Hundreds of millions of dollars intended to cut energy costs have been funneled to costly manure digesters, benefitting industrial-scale livestock operations.

Novilla RNG constructs manure digesters that have the appearance of grain bins to capture methane. This one is south of Sioux Center in western Iowa. (Courtesy of Novilla RNG) Buy Photo The Gazette ...

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 ...

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 ...

Anaerobic digesters capture methane from decomposing livestock manure. Here, pipes direct methane gas from an anaerobic digester for use in powering several electric generators Feb. 1, 2023, at the ...

The renewable natural gas industry is looking for ways to modify a new tax credit so manure digesters benefit from a measure meant to incentivize clean hydrogen production. As it is, the rule for the ...

Mar. 9—ELLISBURG — A Rochester area company plans to build a $20 million anaerobic digester facility that will turn manure from a local dairy farm into renewable natural gas. Steven Wilkinson, ...

Manure digesters, touted as eco-friendly solutions for managing agricultural waste and reducing greenhouse gases, have limited capacity to reduce livestock-related greenhouse gas emissions, and entail ...

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 ...

PIXLEY, Calif. (AP) — The stench of cow feces, urine and ammonia forces residents to keep windows and doors closed in parts of California's farming country. Some people constantly run air purifiers at ...