Researchers said manure digesters – systems capturing methane from manure – can cut pollution but they come with risks. New ...

A new study shows that systems designed to capture methane from cow manure, called dairy digesters, are highly effective. But on the rare occasions they fail, the leaks are large enough to offset ...

Anaerobic digesters converting manure to biogas reduce methane emissions from livestock, but incentives for them have ...

The technology used to convert methane from farm waste into usable energy is effective but has risks, according to new ...

Data released by scientists show that manure digestors, which extract methane from farm waste to be converted into energy, ...

The Agriculture Department’s Rural Business-Cooperative Service has announced it will extend its pause on loan guarantees for ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. MADISON - New research conducted by environmental groups argues that manure digesters, seen as a solution to pollution from ...

The leaders of Winneshiek County agreed on Monday to rezone a rural parcel of land for a facility that will capture methane from decaying manure. The county’s supervisors, in a 3-2 vote, defied ...

A Danish company’s plans to turn cow manure into renewable energy in Minnesota and Wisconsin’s dairy country have tanked, at least for now. Nature Energy planned to build several large-scale anaerobic ...

The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s Office of Environmental Farming and Innovation is giving interested parties until mid-September to submit proposals for manure management practices ...

Explore the controversy around the manure digester pollution in Washington state and its impact on local communities.

State regulators have fined a Northwest Iowa dairy $10,000 for constructing a set of manure transport pipes months before seeking a permit for the work. It is the second fine associated with ...