Manure Digestion System

Livestock producers in Minnesota and elsewhere are seeking ways to deal with manure from their operations in a safe, efficient and sustainable way.  Among the options is the use of a manure digester.  This manure treatment system produces several components including bio-solids that can be land applied for fertilizer.  The other co-generated product is methane gas, which can be flared off or burned as a green fuel for power generation or heat.

Learn more about evaluating the benefits of an on-farm digester as a means of manure processing.  A check list for producers to use to determine if a digester is a viable option for them is provided.

	Introduction		Checklist
	Description		Word of Caution
	Benefits		More Information
	Costs		Links

The Digester Self Evaluation and Checklist are available below in Portable Document Format (PDF). To view and print the PDF version you need the free Adobe® Acrobat® Reader software.

"Self Screening" Assessment Method
(PDF: 21 KB / 4 pages)
"Self Screening" Checklist
(PDF:  9 KB / 1 page)

 Last updated February 28, 2005.