ABSTRACT

Anaerobic digestion (AD) on farms is receiving increasing attention as a technology for minimizing greenhouse gas emissions, reducing odors and pathogens, and generating energy. Although AD technology in the U.S. has been considered appropriate only for larger scale, especially livestock, farms, there has been growing interest in adapting the technology for smaller farms and greater variety of feedstocks. A series of three workshops used farmer-participatory research methodologies to assess attitudes and perceptions of small-scale anaerobic digesters in New York State by smaller scale livestock and crop operations. Results indicate a diverse group of farmers are interested in using anaerobic digester systems. Participants who attended the tour and workshop also increased their level of knowledge and understanding of anaerobic digester systems. Participant discussion revealed a need for more information for AD establishment on small farms including detailed economic data and a greater number of example AD systems. Additionally, results showed improved funding sources for adoption of this sustainable technology will likely increase farmer’s rate of adoption.

抽象的

农场上的厌氧消化（AD）作为一种减少温室气体排放，减少气味和病原体并产生能量的技术正受到越来越多的关注。尽管在美国，AD技术被认为仅适用于大规模生产，尤其是牲畜，农场，但人们越来越感兴趣的是将该技术应用于较小的农场和更多种类的原料。由农民参与式研究方法组成的三个讲习班系列，通过较小规模的牲畜和农作物作业，评估了纽约州小型厌氧消化池的态度和看法。结果表明，各种各样的农民对使用厌氧消化系统感兴趣。参加巡回讲习班和研讨会的参与者也提高了对厌氧消化器系统的了解和了解的水平。参加者的讨论表明，需要在小型农场建立AD的更多信息，包括详细的经济数据和大量示例AD系统。此外，结果表明，改进采用这种可持续技术的资金来源可能会提高农民的采用率。