Evaluating experiences with on-farm anaerobic digesters
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Anaerobic digesters help farmers to develop efficient manure management practices along with the control of odor, reducing the amount of manure in runoff entering streams and preventing methane release into the atmosphere. It is observed that In spite of its promise of all these expected positive effects, this technology has failed to gain faster growth in the U.S. which has resulted in under utilization of resources for generating electricity and a potential business opportunity for increasing farm income.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2007
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New markets for recycled bedding from digesters
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Awareness among dairy farmers regarding the increased valuation of the separated bios lids from anaerobic digestion of dairy waste is growing. Financial benefits for dairy farmers include purchased bedding replacement, bios lids sales off-farm, lowered dairy culling rates, and easier on-farm manure management.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2004
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Solving the problem of managing liquid manure
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MaxYield Cooperative in north central Iowa is investigating a community-based approach to meet its present and future manure management handling needs. Community-based approaches can yield a number of economic, environmental and social benefits ranging from renewable energy to value-added products.
Publication Name: BioCycle
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 0276-5055
Year: 2005
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