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Family continues a tradition of ferrying a group of cattle across the Fox River [video]
Posted on May 5, 2010 and seen 587 timesComments [0]
Rosendale Dairy to double output of manure
Posted on January 23, 2010 and seen 896 times
Ron Seely
The state Department of Natural Resources has approved a permit that will allow the Rosendale Dairy, near Ripon in Fond du Lac County, to expand from 4,000 to 8,000 cows, which would make it the largest of the state’s so-called factory farms.
With 8,000 cows, the farm will produce more than 92 million gallons of manure a year, making it the state’s third largest producer of waste, behind Milwaukee and Madison, according to the DNR. Under the modified permit approved by the agency Friday, the farm will have to expand the acreage on which manure will be spread from 4,000 to 12,000 acres.
The DNR also required the farm to meet some requirements beyond standards in the law that govern the operation of such large-scale farms. For example, Rosendale Dairy will not be allowed to spread manure within 200 feet of private wells, even though the law calls only for a 100-foot buffer.
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The power of cows
Posted on January 22, 2010 and seen 687 times
By Cami Mountain
A Clark County man is turning waste from his farm into enough electricity to power nearly 250 nearby homes.
Steve Bach's family dairy farm sits just outside the Village of Dorchester. His herd has 2,600 head of cattle. Also on his farm is a complex machine that takes cattle waste and turns it into power. It literally separates cow manure, removing the solid from the methane gas. That gas is then pumped into power lines and into hundreds of rural Dorchester homes.
Read the rest of the story at myfoxwausau.com
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