Turning cow poo into power is profitable for US farm

By Mira Oberman, France-Presse.

For most farms, manure is a pungent problem. At Homestead Dairy, it smells like money.

The family-run American farm invested in a biogas recovery system which transforms cow poo and other waste into electricity. 

Enough electricity, in fact, to power 1,000 homes, a service which the local utility company pays for handsomely.

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