A local diary farm was charged with violating state water
quality standards after last week’s heavy rains allegedly washed
manure off a field and into a tributary feeding the Owasco and
Skaneateles lake watersheds.
www.PhoenixTalks.com
DEC cites farm for manure runoffThe Owasco Lake Watershed inspector said the foam shown in this
photo indicates that manure from a nearby Twin Birch Dairy farm
field was washed into Dutch Hollow Brook tributary during last
week’s heavy rain. The photo was taken by the watershed inspector
as part of an ongoing investigation into the run-off pollution that
entered both the Skaneateles and Owasco lake watersheds.
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Dear Citizens and friends of the Town of Schroeppel and Village of Phoenix, Thanks for all of the help and support you gave. We were able to keep mining from spoiling our town, and most importantly, our water supply. We need your help once again to pay the lawyer we hired to ensure our position if the vote had not gone in our favor. The bill came to just over $5000.00 and we are asking each family to make a $10.00 donation to the Pleasant Lake Association, who will be writing the final check. Of course, we will accept a donation of any size that you would like to make. The fastest and easier way to make a donation is online through PayPal. Even if you don't have a PayPal account, you can still donate using a credit or debit card. Click the button below to donate online
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Ethanol facility powered by renewable energy from dairy waste planned for Fair Oaks Dairy Farm in IndianaJune 20, 2006 FAIR OAKS, Ind. -- Bion Environmental Technologies and Fair Oaks Dairy Farms, the largest dairy east of the Mississippi River and an industry leader in efforts to find a solution to dairy environmental issues, today announced a joint venture that will enable environmentally sustainable expansion of animal agriculture in concert with ethanol production. Bion’s patented animal waste technology supports the synergistic integration of ethanol production with animal agriculture by enabling herd concentration. Herd concentration both provides the scale needed to achieve the economically viable generation of renewable energy in support of ethanol production, and establishes a stable local market for the entire volume of produced co-product distiller grains without the need for drying. |
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A Tale of Two Dairy FarmsBarry Estabrook - Barry Estabrook is a former contributing editor at Gourmet magazine. His work on a dairy farm and fishing boat taught him that writing about food was easier than producing it. I have visited two dairy farms in the last couple of weeks. One belongs to Henry, my neighbor here in Vermont. I stopped by his place to pick up a dozen bales of mulch hay to spread on my garden, and he invited me into the barn to meet Ernie, a three-week-old bull calf he seemed particularly proud of. Ernie came trotting up to us with the rambunctious glee of an oversized Labrador pup. It was almost as if the calf knew his privileged destiny was a life of grazing on green, hilly pastures and occasionally performing the duties required of a ladies' man. |
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Agreement for 10,500 Cow Midwest Dairy Bion SystemMay 1st, 2005 Bion Dairy Corporation (Dairy), a subsidiary of Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (‘Bion’) has executed an initial agreement to design and install Bion’s proprietary waste treatment technology to process the waste from a 10,500 milking cow expansion of the existing 14,000 cow Fair Oaks Dairy (FODF) in Indiana. The initial system will process approximately 325,000 gallons of dairy waste daily and is committed to reduce the nutrient discharges by 75% and as well as significantly reduce air emissions to a level consistent with its Texas data that was published in December 2004 and is available on its website at http://www.biontech.com/technology/. |
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Bion Announces Ed Schafer Joins TeamAug 21, 2010 at 6:53 pm OSWEGO, NY – Bion Environmental Technologies announced on Aug. 16 that Ed Schafer, former Governor of North Dakota and former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, has agreed to join Bion’s management team through the end of 2013. Schafer stated, “Bion’s technology, along with the Integrated Project business model it supports, has the potential to simultaneously provide significant advantages to the agricultural community while improving the health of our environment and providing significant cost savings to the American taxpayer. This combination represents a remarkable business opportunity. I am looking forward to lending my expertise to this endeavor that truly benefits everyone.” He will provide Bion with strategic advice, focusing on areas of public policy related to the livestock industry both domestically and internationally. Schafer