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Headwinds for factory farm biogas open doors for better alternatives

In April, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it would stop providing loan guarantees for methane biodigester ...
Post-Bulletin

Manure digester pays big dividends

PRINCETON, Minn. -- Dennis and Marsha Haubenschild were always confident their manure digester would produce electricity and reduce odors, but their system has greatly exceeded expectations. The ...
Phys.org

Cow manure digesters really do cut methane—unless they leak

A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occasions they fail, the leaks are large enough to offset ...
E&E

Natural gas could power new chapter in manure-to-energy

Let down by electric utilities, farmers bet on natural gas as a more promising way to make a return from cow manure. This story is the second in a three-part series. Read the first and third ...
The Gazette

Winneshiek supervisors decline to block manure digester

The leaders of Winneshiek County agreed on Monday to rezone a rural parcel of land for a facility that will capture methane from decaying manure. The county’s supervisors, in a 3-2 vote, defied ...
Yahoo

Manure digesters have been called the key to solving CAFO pollution. A new study says that's wrong

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MADISON - New research conducted by environmental groups argues that manure digesters, seen as a solution to pollution from ...
AG Week

Digesters make renewable energy from manure, but face hurdles

A Danish company’s plans to turn cow manure into renewable energy in Minnesota and Wisconsin’s dairy country have tanked, at least for now. Nature Energy planned to build several large-scale anaerobic ...
Agri-Pulse

CDFA seeking proposals for manure management, digester research

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is giving interested parties until mid-September to submit proposals for manure management practices ...
Capital Press

Oregon DEQ hands out $63,750 in fines for manure digester overflow

TILLAMOOK, Ore. — Oregon environmental regulators have issued $63,750 in fines after an anaerobic digester at the Port of Tillamook Bay malfunctioned last year, causing 163,301 gallons of partially ...
The Gazette

Dairies fined $20,000 for manure digester project

State regulators have fined a Northwest Iowa dairy $10,000 for constructing a set of manure transport pipes months before seeking a permit for the work. It is the second fine associated with ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Manure digesters have been called the key to solving CAFO pollution. A new study says that's wrong

MADISON - New research conducted by environmental groups argues that manure digesters, seen as a solution to pollution from large-scale livestock farms, do more harm than good because of other ways ...