Got manure?

Got manure?

Millions of dollars are available to California dairy producers to augment advanced manure management projects – including subsurface drip irrigation for effluent water management (SDI-E)

New CDFA Dairy PLUS+ Program Grant Funds Available

USDA’s Climate Smart Commodities is funding advanced manure management practices

Dairy Plus+ Program incentives are in addition to Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) and Dairy Digester Research and Development Program (DDRDP) grants and are provided on a per-cow basis.

$75M is available for project implementation. There is up to $1.25M per project (max of $750 per cow).

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Eligible Practices for new 2023 or previous projects

AMMP projects:

 Vermifiltration – must be implemented in conjunction with an existing or new primary mechanical separator

 Solid separation of manure solids through Weeping Wall – the system must have a minimum of at least two cells

 Advanced solid-liquid separation assisted by flocculants and/or bead filters – must be implemented in conjunction with an existing or new primary mechanical separator

 Practices above (A, B, or C) AND Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) using liquid manure (Netafim’s SDI-E technology)

 Practices above (A, B, or C) AND Aerated Composting

DDRDP projects:

 Post-digester Vermifiltration – must be implemented after the anaerobic digestion of manure

 Post-digester Advanced solid-liquid separation assisted by flocculants and/or bead filters – must be implemented after the anaerobic digestion of manure

 Practices above (A or B) AND Subsurface Drip Irrigation (SDI) using liquid manure digestate (Netafim’s SDI-E technology)

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Netafim SDI-E national recognition

SDI-E project named 2022 IA Vanguard Award recipient

SDI-E project named 2022 IA Vanguard Award recipient

Netafim’s Subsurface Drip Irrigation for Dairy Effluent Water Application project has been named the recipient of the 2022 Vanguard Award, sponsored by Hunter Industries. The IA’s Vanguard Award honors an innovative project in the irrigation industry executed by a team of individuals, companies, organizations or other group entities. Projects chosen for this award exemplify the IA’s mission of promoting efficient irrigation.

Winner of the 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award

Winner of the 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award

Winner of the 2020 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Community Impact, the innovative system uses advanced filtration and proprietary, patent-pending technology developed by Netafim to blend dairy wastewater with fresh water at an optimum ratio through monitoring of the electrical conductivity (EC) in the water as it passes by a sensor. As the EC of the water changes, Netafim’s system is able to make real-time adjustments to the blending valves in order to keep the fertilizer mixture in a prescribed ratio as it is delivered to the plant’s roots though drip irrigation tubing buried below the surface. This process not only re-uses water, but also recycles manure as a natural crop nutrient and soil builder, reducing the need for commercial fertilizer.