Industry Sector

Compost

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Farm-scale composting, also known as on-farm composting, is a practical way to handle organic wastes and produce a stablized organic soil amendment at the same time. Yet, it involves specialized techniques for handling and managing large volumes of animal manures, leaves, and food wastes, paying attention to environmental factors that produce a quality humus produce while avoiding flies and odors.

Dairy Farms

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Wind-row composting consists of placing the mixture of raw materials in long narrow piles called wind-rows that are agitated or turned on a regular basis. The turning operation mixes the composting materials and enhances passive aeration. Typically, the wind-rows are from 90 cm high for dense materials such as manures to 360 cm high for light, voluminous materials such as leaves. They vary in width from 300 to 600 cm. The equipment used for turning determines the size, shape and spacing of the wind-rows. Bucket loaders with a long reach can build high wind-rows.

Turning machines produce low, wide wind-rows.

Feed Lots

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Feedlots -A feedlot or feedyard is a type of Confined Animal Feeding Operation (CAFO) (also known as "factory farming") which is used for finishing livestock, notably beef cattle, prior to slaughter. They may contain thousands of animals in an array of pens. The exponential expansion of cattle feeding in the United States during the last decade has created many challenges, among which are the handling and disposal of a by-product, feedlot waste. It can be categorized as solid or semi-solid waste and runoff water for most feedlots, or as a liquid suspension from confined feeding operations.

Cogen Power

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Cogeneration is an energy-efficient, environmentally-friendly method of producing electricity (power), steam and/or hot water at the same time, in one process, with one fuel. Fuels used in cogeneration include natural gas, fuel oil, propane, bio-mass, bio-waste, and renewable energies such as wood, or wood waste. More and more companies are finding cogeneration the best way to provide power and thermal energy for their on-site energy requirements due to the numerous advantages and benefits.

Bio Solids

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The application of biosolids on agricultural land is beneficial to farmers, municipalities, and the community. Farmers receive benefits from the nutrients and organic matter supplied by biosolids. Land application offers municipalities a safe, cost-effective and environmentally sound alternative to managing their residuals. The community benefits through savings in cost and energy realized by both the farmer and the municipality.