Facility sustainability

Our Grade A facility in Jerome, Idaho, receives approximately 4.5 million pounds (about 2 million liters) of fresh milk daily. We use a proprietary cold loop filtration process and pay close attention to every step of the production process to produce a range of premium dairy ingredients that are sustainably produced and highly functional, setting a new standard in the market.

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Environmentally conscious processing

Our efforts

Our plant is committed to sustainable practices. By implementing energy-efficient systems, effective waste management strategies, and water conservation measures, we strive to minimize our environmental footprint and contribute to a greener future.

Energy efficiency

We recently completed a compressor upgrade and a powdered product transport system upgrade. Using a centrifugal compressor instead of multiple load/unload screw compressors to increase system efficiency.

Water conservation

“Cow water,” collected through reverse osmosis, is “polished” and used for Clean-In-Place (CIP) purposes throughout the processing plant, helping to reduce the overall demand for withdrawal from the municipal water supply.

Milk hauling

By directly overseeing fleet operations, we proactively address environmental impact. Today, we monitor diesel usage, miles driven, and fuel efficiency to assess our fleet’s environmental footprint.

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Our emmisions goal

We are committed to significantly reducing our greenhouse gas emissions at Idaho Milk Products. Through collaboration with leading experts, we will achieve our goal of cutting our emissions by 42% by the year 2030.

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