Carbon Credits
Skyridge Farms Project
To address these emissions and reduce the nutrient load of the fertilizer used in its field, Skyridge Farms preemptively installed a Livestock Water Recycling (LWR) First Wave System in 2019.
Location
Washington, United States
Price per tCO2e
From $34.51 - $103.53
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Carbon credits for residual emissions, complementary claims, and broader climate action in Washington, United States.
Carbon credits serve a different role than electricity certificates: they help address emissions that sit outside renewable electricity matching and are often used for residual emissions strategies in Washington, United States backed by VCS verification. This product is best understood as part of a broader decarbonization pathway rather than as a substitute for electricity procurement.
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About This Product
Dan DeGroot, owner of Skyridge Farms, a family dairy farm in Southern Washington, has a mission to produce dairy as sustainably as possible. With over three decades of farm operation, Skyridge has seen many improvements, including technology upgrades to improve living conditions for its cows and energy efficiency for its buildings. Before installing a manure management system, the facility pumped approximately 400,000 gallons of manure per day into an open lagoon where it was stored until it was ready to be used as fertilizer in the farm's crop fields. As the manure sat stagnant in the open lagoon, anaerobic decomposition occurred, resulting in potent methane gas emissions. To address these emissions and reduce the nutrient load of the fertilizer used in its field, Skyridge Farms preemptively installed a Livestock Water Recycling (LWR) First Wave System in 2019. The LWR system pumps the cow manure from the barns through an advanced manure treatment and separation system. By implementing a water treatment process, nutrients like phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen are removed from the manure, resulting in reduced groundwater pollution and increased crop yields when applied as crop fertilizer. The LWR system also produces a salable byproduct of nutrient fertilizer, solids bedding for the herds, and cleaner wastewater that is sent to the lagoons and later used for field irrigation. The carbon revenue generated by the sale of carbon credits from this project is essential for the dairy to cover the ongoing operating costs of the new equipment.