will initially consult with Bion during a transitional period anticipated to be completed by January 2011 (while he concludes certain existing engagements). Commencing in early 2011, he will become a key member of Bion’s senior management team. Schafer was the Secretary of Agriculture from 2008 to 2009 and Governor of North Dakota from 1992 to 2000. In addition to his public sector experience, he has successfully led a multi-national consumer products business and several entrepreneurial start-up companies. Schafer graduated from the University of North Dakota with a Bachelor of Science degree in business, earned a Master of Business Administration at the University of Denver, and has been awarded two honorary doctorate degrees. Schafer has served on public and private corporate boards of directors and held leadership positions in foundations and trade associations. He is also an active member of many civic and service organizations. Mark Smith, Bion’s president and general counsel, stated, “We are very pleased to add Ed Schafer to our team. Ed’s private- and public-sector experience gives him a unique perspective that allows him to understand and appreciate the opportunities that are created by Bion’s proprietary technology platform for the livestock production/processing and renewable energy industries. As we move forward with the implementation of our business plan, we feel that his experience will play an important role in our success.” About Bion: Bion Environmental Technologies has provided environmental treatment solutions to the agriculture and livestock industry since 1990. Bion’s patented next-generation technology provides a unique comprehensive treatment of livestock waste that achieves substantial reductions in nitrogen and phosphorus, ammonia, greenhouse and other gases, as well as pathogens, hormones, herbicides and pesticides. Bion’s process simultaneously recovers cellulosic biomass from the waste stream to produce renewable energy. Bion’s technology enables development of large scale livestock facilities in strategic locations that provide greater efficiencies and dramatically reduced transportation costs but were previously impracticable due to their environmental impact. These environmentally-responsible large scale facilities can be integrated with existing or new food processing and renewable energy production operations to substantially reduce risk and improve the economics of all partners. For more information, see Bion’s website: www.biontech.com |
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Bion Responds To Opposition Group’s CommentsAug 18, 2010 at 7:06 am 5 commentsProvided by Bion Citizens for Family Farms (CFF) is conducting an aggressive campaign to generate opposition to Bion’s proposed environmentally sustainable livestock/renewable energy project. Their activities have included publishing in regional news outlets as well as direct contact with Oswego County elected officials at all levels of government. Their declared mission is to “educate” citizens. However, they continue to grossly misrepresent Bion’s project to all who will listen, while ignoring the actual facts. Their arguments are disingenuous at best and serve to seriously mislead the Oswego community. In their letter to the Schroeppel Town Board, CFF stated “we are writing to provide you with names of individuals you can speak with about the negative impacts of the Bion Project.” The letter goes on to say: “These individuals have all had extensive experience dealing with similar operations and the incredibly devastating impacts they have on communities.” Their statement is carefully crafted using the word “similar” in linking Bion to the environmental challenges of existing large scale livestock operations. However, in making their claims, they have intentionally ignored the vast differences between the proposed Bion project and those of existing Confined Animal Feeding Operations (CAFOs). “Similar” to the Citizens for Family Farms is a distinction without a difference, as they proceed to paint Bion’s project as “identical” and not “similar.” Let us be perfectly clear: Bion understands that all livestock production results in nutrient loading to both air and water, and therefore large scale livestock facilities should be required to obtain permits to ensure that the facility uses proper waste treatment and other technologies to meet the same standards applied to any other large industrial activity. The purported “experts” for the CFF are individuals who have a history in opposition to CAFOs and can speak with passion and authority about the environmental impacts of these facilities on local communities. Indeed, their concern for adverse impacts based from these traditional operations has support in experience. But it is necessary to note that they have simply not had ANY experience (let alone extensive familiarity) with facilities utilizing technology similar to that proposed by Bion! It is the perpetuation of this myth that is most destructive to real dialogue