Wisconsin dairy farm to power vehicles with manure digester

MADISON (WBAY) -- For the first time in Wisconsin, a dairy farm will be making renewable natural gas from its dairy cow manure as fuel to power vehicles all across the country.

Pagel`s Ponderosa Dairy in Kewaunee County broke ground on the project Wednesday, partnering with DTE Energy, which is based in Detroit, Michigan. 

Not only is this the first project of its kind in Wisconsin, it`s only the second in the country.

The Pagel family says it`s been working on this project for two years now, looking for a way to do something with the methane gas burning off the digester on the farm...