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| Farm Pilot's 2008 Technology Summit proved to be the most inspiring yet. As fuel prices and food costs continue to climb , the American consumer is seeking relief and growing more concerned about the environmental stakes. This year's Summit, "Pathways to Energy" was complete with enthusiastic engineers, technology experts, academics, and various government participants who are anxious to find solutions to the animal waste problems on farms. Many of FPPC's technologies are now focused on biofuels or the creation of energy byproducts from manure. These projects, along with others, were highlighted over the course of the day and a half conference. Those who participated were afforded the opportunity to network with key technology providers. At a hosted dinner at Tampa Bay Watch, participants were briefed on the environmental progress in the state's largest estuary.. Thank you to all the participants, speakers, and sponsors for making this year's Summit the best yet! |
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Converting swine and cow manure into fuel and fertilizer
Phase 3 Development & Investment, LLC and the Geerlings Hillside Farm
This project is installed on a swine facility in Overisel, Michigan. FPPC is working with Phase 3 to measure performance of the integrated technologies and the anaerobic digester on site.
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Poultry waste becomes revenue generating fertilizer
R&J Partnership & Creekwood Farms
Creekwood Farms is a layer operation in Lake Mills, Wisconsin. R&J Partnership is working to test and develop in-vessel composting that will yield organic fertilizer from both poultry litter and mortalities.
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Cow manure converted to energy and fed back to the grid
Skill Associates, Inc. & Wiese Brothers Dairy Farm
This is an energy project operated on a dairy facility in Green Leaf, Wisconsin. Skill Associates received funding from FPPC to evaluate and test the combustor system. This project produces grid connected electricity from dairy manure.
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"The Importance of Innovation"
Noller Herbert, Director of Conservation Engineering, NRCS
"From Coast to Coast"
Carlos Suarez, State Conservationist of Florida, NRCS
"The Status of Anaerobic Digesters in the US - Manure is Hot Right Now!"
Chris Voell, Program Manager, AgSTAR, Environmental Protection Agence (EPA)
"Mixed Manure to Mixed Blessings"
Norma McDonald, Operating Manager, Phase 3 Developments & Investments, LLC
"Integrated Chemical Based Nutrient Management and Flushwater Improvements on a Sand Bedded Dairy"
Tim Rensch, Vice President, Nutrient Control Systems, Inc.
"The Use of Vacuum Dewatering Beds in Agricultural Environments"
Paul White, President, White Technologies, Inc.
"The Possibilities of a Vacuum Dewatering Bed on a Dairy Farm"
Don Bennick, Managing Partner, North Florida Holstein
"Experience with New Belt Filter Press for Dewatering Dairy Waste & Processing Manure into Renewable Fuel"
Bill Moss, President, AWS, LLC
"Ya' say ya' Wanna Revolution? The Emergence of Organic Fertilizers"
John Weiss, Co-Owner, R&J Partnership, LLC
"Dewatering Swine Manure using Geotubes"
Ed Puck, Co- founder, Envirowaste Technologies, Inc.
"Renewable Energy Options- Today and Tomorrow"
Neil Clifton, Manager of the Engineering, Energy and Construction Management Department, Inland Empire Utility Agency
"Energy Conservation and Nutrient Management"
William Boyd, Leader, Manure Management Team, NRCS
"An Integrated Approach to the Production of a Sustainable and Economical Liquid Transportation Fuel"
Dan Rudnick, CEO, Byogy Renewables, Inc.
"Animal Waste to Liquid Fuels; A Proven Technology"
Dean Gokel, President, Cape Enterprises, Inc.
"Improved nutrient management in the Shenandoah Valley through transportable pyrolysis conversion of poultry litter to value-added products"
Foster A. Agblevor, Associate Professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
"Collaborative Initiatives that Foster Thriving Farmers and Ecosystems in the Chesapeake Bay Region"
Kristen Hughes, Scientist, Chesapeake Bay Foundation |
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"2007 Farm Bill and it's Potential Effects on CAFOs"
Lynn Knight, Agricultural Conservation Economist
"Regulations to Improve Environmental Performance at Animal Feeding Operations"
James Liebman, Ph.D., Biologist, Agriculture Program, US EPA Region 9
"Limited Resource Farmers and Ranchers Operations and Trends"
Kim Bradford, USDA-NRCS
"Limited Resource Farmer: Are They an Endangered Species?"
Dale Gardner, Executive Secretary and Treasurer, Virginia State Dairymen's Association
"On-Farm Systems for the Limited Resource Farmer"
Norma McDonald, Operation Manager, Phase 3 Developments & Investments, LLC
"Environmental Solutions to Sustainable Agriculture"
Paul Schneider, President, Skill Associates, Inc., General Manager, Kozlovsky Dairy Equipment, Inc.
