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AgSTAR

[ARCHIVED] Original AgSTAR Project Development Handbook

The original AgSTAR Project Development Handbook was developed in 2004 to provide guidance for farms that are considering anaerobic digestion as a manure management option. It provided a step by step methodology to help make a preliminary technical, financial, and environmental assessment of a project’s feasibility based on farm size, manure management practices, energy use profiles, and technology choice.

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