Economic Feasibility Case Study of Co-Digestion of Manure and Food Waste

A Northern New York Dairy Farm

December 1, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM EST

Are  you interested in exploring whether a manure and food waste co-digestion enterprise might be feasible at your dairy? This webinar will present the economic feasibility of two scenarios of anaerobic co-digestion on a case dairy farm located in Northern New York.

• Scenario 1: addition of food waste (20 percent by volume) to an existing manure anaerobic digester to electricity system.
• Scenario 2: new construction anaerobic digester to renewable natural gas (RNG) system taking in food waste (up to 50 percent by volume) with manure.

Food waste sources and tipping fees, biogas generation and utilization for  energy, and digested effluent storage and nutrient management planning are described. A question and answer session is included.

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Lauren Ray
Agricultural Sustainability & Energy Engineer, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY

Peter Wright
Agricultural Engineer, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY

MODERATORS

Lindsay Ferlito
Regional Dairy Specialist – North Country, Cornell Cooperative Extension

Angela George
Dairy Environmental Systems Specialist, Cornell CALS PRO-DAIRY

FOR MORE INFORMATION

Contact Lauren Ray ler25@cornell.edu

cals.cornell.edu/co-digestion-webinar

Grant funding for the project was provided by the farmer-driven 
Northern New York Agricultural Development Program