Posted on 11.21.16 by Jessica Schultz, Fox-Wolf Watershed Alliance. Originally posted at http://fyi.uwex.edu/midwestmanure/2016-pre-tours/ by UW Extension.

Tour: Thurs., December 1st, 2016

Registration Form

Take the opportunity to join other dairy industry members for a behind the-scenes tour of three very different biogas systems in Eastern Wisconsin:

  • Urban Anaerobic Dry Biogas System: An anaerobic digestion system which uses input material with moisture content less than 75%.
  • Large Wet Anaerobic Biogas System: An anaerobic digestion system which utilizes manure from Wisconsin’s largest dairy farm to generate renewable biogas.
  • Small Wet Anaerobic Biogas System: The first small-scale biogas system in Wisconsin involving wet digestion and a 64 kW engine using plug flow system technology on a 250-cow dairy farm.

The full-day tour will leave and return on a chartered bus from two locations:

  • Location 1: 8:15 am pick-up, 5:15 pm return UW-Extension Outagamie County 3365 W. Brewster Street, Appleton, WI
  • Location 2: 9:00 am pick-up, 4:30 pm return UW-Oshkosh Campus Services Center 650 Witzel Avenue, Oshkosh, WI

Early bird registration by November 7th (includes tour transportation & lunch) $40 per person

Late registration after November 7th (includes tour transportation & lunch) $55 per person
Tour registration is based on a first come-first served basis. The tour is subject to cancellation due to insufficient registration. Full refund will be made in the event the tour is cancelled.

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If you have interest in exploring manure management options UW Extension manages a great website:

Midwest Manure Website