Anaerobic Digestion for Small Farms: The farmers’ point of view

Dairy farmer Dan, anaerobic digestion enthusiast, and Orchard owner Fred, anaerobic digester curious, sit down and have a chat about the wonders and challenges of using anaerobic digestion technology on a small farm.

[@jayf2487]

hi I was curious on a day to day basis what kind of maintenance needs to be done on a operation like this. my company is building a similar project and we are trying to figure out a maintenance plan.

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Thank you for reaching out to MSU Extension. Please send your questions to the researchers on this project. More information can be found in this news release: www.montana.edu/news/22550

[@noelstoll5384]

Hello, I have an (unwanted) anaerobic situation & not sure how to best deal with it. About 4 months ago, I put seaweed in a big bucket of water and it broke down enough to use in the garden as fertilizer. But then I decided to "amp it up" and added some alfalfa pellets, shovel full of composted horse manure, & about a pint of fish emulsion fertilizer. Then I locked to bucket. Well it's amped for sure! When I opened the bucket, it was literally churning and stank like you won't believe. Now I'm afraid it will explode if I keep it locked, but my neighbors will likely have a fit in I left it open. Is there a way to diffuse this process? Thanks

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Thank you for reaching out to MSU Extension. I suggest sending your question to the researchers on this project. More information can be found in this news release: www.montana.edu/news/22550

[@jeffstout6567]

What about Fred’s operation, did it ever climb out of the tree?

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Thank you for reaching out to MSU Extension. Please send your questions to the researchers on this project. More information can be found in this news release: www.montana.edu/news/22550