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Methane least of embattled dairy farmers’ worries

December 30, 2009,
Frederick, MD – Five years ago, three Maryland dairy farmers, the county
agriculture development specialist, and the Maryland extension agent for dairy
science took a trip to Green Bay, Wis., to check out methane gas digesters.


December 30, 2009,
Frederick, MD – Five years ago, three Maryland dairy farmers, the Frederick county
agriculture development specialist, and the Maryland extension agent for dairy
science took a trip to Green Bay, Wis., to check out methane gas digesters.

They were looking at the
devices – large tanks that capture natural gas released from decomposing manure
– for answers to a question that looms larger each year.

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