How can you turn a nasty, expensive problem into a huge winner?
Local dairy farmers spend tons of time, energy and money cleaning up the manure generated by their cows. It’s a hazard to human health and the environment if you do it wrong, and it’s just plain costly when you do it right.
Local dairy farmers spend tons of time, energy and money cleaning up the manure generated by their cows. It’s a hazard to human health and the environment if you do it wrong, and it’s just plain costly when you do it right.
But as this KIRO 7 story shows, you can turn cow pies into cow power.
Dairy farmer Brian DeGroot told KIRO 7 he spent up to $3,000 a month disposing of all the manure produced by his dairy cows. Even a single dairy cow can produce a heck of a lot of that stuff.
What a feat of human ingenuity. A giant, stinky problem will now be transformed into clean energy and cash.
This is an amazing story of creativity. It’s a win for farmers, a win for jobs and a win for the environment.
To read this story in Spanish, click here.
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What a feat of human ingenuity. A giant, stinky problem will now be transformed into clean energy and cash.
This is an amazing story of creativity. It’s a win for farmers, a win for jobs and a win for the environment.
To read this story in Spanish, click here.
