Description: Digesters can be complicated, and winter especially offers unique challenges. Join us as we talk to Matt Steinman, Dickinson College Farm energy projects manager, as he talks about the lessons learned from operating the Dickinson digester through its first winter. Then, stay to hear about how this digester project inspired a musical. Here is a link to a recording of the musical on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8uFiAM-sFw&list=PL7I4sqMma0Qe3YKE0xF8wFH8fUoLV7anQ

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With the noticeable pollution of various waterways in the US there has been a lot of talk about how to best protect against this pollution on farms. One of the most promising solutions is implementing native grass strips on fields, on marginal lands or as riparian buffers around waterways. Join us as we talk about the various benefits of using native grasses to protect the ecosystem on farms and how to establish these grasses on your farm successfully.

If you enjoy the podcast and want to learn more about C-CHANGE you can go to the C-CHANGE site: https://farm-energy.extension.org/grass-to-gas/ or email us at GrassToGas@psu.edu.

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Whether it's the need for digesters to prove they are a carbon neutral for the new IRA energy tax credits or to participate in the emerging carbon credit markets, accurate life cycle assessments of digesters are crucial. That is why we brought on Professor Mark Mba-Wright to talk about what life cycle assessments are and how they can show the carbon reductions that digester technologies provide. We also explore the opportunities that exist to make anaerobic digestion projects further carbon negative.

If you enjoy the podcast and want to learn more about C-CHANGE you can go to the C-CHANGE site: https://farm-energy.extension.org/grass-to-gas/ or email us at GrassToGas@psu.edu.

If you want to learn about all things energy in PA, then you can sign up to the Penn State Extension Energy Newsletter: https://extension.psu.edu/energy-team-sign-up.