Anaerobic Digestion

Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure: Implications for Nutrient Management Planning
Oral paper presented at the 2005 NEBASA/SSSA Annual Meeting [Abstract]

Preliminary Comparison of Five Anaerobic Digestion Systems on Dairy Farms in New York State
Written for presentation at the 2004 ASAE/CSAE Annual International Meeting

An Economic Comparison of Two Anaerobic Digestion Systems on Dairy Farms
Written for presentation at the 2003 ASAE Annual International Meeting

Anaerobic Digestion and Wetland Treatment Case Study: Comparing Two Manure Odor Control Systems for Dairy Farms
Written for presentation at the 1998 ASAE Annual International Meeting

Overview of Anaerobic Digestion Systems for Dairy Farms
Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference

Reduction of Selected Pathogens in Anaerobic Digestion
Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference

Evaluation of Anaerobic Digestion Options for Groups of Dairy Farms in Upstate New York. August 1998
This publication summarizes the results of a one-year study of anaerobic digestion options in York, New York. The overall goal of the study was to determine the technical and economic feasibility of converting dairy wastes to useful products in a centralized anaerobic digestion facility that would serve the York community, an area including approximately 100 dairy farms that maintain a total of more than 30,000 animals within a 20-mile radius.

Economic Analysis for A Dairy Waste Treatment System that Employs Mechanical Separation of Bedding Sand from Scraped Sand-Laden Dairy Manure
Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference

Anaerobic Digestion in the U.S.
This paper talks about the types of anaerobic digesters used in the United States and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. Evaluation of what type of digester is needed on a farm depends on several factors, for which a feasibility study can be conducted to design the most fitting system.

Cleanout of a Plug-Flow Anaerobic Digester after Five Years of Continuous Operation
International Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture, 2007.

Experimental and Predicted Methane Yields from the Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Animal Manure with Complex Organic Substrates
Written for presentation at the 2008 ASABE Annual International Meeting

Lagoon And Wetland Treatment Of Dairy Manure
Written for presentation at the 2000 ASAE Annual International Meeting

Update on NYS DEC Proposed Regulations on Distributed Generation Sources Emission Standards and Methane Digestion Systems- 9/23/04

Composting

Moisture, Density, and Porosity Changes as Dairy Manure is Biodried
Written for presentation at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting

Computerized Control System for Static Pile Composting of Dairy Manure
Written for presentation at the 2002 ASAE Annual International Meeting

Potential for Biodrying Manure
Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference

Greenhouse Gases

Greenhouse Gas (ghg) Emission Reductions Due to Anaerobic Digestion of Dairy Manure
Written for presentation at the 2009 ASABE Annual International Meeting

Manure Handling and Storage

ASABE 2008 paper_pump_calibrations

Development of Standard Methods to Estimate Manure Production and Nutrient Characteristics from Dairy Cattle

Handling Sand-Laden Dairy Manure from Barn to Storage
Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference

Sand for Bedding Dairy Cow Stalls
Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference

Effective Means of Handling Sand-Laden Dairy Manure
Presented at the 5th Annual NYSERDA Innovations in Agriculture Conference

Mechanical Solid-Liquid Manure Separation : Performance Evaluation on Four New York State Dairy Farms
Written for presentation at the 2005 ASAE annual international meeting

Comparing Odor Control Treatment Methods on New York Dairy Farms
Written for presentation at the 2001 ASAE Annual International Meeting

Nutrient Management

Constraining Phosphorus in Surface Water:  Dairy Farm Resource Use and Profitability
Presented at the NARES Annual Meeting, 1998

Safety

Conducting a Safety Walk-Through on a Farm:  Hazards of the Manure Handling System, Anaerobic Digester, and Biogas Handling System
A SELF-ASSESSMENT GUIDELINE FOR FARMERS, First Edition, January 2007