Indiana Pork has been awarded an Indiana Livestock Market Development Grant from the Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA). The grant will provide up to $15,000 in matching funds toward the development of a biomass digester project planning tool for livestock producers.
The
project will address barriers to the construction and use of biomass digesters
in livestock operations in Indiana by developing a standardized planning
template for producers exploring the construction of a biomass digester on
their farm. In addition, the project seeks to increase the knowledge and
comfort level for financial institutions that may provide funds for such
projects.
By creating a more effective and efficient means of determining both a biomass
digester project’s feasibility and its ability to be financed, livestock
producers will have a tool to mitigate the costs of doing the research on their
own.
“We are glad that the ISDA sees the potential of biomass digesters in Indiana and that the department shares our vision of developing a resource to make it less difficult for producers and lenders to analyze these complicated projects,” said Josh Trenary, executive director of Indiana Pork.
The ISDA Livestock Market Development Grant exists to fund projects that encourage the development of business and industry related to livestock production, processing and distribution.