idaho Faculty of Agricultural and Life Sciences. “The dairy trade nationwide has set aggressive targets to change into carbon impartial and maximize water high quality and amount amongst different environmental sustainability targets within the very close to future. Chobani’s funding within the Idaho CAFE analysis dairy highlights their partnership on this mission and pushes us nearer to the end line that’s having this heart operational and contributing to the cutting-edge analysis that develop environmental options for the dairy trade now and into the longer term.”

Idaho CAFE will conduct analysis and ship schooling to help a sustainable future for Idaho’s dairies, livestock operations, crop manufacturing and meals processing industries. The middle will hyperlink analysis, schooling and outreach in a public-private partnership to help the state of Idaho, generate jobs and help financial progress.

“Time and time once more, Chobani has stepped as much as put money into Idaho and the Magic Valley group. The Idaho CAFE undertaking embraces the innovation occurring throughout our agricultural sector,” mentioned Idaho Gov. Brad Little. “Chobani’s newest dedication to Idaho CAFE is an funding in Idaho’s financial system and, importantly, Idaho’s present and future workforce. A robust dairy trade helps jobs and our Idaho lifestyle. We’re grateful to the management and workers at Chobani for his or her continued pledge to excellence, which helps us in reaching our aim to make Idaho the place the place our kids and grandchildren select to remain.”

The analysis dairy can be operated like a industrial farm and can host quite a lot of ongoing analysis experiments managed by U of I school and workers. The dairy is designed to symbolize a median dairy in southern Idaho, so the analysis performed on the web site can be instantly relevant to dairy farms in Idaho and all through the area. The Western U.S. is a uniquely totally different area for producing dairy than the Midwest or Northeast, each areas which might be already served by analysis dairies.

U of I’ll break floor in June on the primary development section of the $22.5 million analysis dairy which incorporates services to accommodate the milking and nutrient administration operations. Plans name for completion of the primary section of development in 2023 when U of I’ll start milking cows on the Rupert location.

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Media contacts

College of Idaho
Carly Schoepflin
Director – Communications and Strategic Initiatives
208-885-4037
craska@uidaho.edu

Chobani
Alyson Oüten
Director – Group Influence and Communications
208-761-9690
Alyson.outen@chobani.com

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About Chobani

Chobani is a meals maker with a mission of creating high-quality and nutritious meals accessible to extra individuals, whereas elevating our communities and making the world a more healthy place. Briefly: making good meals for all. In help of this mission, we’re a values-driven, people-first, food-and-wellness-focused firm, and have been since Hamdi Ulukaya, an immigrant to the U.S., based the corporate in 2005. We produce yogurt, oatmilk, dairy- and plant-based creamers, ready-to-drink espresso and plant-based probiotic drinks. Chobani yogurt is America’s No. 1 yogurt model, and it’s made with solely pure substances with out synthetic preservatives.

Chobani makes use of meals as a pressure for good on the earth – placing humanity first in every little thing we do. Our philanthropic efforts prioritize giving again to our communities and past: working to eradicate youngster starvation, supporting immigrants, refugees and underrepresented individuals, honoring veterans, and defending the planet. We manufacture our merchandise in New York, Idaho and Australia. Chobani merchandise can be found all through North America and distributed in Australia and different choose markets. For extra data, please go to www.chobani.com and comply with us on Fb, Twitter, Instagram, and LinkedIn.