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OPERATIONS
enhancing
efficiencies
by Allison Gibeson | dairyprocessing@sosland.com
T
he environmental impact of all types of manufacturing
is under scrutiny, and dairy processors are targeting
innovative approaches to incorporating renewable
energy into their businesses. This often involves a full analysis
of all operations to pinpoint inefficiencies in addition to
exploring alternative energy sources to ensure plants will
have access to continuously reliable energy in the future.
FARM-TO-PLANT CONNECTION
George Crave, founder and president of Waterloo, Wis.-based
Crave Brothers Farmstead Cheese, said his company's energy
efficiency initiatives start on the farm, beginning with the
modern genetics of its Holsteins that result in improved per
cow milk production.
The company also has two anaerobic digesters that can
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each process 750,000 gallons of waste from the farm and
factory. The digesters run continuously and convert the
methane into enough electricity to power the farm, cheese
factory and 300 homes in the surrounding community. The
liquid byproducts from the process are used as fertilizer on
the field, and the solid byproducts are used as animal bedding.
Having a processing plant located alongside a farm has
resulted in further efficiencies, as Crave Brothers pipelines
its milk underground, thus eliminating the need for trucks.
Water recycling and conservation efforts also are a priority
for the company.
Crave said it is important for the industry to communicate
such efforts to consumers to help them understand what's
really going on behind the scenes in dairy processing.
" Without the consumer buying in to and appreciating our
Processers rethink their energy
consumption using modern solutions.
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