Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP)

CDFA’s Alternative Manure Management Program (AMMP) provides financial assistance for the implementation of non-digester manure management practices in California, which will result in reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Funds: Livestock and dairy producers can receive up to $750,000.
Eligible practices include:
- Either solid separation or conversion from flush to scrape, in conjunction with one of the following practices:
- Solar drying
- Daily spread
- Solid storage
- Composting
- Alternative manure treatment and storage, such as:
- Compost bedded pack barn, or
- Slatted floor pit storage manure collection
- Transitioning to a pasture-based system
Economic Analysis of CDFA AMMP Projects:
The UC's Technical Assistance Providers have been working with Jesse Voremberg, a UC Davis grad student, to develop a cost-benefit analysis of local CDFA AMMP projects.
- Zuppan Dairy was awarded a CDFA AMMP grant for the 2018 cycle. Click here to view the UC delivers and here for the economic analysis break down.
- Renati Dairy was awarded an CDFA AMMP grant for the 2019 cycle. Click here to view the UC Delivers.
More examples of CDFA AMMP projects:
If you would like to hear from more dairy farmers who received CDFA AMMP funding, or learn more in-depth about the eligible projects, please check out this website by the California Dairy Quality Assurance Program.