and any honest effort to inform the Oswego community! To believe their claims about Bion would require accepting the myth that the CAFOs these people are familiar with fairly represent the Bion project. They do not! For starters, one must understand that their collective experience with large scale livestock operations is based on facilities with no regulated livestock waste treatment technology. A single beef cow produces the waste equivalent of about 10 humans. Bion has proposed individual livestock facilities with a minimum of 14,400 beef cattle per individual location or the waste equivalent of 144,000 humans. One need only imagine the impacts on a community from a housing development for 144,000 humans with no effective sewer and waste treatment! But these are the impacts that CFFs purported experts insist on warning us against! |
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Bion to build dairy complexesRelated topics: Markets Dairy Park, LLC - a subsidiary of Bion Environmental Technologies - has entered into an agreement with investors Dr. Michael McCloskey and Timothy den Dulk to develop, own and operate a number of large dairy facilities in the US. Bion anticipates that two to four complexes, ranging in size from 10,000 to 50,000 animals, will be developed by the joint venture over the next three years. The complexes will be turnkey, state-of-the-art facilities and will be made available to dairy producers under terms of a 10-year, triple-net lease. Bion will provide its technology for waste management, secure financing for the facilities, develop the financial lease terms and provide independent management. The primary responsibilities of the McCloskey/den Dulk partnership will be site selection and development, lease terms and recruitment of tenants, and management of the facilities. David Mitchell, chairman and CEO of Bion, said: "The complexes envisioned by Bion and the McCloskey/den Dulk partnership represent a significant shift in the economics of dairy farming and milk production. The availability of a turnkey facility will enable dairy farmers to concentrate their capital resources on herd development instead of land and equipment, marketing and waste management expenses. Additionally, because the environmental issues normally associated with large dairies are solved by the Bion Nutrient Management System, the complexes can be located to maximize profitability and distance to market." Dr. McCloskey obtained a Doctorate of Veterinary Medicine in 1976 from the University of Mexico, Mexico City and completed a speciality in dairy production medicine at the University of California, Davis. Since that time he has served in leadership positions in every aspect of the dairy industry - from individual production to the development of dairy policy at the regional and national levels. Regarding the concept of large dairy complexes, Dr. McCloskey said: "The Bion technology will allow us to position these facilities very competitively, from the standpoint of both marketing and feed." Dr. McCloskey and den Dulk are co-owners of Quality Milk Sales, responsible for marketing the milk produced by dairy farmers members in Central and North America. As a group, these members produce in excess of 4 billion pounds of milk per year. Founded in 1989, Bion provides waste management solutions to agriculture, focusing on livestock waste from confined animal feeding operations, such as large dairies |
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10-Jul-2002 Related topics: Markets
Dairy Park, LLC - a subsidiary of
Bion Environmental Technologies - has entered into an agreement with investors
Dr. Michael McCloskey and Timothy den Dulk to develop, own and operate a number
of large dairy facilities in the US. Bion anticipates that two to four
complexes, ranging in size from 10,000 to 50,000 animals, will be developed by
the joint venture over the next three years. The complexes will be turnkey,
state-of-the-art facilities and will be made available to dairy producers under
terms of a 10-year, triple-net lease. Bion will provide its technology for
waste management, secure financing for the facilities, develop the financial
lease terms and provide independent management. The primary responsibilities of
the McCloskey/den Dulk partnership will be site selection and development,
lease terms and recruitment of tenants, and management of the facilities. David Mitchell, chairman and CEO of
Bion, said: "The complexes envisioned by Bion and the McCloskey/den
Dulk partnership represent a significant shift in the economics of dairy
farming and milk production. The availability of a turnkey facility will enable
dairy farmers to concentrate their capital resources on herd development
instead of land and equipment, marketing and waste management expenses. Additionally, because the
environmental issues normally associated with large dairies are solved by the
Bion Nutrient Management System, the complexes can be located to maximize
profitability and distance to market."
