Construction is well underway on a new $9.5 million facility for
\nPremium Standard Farms that will turn hog manure into an
\nodorless organic fertilizer that\u2019s perfect for the putting green.
\nAs a hefty dose of nutrients in an easy-to-deliver slurry, pig
\nmanure has a lot to recommend it. But with an aroma likely to put
\na duffer off his swing, it\u2019s never really found its place as the
\nfertilizer of choice on American golf courses. \u201cWe have the philosophy of trying to make something valuable
\nout of the manure,\u201d says Dave Townsend, vice-president for
\nenvironmental affairs at Premium Standard Farms. \u201cWe want to
\noffset the cost of the technology required to process the manure,
\nbut we also want to do something beneficial with it, rather than
\njust treating it as waste we\u2019ve got to do something with.\u201d
\nThe result is a process, now under construction, that is both
\ncomplex in design and elegantly simple in operation. The system uses an approach developed by Crystal Peak Farms to
\ncombine anaerobic digesters, a centrifuge dewatering system, an
\ningenious freeze-thaw system to capture nutrients from the
\neffluent, and the dryer-fertilizer facility. The end result is a granulated product that \u201cdoesn\u2019t have dust
\nand doesn\u2019t have odor. It\u2019s in nice, solid black granules. It handles
\nlike a traditional fertilizer and has zero odor,\u201d says Townsend. To ensure market acceptance, \u201cwe test-marketed the product on
\ngolf courses in Hawaii, and I think it\u2019s going to be very well
\nreceived,\u201d McGinnis says. To bolster the appeal of the fertilizer,
\nMcGinnis is also seeking organic certification for the product, and
\nworking closely with distributor J R Simplot Co.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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