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Feasibility Report of a
Cooperative Dairy
Manure Management
Project in
St. Albans/Swanton, VT
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Foods, & Markets
And The
Economic Development Council of Northern Vermont
Developed by:
Spencer Bennett, MS
P.O. Box 517,
Henniker, NH 03242
603-428-3851
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
Cooperative Manure Management Report for St. Albans/Swanton, VT
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Foreword:
We find this to be an exciting project with significant potential and wish to express our thanks to
Spencer Bennett and all those who helped make this report possible. With apologies to any we may miss we wish to thank the following:
The farmers of the St. Albans Bay area
Economic Development Council of Northern …show more content…

FINANCIAL PRO FORMAS................................................................ 29
6.1 ALTERNATE A: MOST CONSERVATIVE......................................................29
6.2 ALTERNATE B: GRANTS PAY 50% OF CAPEX............................................29
6.3 ALTERNATE C: SAME AS B PLUS OTHER BENEFITS...............................30
6.4 FINANCIAL RECOMMENDATION...................................................................30
7. RECOMMENDATIONS....................................................................... 30
8. NEXT STAGE PLAN........................................................................... 31
Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets
Cooperative Manure Management Report for St. Albans/Swanton, VT
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The St. Albans and Swanton, Vermont area contains an intense concentration of dairy farms. It also is the site of the Vermont Northwest State Correctional Facility. The opportunity exists for a manure management system that generates electricity and heat for consumption by the
Correctional facility. The manure management system will improve odor, reduce nutrient runoff, and provide other benefits for the farms, the environment, and the community. Nutrient control and phosphorous reduction are important goals to the area

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