Dr. McCloskey obtained a Doctorate
of Veterinary Medicine in 1976 from the University of Mexico, Mexico City and
completed a speciality in dairy production medicine at the University of
California, Davis. Since that time he has served in leadership positions in
every aspect of the dairy industry - from individual production to the
development of dairy policy at the regional and national levels. Regarding the concept of large dairy
complexes, Dr. McCloskey said: "The Bion technology will allow us to
position these facilities very competitively, from the standpoint of both
marketing and feed." members produce in excess of 4
billion pounds of milk per year. |
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Residents pack Schroeppel town hall to object to Bion projectBy Debra J. Groom / The Post-StandardSeptember 23, 2010, 8:57PMSchroeppel, NY -- More than 100 people packed the Schroeppel town hall Thursday night wanting more answers about the proposed beef finishing-ethanol project by Bion Environmental Technologies. Karen Hall, head of the group Citizens for Family Farms, and others again asked the town board to rescind a resolution it passed in December stating the board “does express its support fo |
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Opposition To Bion Project Grows 9-22-10 Video Schroeppel residents campaign against proposed Bion facilitySchroeppel, Oswego County (WSYR-TV) - A group of residents of the Oswego County Town of Schroeppel are planning to express to the Town Board their dissatisfaction with a plan to build a large-scale slaughterhouse operation in their area. Wednesday they erected signs expressing their satisfaction, and Thursday they plan to press the issue at a meeting of the Town Board. Karen Hall is the organizer of a movement called Citizens for Family Farms and says her grass roots movement against Bion Environmental Technologies' proposed livestock and ethanol facility is growing. "Every day more and more people are finding out about it, we want people to make the right choice and informed decision for our community," she said. |
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| Ethanol plant and slaughterhouse remains just a proposal 9-20-10 Oswego (WSYR-TV) - A controversial ethanol and livestock operation proposed for Oswego County remains just a proposal, for now. Bion Environmental Technologies first proposed the $150 million project in June. The company claims Oswego County is the prime spot for something like this, but neighbors disagree, saying it could contaminate air and water quality. Monday night, the County's Environmental Management Council said it will only consider the project after the proper work has been done. "We've been looking and researching the technology behind it; manure processing, artificial wetlands technology and how effective that is so that if and when the time comes and Bion finds a site, the county will be prepared to respond to their proposal," said EMC Chairman Tim Carroll. The next meeting about the project is set for October 18th. It will be open to the public |
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Charles E. Schumer United States Senator Dear Mrs. Lynch: Thank you for your letter regarding corn ethanol production. I share your concerns about the potential negative effects of this technology, and I am working to protect our environment and economy from any potential damage that it might cause. Ethanol made from corn has been sold to the public as a panacea – as a “green” source of energy, and one that will secure America’s future by finally making us “energy independent.” Unfortunately, the rosy picture painted of corn ethanol by Midwestern corn conglomerates is not accurate. Rather than being environmentally friendly, the production of corn ethanol releases as much carbon into the atmosphere as traditional petroleum fuels. Furthermore, corn production introduces pesticides and fertilizers into the environment. And far from promoting energy independence, the shipping and manufacturing of corn ethanol requires as much petroleum as it takes to make the ethanol itself. Finally, our rush to produce ethanol has diverted corn away from other important uses. Short supplies of corn have put a huge strain on farmers, who are watching the cost of animal feed skyrocket. America’s demand for corn is raising the specter of food shortages throughout the poorer regions of Mexico and Central and South America. The unfortunate truth is that corn ethanol provides no environmental, economic, or security benefit over petroleum, and it raises serious ethical concerns about our obligations towards our neighbors. But while corn ethanol is not the miracle fuel that we were promised, other plant-based “biofuels” do have the potential to protect the environment and reduce America’s dependence on foreign oil, without putting strains on American agriculture or other countries’ food supplies. Technology to produce ethanol from cellulosic plant fibers in non-food plants, such as switch grass or trees, is being developed. I am proud that New York is home to several