Nutrient recovery is the treatment of manure with integrated separation technologies that allow the recovery of nutrient components so they can be reused for agricultural applications. The recovery of nutrients is often part of a broader resource recovery concept that also addresses the reclamation of water or carbon based components such as organic fiber. The first commercial on-farm nutrient recovery system in North America was installed by Trident nearly 10 years ago. Since then this form of manure treatment has quickly become a leading sustainability practice that is recognized by many dairy farmers as the new standard for circular waste management.
The treatment consists of several treatment stages. Optionally it can be extended with downstream add-ons such as filtration or granulation treatment. Forms of nutrient recovery are also available in other sectors, for example at municipal waste treatment facilities that process organic food waste or sewer waste.
TNZ resource recovery technology implemented on 18,000-cow farm – updated on Oct 12th, 2022. The TNZTM System has been selected as integrated manure management solution for an 18,000-cow dairy farm in the Western United States. The TNZ system processes the…
First on-farm phosphorus removal system protects watershed – June 14th, 2021. Vermont dairy Goodrich Farm has been announced as a recipient of the national 2021 US Dairy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability. The family-run 900-cow dairy was chosen…
Trident Nutrient Recovery Technology implemented on 300 cow dairy The challenge Seabreeze Farms is located in the metropolitan area of Vancouver, British Columbia Canada. The high cost of agricultural land is a big challenge for many local farmers that want…
Fair Oaks dairy uses nutrient recovery technology to process manure from 14,000 cows Many dairy experts would describe Fair Oaks Farms as one of the nation's most progressive dairy farms. So it's not a surprise that Fair Oaks is the…
Assessment of manure treatment technologies – March 19th, 2021. Trident recently had the privilege to collaborate with the University of Missouri Extension on a case study dedicated to dairy farm manure treatment. The extension team around Tim Canter is developing…
Modular manure treatment – November 20th, 2020. As discussed in our post water recovery from dairy cow manure, the ability to address fine-solids separation and recycle clean water from agricultural waste streams comes with a number of benefits. But what can…
Vanguard Renewables and Goodrich Farm committed to watershed protection Abbotsford, BC – March 12th, 2020. Trident Processes has been selected as the nutrient recovery technology provider for a new Farm Powered® anaerobic digestion facility in Salisbury, VT. Construction is under way…
Abbotsford, BC – March 4th, 2020. Recent business news have reported on how the coronavirus outbreak impacts the global supply and logistics network. The distribution of Phosphorus is also impacted, which made the key ingredient for soil nutrient a scarce commodity…
Abbotsford, BC – January 13th, 2020. On February 11-13, 2020 World Ag Expo will open its doors to visitors from around the world. Many dairy farmers will be attending the expo in Tulare, California. They all come for the latest and…
Abbotsford, BC – August 19th 2019. What to do with the manure? Dairy farmers produce milk and provide nutritious products that help feed millions of people around the world. But part of any livestock operation is also the waste aspect. In…