Farmer Willingness to Supply Poultry Litter for Energy Conversion and to Invest in an Energy Conversion Cooperative
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Conversion of poultry litter to energy can serve as a renewable energy source and provide an
alternative to land application in areas where poultry production is intensive. Economies of
size may limit a farmer’s ability to economically use on-farm conversion. Capital costs can be
spread across several poultry farmers to convert poultry litter to energy in a centralized facility.
This research determined influences on the amount of litter poultry producers will to
sell to a centralized conversion facility, on their willingness to invest in a conversion cooperative,
and on the prices for litter required to divert litter from current uses.