Michigan mill to turn turkey waste into energy

ASSOCIATED PRESS • July 22, 2008 A Montcalm County feed mill will install equipment for converting turkey manure into energy that it will use to produce livestock feed. Work on the new, $3 million biomass operation at Sietsema Farms Feeds LLC in Pierson Township near Howard City is expected to begin by late August or early September, said company owner Harley Sietsema. The equipment will generate steam and electricity from the waste of 1.1 million turkeys being raised at eight of his farms in Allendale, Coopersville, Fremont and Ravenna, said Norma McDonald, operating manager with Phase 3 Renewables in Cincinnati, which is working with Sietsema Farms Feeds on the project. "It's just a matter of getting the most out of all your products and byproducts," Sietsema told The Daily News of Greenville for a story published today.... [read full story]