Dairy Business Association-Green Tier Advancement Project (DBA-GTAP)
Green Tier - Charter Participant

Charter discussions with the Dairy Business Association (DBA) began in the spring of 2006. The Charter is a partnership effort between the Department of Natural Resources and the Dairy Business Association-Green Tier Advancement Project. The goal of the Charter is to provide opportunities for Wisconsin dairy producers to achieve superior environmental performance by: outlining model terms for dairy producer participation in Green Tier, and assisting dairy producers, processors, or vertically integrated producer/processors to participate in Green Tier.

The Charter provides a practical and business-like cooperative initiative that encourages and supports the development of environmental management systems (EMS) for the dairy industry that can be tailored to account for regional and site specific issues for the management of process wastewaters and by-products, manure, Stormwater, feed, agricultural chemicals, and also provide opportunities for producers to research and develop agricultural practices in the pursuit of environmental protection, enhancement and conservation.

Reports

• Excerpt from 2009 Green Tier Biennial Progress Report
• 2008 Annual Green Tier Report from Dairy Business Association-Green Tier Advancement Project [PDF 62KB]

Charter

• Charter for Environmental Performance with the Dairy Business Association-GTAP for the Wisconsin Dairy Industry [PDF 202KB] Posted November 29, 2007
• Elective Activity Examples that Dairy Producers Can Undertake to Enhance Environmental Performance [PDF 45KB] Posted March 28, 2008

Interested Persons Group

• Agenda for 2/4/2009 Meeting [PDF 23KB]
• Final Charter [PDF 202KB]
• Interested Persons-DBA Advancement Project Letter [PDF 52KB]
• Interested Persons Group Members [PDF 14KB]

Public Notices/Press Releases

• Wis. Announces Accomplishments of Green Tier [PDF 66KB] World Dairy Diary April 20, 2009
• DBA: Green Tier Advancement Project is Working Well [PDF 68KB] Wisconsin Ag Connection April 17, 2009
• Leading the Dairy Industry into the Future [PDF 45KB] Wisconsin Dairy Impact
• Dairy Trends for 2008 [PDF 52KB] Wisconsin Dairy Impact
• Green Tier Charters [PDF 163KB] Great Lakes Chronicles 2008
• Three Wisconsin Groups Win Conservation Innovation Grants [PDF22KB ] Wisconsin Agriculturalist August 14, 2008
• Dairy Business Association signs Green Tier Charter with Department of Natural Resources [PDF 25KB] Posted November 29, 2007

Photos taken during the Green Tier Signing
November 29, 2007

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Archived Material

• Draft Charter for Environmental Performance with the Dairy Business Association-GTAP for the Wisconsin Dairy Industry [PDF 112KB] Posted August 3, 2007
• Summary of Public Comments on Draft Charter [PDF 33KB] Posted September 14, 2007
• Public Notice on a Proposed Charter under Green Tier and a Public Hearing [PDF 15KB] Posted August 3, 2007