of the most advanced cellulosic-ethanol companies, and I am working to bring federal research grants to these companies and the New York universities with which they work to increase the pace at which they develop the technology that all America needs. I voted for H.R. 6, the Renewable Fuels, Consumer Protection, and Energy Efficiency Act of 2007. This bill establishes a grant program within the Department of Energy to research cellulosic ethanol and other advanced biofuels. I am excited at the possibility of fuel made from plants, and I look forward to a day when biofuels make up a significant part of America’s energy stock. The faster that we are able to develop cellulosic ethanol and other truly “green” fuels, the sooner we can abandon corn ethanol and return corn production to its best use: food. Thank you for taking the time to contact me on this important issue. I hope that you will contact me again if there is ever anything that I can do for you on this or any other issue. Sincerely, Charles E. Schumer United States Senator |
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Warren, Ill. —
Help. My State Representative is calling me names, again … As I read the columns of the other Illinois State Representatives and their districts, I see no references to NIMBY, McCarthyites, Witch Hunters, Naysayers, Spin Doctors, Anti Folk, and my favorite, Fear Mongers. |
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Potential New Jobs Could Go to WasteWould you take 600 new jobs in your community if it meant also taking 72 thousand new cattle? Bion Environmental technologies wants to bring 600 jobs to the town of Schroeppel but some residents are saying no thanks, find out why and how this issue for affects all of Oswego County. Joining George Kilpatrick are Mike Lattimore, and Karen Hall from Citizens for Family Farms. |
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Bion facility in Oswego County still 'years down the road'By AARON CURTIS
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the development of Bion Environmental Technologies’ waste processing
technology on Kreider Farm in Lancaster County, Pa., just weeks away,
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| 09-04-2010 - Not really fighting for their homes Jeff Kapell (via e-mail) Karen Hall of Citizens for Family Farms recently posted a statement in opposition to Bion’s proposed project entitled “Fighting for our Homes” that requires substantial correction. No doubt Ms. Hall and the CFF believe that they are fighting for their homes based on the examples they cite. Unfortunately those examples simply do not represent Bion’s project nor do they reflect the substantial safeguards that Bion’s proven waste treatment technology and professional operating protocols provide. What is most regrettable, however, is that the CFF has raised this discussion to a level approaching hysteria while refusing to contact Bion directly in an honest attempt to understand just how our project is substantively different than the examples that give rise to such fears. Click for more |
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A “Carefully Crafted” Tale Someone who looked a great deal like a vacuum cleaner salesman appeared on Mrs. Scruples’ porch. Mrs. Scruples warily edged her way to the door wondering just who this fellow might be because, she thought, door-to door sales people had not been seen in these parts for years . “Oh great,” she thought, “He’s going to come in here and start throwing dirt all over my floor to show me he can clean it up so he can sell me the cleaner to clean it up with!” She decided to talk to him through the screen door only, just in case he was up to something . “Who are you…and what are you doing here?” she asked, with a mixture of surprise and bewilderment. “My name is Credits, Carmen Credits , he said, smiling broadly. But why do you ask? Everyone knows you have already welcomed me and my high-tech guinea pig waste cleaner to your home, and I am eager to show you that my product will make all of the guinea pig droppings in your backyard disappear!! We can solve every guinea pig waste problem you have, provide meat, create energy , and give people jobs to boot! “ Mrs. Scruples stared at him incredulously. “Mr. Credits, I have not had guinea pigs since my children entered high school, and if there are any droppings left, they must have dried up by now! And who says I welcomed you here?” “ Mrs. Scruples!” He drew himself up and straightened his tie. “ I have the backing of your local officials, who agree that it is completely necessary to bring in 72000 guinea pigs into your backyard! There are trucks lining up and idling behind my Volvo as we speak! Guinea pig meat is in great demand, you know. We’re going to make ‘em eat what’s left of the corn after we make ethanol out of it. It’ll be easy—we’ll ship it right down this alley!” “What did you say?” she shrieked. “I do not want 72000 guinea pigs in my backyard! They will destroy it! They will smell, and, and, there are better ways to farm guinea pigs than to bring them all to one