My Turn: For dairy farmers, every day is Earth Day

“Our team came together to be energy innovators but what we quickly learned was that helping support the American farm was the real motivating force.”
– John Hanselman

Goodrich Farm Facts

• Generational Vermont dairy farm
• Located in Salisbury, Vermont
• Owned and operated by the Goodrich family
• 900 milking cows on site
• 1750 acres of hay
• 650 acres of corn

Utility

• Vermont Gas Project Inputs: Feedstock
• Manure ~ 100 tons per day
• Organics ~ 180 tons per day Project Outputs: RNG and Electricity
• 180,000 Mcf/y of baseload Renewable Natural Gas for pipeline injection
• 600kW of Renewable Electricity

Farm Benefits

• Annual lease payment for land use
• Liquid organic fertilizer to increase crop yields and reduce chemical fertilizer use
• Separated solids for animal bedding
• Phosphorus reduction
• Reduced GHG emissions