Sep 4, 2020 | Ag-Grid News
by Enrico Villamaino A Connecticut dairy farm and a Pennsylvania energy firm have partnered in a project to promote renewable energy and sustainability. This spring, Fort Hill Farms of Thompson, CT, and Ag-Grid Energy of Kennett Square, PA, joined together to form the...
Jul 1, 2020 | Ag-Grid News
As a young, female farm owner of Fort Hill Farms, Kies Orr is used to breaking new ground. In that way, she and Rashi Akki, CEO of Ag-Grid Energy, have more than a little in common. As a result, to many, it’s no surprise that these two leading women and the teams...
Nov 5, 2019 | Ag-Grid News
Mass Live recently published an article on the opening of a new anaerobic digestion and depackaging facility in Granville. The facility, which is located on the family-owned Rockwood Farm and was developed by Ag-Grid Energy, will process enough food waste to...
Oct 9, 2019 | Ag-Grid News
GRANVILLE — Rockwood Farm has 600 cows and one 800,000-gallon stomach. The “stomach,” an 18-foot-deep tank of cow manure and food waste slurry, is really an anaerobic digester. Inside, natural microorganisms from the cow’s digestive tract grow in waste heated to 100...
Nov 16, 2018 | Ag-Grid News
A $244,000 USDA Rural Energy for America Program grant has been awarded to Fort Hill Farm AG-Grid LLC. The announcement followed a visit to Fort Hill Farms by US Sen. Richard Blumenthal on Oct. 30. The grant will be used for the purchase and installation of a 450kW...