place! “But The Process will take care of all of that. It’s flawless! Trust me, my dear!” At this point Mrs. Scruples folded her arms, stared him straight in the eye, and said “NO!” He paused, then turned and smiled beseechingly. “Wait, Mrs. Scruples, wait.” He thought for a moment, then waved his hand to the side with the silken motion of a magician. “We are a..a.. going to divide the guinea pigs up and put 14,000 in each of your neighbors’ backyards. No one will even notice them ! Then when they take them to slaughter…” “Take them to slaughter??!!!” Where?! Where are you going to do that?!” “I dunno,” he shrugged. Maybe out there by the playground.” Mrs. Scruples had started trembling. She wasn’t sure if she was trembling with rage or fear. “What about the diseases these imported animals might bring?” What about the clouds of dust and filth kicked up by those guinea pig trucks rolling from house to house?” She envisioned Pig Pen on wheels. “Listen, you idi…, I mean, Mrs. Scruples. Don’t you know this system has been developed scientifically? You must be aware of the need for animal waste management! We can produce meat and energy and provide jobs—jobs for everyone!” he said, crossing his fingers behind his back, “ and money ! Do you have any idea how much mon…” He stopped, inhaled deeply through his nose, then sighed tolerantly. He was waiting for her to come to her senses. Mrs. Scruples was, of course, a rational person, not an idiot. She pulled herself together—having gotten over the initial shock of being expected to be happy to harbor hoards of guinea pigs for the purpose of creating waste to use for energy and then cutting them up for meat and having guinea pig pellets and urine and hides and who knows what else falling out of hundreds of trucks and smelling up the area and using up their ground water which could be polluted by The Process—with no questions asked! She thought about motives. If Carmen had invented a guinea pig waste management system that was supposed to help the environment, then why, she wondered aloud, was Carmen Credits purposely CREATING pollution hazards where there were none? Why concentrate such an astronomical number of guinea pigs in one area. Wouldn’t that be…she searched for adjectives: senseless? counterproductive? antithetical ? But then another word came to mind, a word from the urban dictionary: shister -- “one who speaks bull_ _ _ _ fluently in order to fool people out of money or other possessions .” |
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Rescind resolution Jennifer JohnsonPennellville Posting Date: 09-04-2010 I attended my very first board meeting in the Town of Schroeppel Thursday, Aug. 26. The area’s residents have become increasingly concerned about the possibility of placing one or more slaughterhouse/ethanol facilities in Oswego County. I was glad to see a rather large turnout with most people opposing the proje |
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Dear Sir/Ma’am: As someone vitally interested in the whole Bion project, I read Potential Bion “Deathanol” Project Continues to Raise a Stink with great interest. While I understand what I believe was your reporter’s objective – to be
objective – I feel the article missed some important points which might
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Bion does not get itRegarding Bion Environmental Technology’s proposal for a mega-facility (or facilities) in the town of Schroeppel: Bion continues to overlook the fact that their technology is not the primary bone of contention in respect to the opposition of this project. Most people agree that the technology will be a great improvement over what is now being done. However, as before, Bion has missed the point. With every avenue of opposition made (whether regarding the impact on family farms, infrastructure, taxes, property values, tourism/recreation, safety, jobs and waste facilities, to mention a few), Bion has had the same reply — that the environmental technology will leave a considerably small footprint and will do no harm. Stop already. This answer has been heard many times. The opposition is coming from myriad disciplines, not just environmental. Bion is totally neglecting the many other concerns being raised. |
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Valley News Saturday, September 04, 2010 Posting Date: 09-04-2010 Jennifer Johnson
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attended my very first board meeting in the Town of Schroeppel
Thursday, Aug. 26. The area’s residents have become increasingly
concerned about the possibility of placing one or more
slaughterhouse/ethanol facilities in Oswego County. I was glad to see a
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Not Really Fighting for their Homes: Bion response to a Posting by the Citizens for Family Farms: 08-28-2010Aug 31, 2010 at 9:10 pm Submitted by Jeff Kapell, Bion Technologies On August 28, 2010, Karen Hall of Citizens for Family
