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Causes: Animal Husbandry, Food
Mission: The organization's primary exempt purpose is to promote education, scientific research and development of energy resources as byproducts of dairy farming and related agricultural operations.
Programs: The organization entered into a contract with the state of california to develop, administer and implement the dairy power production program. The applications received by the organization represent anaerobic digester projects with a total value of more than $27 million. The $10 million grant program is funded by the california energy commission. This program is designed to assist california dairy farmers with their electric bills while reducing the load on the state's electrical grid. Western united resource development inc. Administers the program.
the organization entered into a contract with the u. S. Environmental protection agency (epa) to administer the projects run by two dairies. These projects consist of converting diesel powered milk trucks to run on methane, initially using natural gas, but preparing for biomethane from upgraded biogas.
the organization entered into a contract with the state water resources control board for the purpose of providing technical assistance and management evaluations, assessments, infrastructure, and plans to individual dairy farmers that will allow those individuals to meet the new permit requirements.
This organization's nonprofit status may have been revoked or it may have merged with another organization or ceased operations.