One Man's Trash is Another Man's Treasure: Dairy Farm Waste and the Biogas Potential

Dairy farms around the U.S. have a unique treasure found in a place some people may not think to look. In fact, some may refer to this as trash; however, on dairy farms there is a natural gas, methane, found in the waste from dairy cows, and even though this concept may seem odd and perhaps distasteful, research shows that some positive outcomes and benefits can be derived from re-using the gas from dairy cow waste. This poster will review the process, the benefits, and the costs of converting methane into a productive natural gas, one man's waste becoming another man's treasure.