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Citizens for Family FarmsWhile Citizens for Family Farms certainly takes umbrage with the entirety of Bion’s response, we would like to specifically address a few key remarks. To insinuate that citizens who are truly concerned about the future of their communities “carefully craft” statements is outrageous. We are fighting for our homes, families’ health and the future of our area. The fact that we have found and spoken to people whose lives and environments have been ruined by industrial agriculture operations is a testament to how much time and energy has been put into educating ourselves, and to in turn, educate our communities. |
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Questions Posed By Tedra Cobb Regarding Bion’s Proposed Integrated Beef Cattle / Ethanol Project in St. Lawrence County |
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Business/Technology Editors, Environmental Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 1, 2002 Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (OTCBB:BION), a leader in the development of innovative livestock waste management systems, announced today that it has signed a Letter of Intent with Fair Oaks Dairy, located in Fair Oaks, Indiana. The agreement calls for Bion to install, own and operate its newly-developed, second generation (2G) Bion NMS(R) (Nutrient Management System) for a term of twenty years. The system will be built and operated to provide waste treatment for a 3500-head dairy facility. The NMS will incorporate technology advances developed at Bion's Dream Maker Dairy pilot system over the last two years. Fair Oaks will pay Bion an annual, per dairy cow, fee which includes a technology license and O & M fee. The Letter of Intent is subject to a number of terms and conditions including final documentation |
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State and federal officials: Bion still has many questions to answer Posting Date: 08-28-2010
by Carol Thompson If Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. intends to use state or federal dollars for the proposed 72,000 head cattle ranch/manure to ethanol plant, they have a lot of questions to answer for state and federal representatives. State Assemblyman David Townsend, who represents the Town of Schroeppel, said flatly, “With the information provided to me so far I will not support any state funds for the project.” Schroeppel has been mentioned as one of the possible locations for the project and the town board has passed a resolution to explore the possibility of hosting the facility. State Assemblyman Will Barclay said he has many questions he would need answered before he would consider support for the project. |
BION Technologies Responds to CommentsAug 25, 2010 at 8:25 pm RESPONSE TO VALLEY NEWS COMMENTS OF 8/18/2010 According to New York State Farm Bureau Director Eric Behling, much more information is needed: “The Oswego County Farm Bureau has always been supportive of new farming enterprises and the potential for job creation and further economic development,” he said. “The issues we have been having with Bion’s patented process is we would like to see more study done in our particular area of New York given our close proximity to population given the massive size of this proposed project.” |
Bion Doesn’t Get ItAug 25, 2010 at 8:52 pm Regarding Bion Environmental Technology’s proposal for a mega-facility (or facilities) in the Town of Schroeppel: Bion continues to overlook the fact that their technology is not the primary bone of contention in respect to the opposition of this project. Most people agree that the technology will be a great improvement over what is now being done. However, as before, Bion has missed the point. With every avenue of opposition made (whether regarding the impact on family farms, infrastructure, taxes, property values, tourism/recreation, safety, jobs, and waste facilities, to mention a few), Bion has had the same reply – that the environmental technology will leave a considerably small footprint and will do no harm. Stop already. This answer has been heard many times. The opposition is coming from myriad disciplines, not just environmental. Bion is totally neglecting the many other concerns being raised. |
Ethanol facility powered by renewable energy from dairy waste planned for Fair Oaks Dairy Farm in IndianaJune 20, 2006 FAIR OAKS, Ind. -- Bion Environmental Technologies and Fair Oaks Dairy Farms, the largest dairy east of the Mississippi River and an industry leader in efforts to find a solution to dairy environmental issues, today announced a joint venture that will enable environmentally sustainable expansion of animal agriculture in concert with ethanol production. Bion’s patented animal waste technology supports the synergistic integration of ethanol production with animal agriculture by enabling herd concentration. Herd concentration both provides the scale needed to achieve the economically viable generation of renewable energy in support of ethanol production, and establishes a stable local market for the entire volume of produced co-product distiller grains without the need for drying. |
