On Monday, FYTO hosted a demonstration of its ReCover technology at MPC Board Chairman Cornell Kasbergen’s dairy. The system uses digestate effluent to grow the world’s fastest growing crop, lemna, also known as duckweed. The lemna is grown in 18-inch-deep lined containers, which yields 10,000 lbs. of harvested wet material daily. That material is then dried and is intended for use as a cattle feed. Trials are currently underway to test the feed’s effect on cow health and milk quality.
FYTO reports that the system recycles over three times more nitrogen than corn-wheat double cropping and yields over five times more protein than alfalfa. In his remarks, MPC Chairman Kasbergen noted that he was intrigued by the technology for its purported water savings, especially in light of reduced water availability due to SGMA. We’ll keep you updated on progress of this trial, and you can learn more
about the technology here. You can also see a short video here.
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