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- Опубликовано: 17 июн 2015
- Fair Oaks Farms is home to over 36,000 cows that produce milk for distribution all over the Midwestern United States. However, the most impressive export of the Fair Oaks cows might not be their milk. The farm recently invested $19 million into an anaerobic digester that converts the cow manure into compressed natural gas (CNG).
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I would have never thought it would be possible to find ways to have no waste on a farm like this one. It is so great that the farmers are doing good for the community and keeping the world cleaner.
*licks ice cream* "i've been seeing cows poop on this farm all day today!" *licks more ice cream*
I've been there before! It was a pretty neat place. Nice to know they're trying to be more sustainable.
Thanks for the vid. Ive been drinking Fair Oaks milk for awhile now and never knew this.
It’s crazy how much you can reuse things to result in no waste and continue the circle of life!
AMAZING!
This is the start of eliminating waste and convert it into green gold
Good work
Very cool!
I love it... 360°
cool video
Good stuff indeed, hopefully they can also use the gas for generators and heating, farms like this do have an awful lot of extra costs.
But that 19 million probably means they will be balancing on the edge of foreclosure for the next 20 years or so, banks really don't mind giving you an impossible loan that ultimately means they get your farm.
This is amazing, but it makes you wonder if they're able to compete and be profitable with this type of integration.
big wow!
This is a nice approach and certainly a development that the agricultural industry must keep up. But what about the methane (one of the worst greenhoues gases) that all of those 36'000 cows produce? And what about the water usage? And where do they get the additional nutrients from which they cannot obtain from the manure? The term "sustainability" must always be taken with a grain of salt nowadays. I'd propose the title "sustainable manure management" for this video instead.
Fun fact, people don’t actually Need dairy or meat products, milk is baby cow growth fluid.
Yeah but cow's milk makes our bones stronger because it's better
@@zrok193 false, why is there such an issue with osteoporosis in North America then?
#BecauseKyle ☺️
Advantage of mass capital investment. Also possible in developing nations if the farmers form a cooperative model to invest in such a large bio-digester.
There is nothing sustainable about this wtf
What a shit life for all those depressed, exploited cows... Oh well, I guess they'll be put out of their misery in a couple months anyways!
Life for your taste buds? Stop killing animals if it's not necessary.
Alot of people can't be vegan for health issues