What Provides the Power at This Cecil County Farm? The Cows
The farm that Alice and Caleb Crothers inherited in 2015 was, like many dairy farms nationwide, struggling — but now, cow manure is helping to keep it going.
Last fall, the Crothers started up a system — made up of a 60-foot-wide, 14-foot-deep container and special bacteria — that captures fumes from cow poop to generate electricity.