Digesters
Without a dollar into it, a California dairy generates income from an anaerobic digester
Free registration is available for the Nov. 12 conference in Fresno.
Three November meetings will explain financial assistance for dairy digesters.
The contributions of U.S. dairy farmers to reducing food waste and generating renewable energy are featured in National Geographic’s special “Food of the Future” series.
White House plan highlights opportunities expected to foster innovation, revenue for dairy farms.
The funding will help dairy farmers convert farm waste to energy and develop individualized business and environmental plans to reduce operating costs and increase profitability.
Documentary shows how sustainable energy program is saving Vermont’s farms and environment.
Proposals should include development, installation and operation of dairy manure digester and co-digester projects.
State ag secretary: “We are at a point where focused funding can help us make the transition to wider adoption and implementation of digesters in our state.”
The focus is on how dairy producers from this state transform cow manure into electricity to power their farms and hundreds of local homes and businesses.
The program recognizes dairy farms and businesses that advance the industry’s commitment to healthy products, healthy communities and a healthy planet.
One objective is to explore innovative ways to use products previously considered waste streams from dairy production, processing and handling.
Washington State dairy will install an anaerobic digester and sell the resulting electricity to a utility.
John Noble, a sixth generation dairyfarmer, got his first taste of the benefits of biogas about a decade ago, when he installed a small system on his Wyoming County farm.Now, Noble and a host of investors, including a handful of local farm families, are getting into biogas in a big way. Synergy Biogas, an entity owned by Florida-based renewable energy company CH4 Biogas, last week took the wraps off its new biogas power project, located on the 1,850-cow dairyfarm that Synergy owns in Wyoming County.
Dairy digester mixes manure with waste from local food processors to produce power.
The program has gained widespread support from key organizations, including Elanco, the U.S. Dairy Export Council, the Center for Advanced Energy Studies/Idaho National Laboratory, USDA, the World Wildlife Fund, MilkPEP and the Dairy Research Institute.
The day-long event, which includes a dairy panel, will explore trends in energy rates, renewable energy and energy efficiency opportunities.
The dairy industry has committed to reaching the goal of net zero by 2050, a goal Indiana dairy producer Mike McCloskey says could be met sooner with federal support.
