The US Dairy farmers seek Blockchain Technology to track the lifecycle of dairy products efficiently. For that Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is partnering with Ripe.io. The technology will help dairy farmers to trace milk and to remain in the first line.

On Tuesday, the Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) announced that they would be implementing Blockchain Technology for successful tracking of their milk products.

In order to facilitate the same, they have joined hands with Ripe.io, a food tech startup. Ripe uses a blockchain platform to track food products and DFA will be depending upon that technology. DFA, a farmer-owned cooperative, is hoping that this initiative will bring increased supply chain transparency to its customers.

On this, the Vice President of Sustainability and Member Services has also shared his concerns. He told in a statement that DFA will run a trial test before going in full fledge with any specific application for targeting their products.

Adding further, he told that nowadays transparency in food chain supply has gone primary. Consumers want to know where their food came from. So by using Blockchain Technology, they will be able to track the same with ease. Also, it will increase their trust on company’s brand value.

He further cited Blockchain Technology as the future of agriculture. Farmers can use it to be on the first line. As of now, it has got a limited application in the agriculture industry and has to go through a number of research to offer the best.