MDA to Award $1 Million for Innovative Technologies for Managing Manure Projects in Frederick, Howard, Worcester Counties

ANNAPOLIS, MD – The Maryland Department of Agriculture will award two grants totaling $1 million for the demonstration of innovative technologies for managing manure. Following the awards presentation, Millennium Farm owner/operator Jason Lambertson will host a tour of phase one of the project currently underway with Planet Found Energy Development technology and showcase the anaerobic digester component of the project. It will be linked to the nutrient recovery system which is supported by the State award and will produce electricity and offset propane costs for poultry house heating.

The O’Malley/Brown Administration’s investment in innovation led to the revitalization of the Animal Waste Technology Fund managed at the Maryland Department of Agriculture (MDA) to provide incentives for new technologies on farms to provide alternative strategies to manage and repurpose animal manures. FY2014 funding will deploy new technologies providing alternatives for managing animal manure and wastes.

WHAT:                     

MDA Secretary Hance, Maryland Energy Administration Director Abigail Ross Hopper, along with state and local elected officials will present two companies with a total of $1 million in grant awards from the newly revitalized Animal Waste Technology Fund for three projects that demonstrate innovative technologies for managing manure. Farm owner/operator Jason Lambertson will lead guests on a farm tour including the anaerobic digester component of the project, which will be linked to a nutrient recovery system to produce electricity and offset propane costs for poultry house heating

WHEN:                     

Friday, August 15, 2014 from 10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

WHERE:                  

Millennium Farms, 1934 Boston Road, Pocomoke City, MD 21851 (The farm is owned/operated by Jason and Kim Lambertson.)

DIRECTIONS:        

From U.S. Route 50 take U.S. Route 13 south for 30.5 miles. Turn left on MD Route 366 East (Stockton Road) and right at Redden Road. Make the first right on Boston Road and proceed to Millennium Farms.