Adding Value Through Cows

North Dakota’s animal agriculture industry will see a boost with the two proposed Riverview Dairy farms into the state. NDSU Extension Bioenergy Economist David Ripplinger sees room for bioenergy growth, as well. “Bio-methane is a co-product. We’re always looking for ways to have value-added agriculture in the state and animal agriculture is certainly a part of that, even more so on the dairy side which has been in decline in recent years.”