"Nutrient Removal from IBR Effluent With Production of Biodiesel and CHemicals"
Conly Hansen, P.E., Ph.D., Director, Center for Profitable Uses of Agricultural Processing and Production Byproducts Professor
"On-Farm Nutrient Reduction, Centralized Energy Production"
Stephen McCorkle, CEO, Agricultural Waste Solutions
"Composting - What goes on in the dark"
Susan McLoud, Agronomist, USDA-NRCS
"Processing Dairy Waste for the Composting Market"
Brian Roy, P.E. President, Royal Consulting Services, Inc.
"The Final Frontier: Markets for Compost and other Bio-Based Products
John Weiss, Owner, R&J Partnership
"Solids Processing and Value-Added Product Production"
Dr. Ray Campbell, VP of Research and Development, Super Soil Systems USA, Inc.
"Solid Separation Methods"
Dr. John Chastain, Ph.D., Associate Professor, Clemson University
"New Belt Press Offers Dry Cake (80% Solids) and Cleaners Filtrate (<1,000 mg/ISS)"
Bill Moss, President, AWS, LLC
"Update on Biological Nutrient Removal On a Vermont Dairy Farm: Where We Have Been, What Have We Learned, and Where are We Going?"
Tim Burns, CEO, Bioprocess Technologies
"Mercer Vu Farms - Nutrient Removal for a Pennsylvania Flush Dairy"
Bob Blythe, VP Business Development, Integrity Ag Systems
"The QED Manure Treatment Project at DPS Farm: A systems approach to effective manure management"
Neil Beckingham, Vice President - North American Operations, QED Environmental Solutions (FL) LLC
"Measurement of Systems for Economic Viability"
Shetal Patel, Business Development Manager, FPPC
"Carbon Credits: New Revenue for Manure Management Improvements"
Jim Jensen, VP of Sales, Environmental Credit Corporation
"Animal Agriculture and Public Policy"
Doug Lawrence, Director, Resource Economics and Social Sciences Divisions |
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"Anaerobic digestion of dairy manure with nutrient removal"
Conley L. Hansen, P.E., Director, Center For Prrofitable Uses of Agricultural Processing and Production Byproducts
"Using Chemical Coagulants in a Dairy Waste Management System to Develop a Marketable Nutrient-Rich Soil Amendment"
Brian L. Roy, P.E., President, Royal Consulting Services, Inc.
"Agrimond's Progress at Watson Dairy"
John Scott Derrick, Vice President of Services, AJT/Agrimond
"Successful Application for Treating Dairy Wastewater Utilizing a Fixed Film Suspended Growth Process"
Tim Burns, Chief Executive Officer, BioProcess Technologies
"GRRO in Partnership with FPPC Presents the Next Generation Confinement"
Bill Flowers, President, Global Resource Recovery Organization
"QED Waste Water Treatment Options for Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations"
Neil Beckingham, Vice President - North American Operations, QED Environmental Solutions (FL) LLC
"Mobile Deployment of Super Soil Systems"
Dr. Ray Campbell, Vice President, Super Soil Systems
"How to compost your way to chicken salad"
John Weiss, co-owner, R&J Partnerships
WORKSHOP
"How to develop a response to a Request for Proposal and factors to consider."
Susan McLoud, USDA/NRCS
Dudley Voorhees, Field Coordinator, FPPC
Frank Lancaster, NCAFA
Pete Hubbell, Principle, WRA
WORKSHOP
"What are the factors that will drive nutrient reduction in the future?"
David Sumrall, President & CEo, DPS
William Boyd, USDA/NRCS
Lewis Fetterman, President, Super Soil Systems
James Liebman, Ph.D., US EPA Region 9
"Collaborative Efforts in Selection and Implementation of Technologies Affecting Nutrient Reduction in the San Joaquin Valley"
James Liebman, Ph.D., Biologist, Agriculture Program, US EPA Region 9
"The Benefits of Collaboration"
Robert E. Monley, General Manager, Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
"The Effect of Composted Dairy Waste to Markets in South Florida"
Morgan Levy, Administrator, South Dade Soil and Water Conservation District
"Animal Housing/Waste Management Technologies for Resource Recovery and Environmental Quality Protection"
John Classen, Ph. D., Associate Professor, North Carolina State University
"The Benefits of a Centralized Systems Approach to Waste Management and the Control of Nutrients"
Stephen McCorkle, Chief Executive Officer, Agricultural Waste Solutions, Inc.
"On the Road to Success"
Ryan West, Director of Indiana State Department of Agriculture |
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