Turning cow manure into home heat
31 May 2024
State, News
Mahr Brothers dairy farm in Chippewa County spans 6,000 acres of gently sloping fields that are planted with corn, alfalfa, and soybeans and serve as home to about 3,000 cows.
Brothers Brody, Jeremy, and Mike are fourth-generation farmers; their family has worked the land in the town of Delmar for more than 100 years.
Soon, the Mahr brothers hope to update their operations with the installation of equipment that will convert the manure from their cows into methane that will flow into a nationwide natural gas pipeline.
“It’s going to allow us to produce milk with zero carbon impact,” says Brody Mahr.
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