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Wisconsin Farmers Union alters position on manure digesters

Wisconsin’s Farmers Union delegates made changes to their policy regarding anaerobic digesters for manure.

Wisconsin Farmers Union President Darin Von Ruden tells Brownfield delegates were able to settle on some policy language. “We got some language put back in (the policy book) that was taken out to make sure that there is still a possibility for some more research to really see if we can get some digesters on smaller farms versus the current mechanisms that are large-farm centered.

Some delegates spoke in favor of using digesters, while others criticized the lack of available technology in America to use smaller-scale digesters like some European farms use.  Other delegates oppose the digesters altogether, saying the concentrated ammonia and methane should not be produced for renewable energy.