A Tale of Two Dairy FarmsBarry Estabrook - Barry Estabrook is a former contributing editor at Gourmet magazine. His work on a dairy farm and fishing boat taught him that writing about food was easier than producing it. I have visited two dairy farms in the last couple of weeks. One belongs to Henry, my neighbor here in Vermont. I stopped by his place to pick up a dozen bales of mulch hay to spread on my garden, and he invited me into the barn to meet Ernie, a three-week-old bull calf he seemed particularly proud of. Ernie came trotting up to us with the rambunctious glee of an oversized Labrador pup. It was almost as if the calf knew his privileged destiny was a life of grazing on green, hilly pastures and occasionally performing the duties required of a ladies' man. |
Ethanol Plant Powered by ManureBy News Editor
Posted: February 12, 2007 Here’s more news out of California – a new ethanol plant in the San Joaquin Valley that will utilize dairy manure. Human BioSystems (“HBS”) announced today that HBS BioEnergy (“HBSE”), has formed a joint venture with Visalia based Dairy Development Group and Agrimass Enviro-Energy to build a park in the San Joaquin Valley of California, which will utilize waste from surrounding dairies to provide the power needed to fuel the proposed ethanol plant to be located on site. |
Agreement for 10,500 Cow Midwest Dairy Bion SystemMay 1st, 2005 Bion Dairy Corporation (Dairy), a subsidiary of Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. (‘Bion’) has executed an initial agreement to design and install Bion’s proprietary waste treatment technology to process the waste from a 10,500 milking cow expansion of the existing 14,000 cow Fair Oaks Dairy (FODF) in Indiana. The initial system will process approximately 325,000 gallons of dairy waste daily and is committed to reduce the nutrient discharges by 75% and as well as significantly reduce air emissions to a level consistent with its Texas data that was published in December 2004 and is available on its website at http://www.biontech.com/technology/. The system is being designed to be expandable to 24,000 milking cows. Bion is in the process of completing its engineering and feasibility analysis to determine final costing and pricing. The initial twenty-year agreement has a projected annual fee in excess of $1.5 million per year plus escalators. In addition, Bion projects additional revenues from solids sales as well as greenhouse gas credits and potentially other environmental credits for air and nutrient emission reductions. A final agreement will be drafted upon completion of the engineering study. Bion is projected to complete its engineering and feasibility analysis by end of July 2005 with final revised agreements to be completed within 30 days including final pricing. A final agreement is contingent upon final engineering cost estimates, permitting and financing. The principals of FODF have agreed to be 50% owners of the project and provide 50% of the equity capital. The FODF installation is a cold weather installation that will incorporate renewable energy in Bion’s technology platform by incorporating an anaerobic digestion system that is capable of producing enough methane to produce 25,000 KW HRS. per day of electricity. The FODF installation will demonstrate Bion’s ability to process animal waste on a large scale and in cold climates and will be used as part of Bion’s effort to secure local and state approval for its Dairy Park initiatives in cold climates such as NE. See Bion’s Executive Summary at www.biontech.com/about/docs/ExeSum.pdf |
| Op Ed Statement from Bion Environmental Technologies, Inc. Bion Environmental Technologies would like to introduce you to the Fair Oaks Dairy Farm Fair Oaks Farms Adventure Center - America's Heartlandlocated in northwestern Indiana. Fair Oaks Dairy milks 32,000 dairy cows daily, producing enough milk for eight million people. It is among the biggest dairy operations in the country and the largest east of the Mississippi River with an education center that draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year to learn about modern approaches to large scale agricultural production. Given their focus on environmental responsibility, Fair Oaks Dairy has become recognized throughout the industry as setting the standard for both environmental and economically sustainable dairy production. |
Fair Oaks Dairy,
Fair Oaks, Indiana
Full Scale Cow Manure and Whey Processing
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The manure processing system at Fair Oaks, Indiana is an extremely advanced form of anaerobic processing. The system implements and demonstrates at full scale the AGF process aswell as the highly effective separation technology that we have invented. Also demonstrated is our nitrogen removal technology. The technology continuously removes sand both at the i
nput as well as throughout the process. An exceptionally clear effluent is produced. The system is running at a hydraulic retention time of approximately 5 days with a solids retentio
n time of 20 plus days.
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