Developing a Modeling Framework to Characterize Manure Flows in Texas
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The document explores the economic feasibility of establishing a manure-fueled ethanol plant in the Texas Panhandle by analyzing various factors such as manure production, fertilizer prices, and biofuel demand. It details a multi-layered modeling system that assesses the flow of manure, environmental regulations, market structures, and nutrient values. The project aims to determine the conditions under which using manure as a fuel source is viable within this agricultural context.
Developing a Modeling Framework to Characterize Manure Flows in Texas
- 3. MODELING MANURE FLOWS IN THE TEXAS PANHANDLE IN RESPONSE TO FERTILIZER PRICES, BIOFUEL DEMAND, AND OTHER EXTERNALITIES Gary Marek, Ph. D. Research Engineer USDA-ARS, Bushland, TX Photo courtesy of Emalee Buttrey
- 4. Project Background WTAMU Systems I class project: Initial Q: Evaluate the economic feasibility of a manure-fueled corn ethanol plant in the Texas Panhandle Revised Q: Under what conditions is it economically feasible to fuel an EtOH plant with manure in the Panhandle?
- 5. Integrated System Layers of Dynamic Modeling Mass Energy Environment Markets Policy
- 6. Mass & Energy Layers • Manure • Distillers Grains • Water • Natural Gas • Corn • Ash
- 7. Conceptual Model Schematic Mass & Energy Flows FEEDYARD LAND MANAGEMENT UNIT PANDA ETHANOL PLANT manure ash natural gaswater CORN DISTILLERS GRAINS SEED Adapted from image by Sharon Preece
- 8. System Manure Flow • Time of Year • Storage capacity • Collection radius • Price of fossil fuel • Manure production rate • Price of chemical fertilizer • Fertilizer Value • Fuel Value • Agronomic Rate • HHV Demand • NPK Demand
- 9. Distillers Grains Effects on Manure • Increases concentration of phosphorous May increase land requirements, travel distances, and management practices • Decreases Higher Heating Value (HHV) (Buttrey et al.,2012)
- 10. Environment Layer • Regulatory Nutrient Limits • Soil • Water • Air Quality • Nitrogen Thresholds (Rocky Mtn. Natl. Park) • Permit Storage Limits (CAFOs & Panda) • Declining Aquifer Capacity - Droughts • Effects on crop composition & yield • Jevons Paradox
- 11. Markets Layer • Valuing Manure • Fertilizer Value • Fuel Value • Transaction modeling • Buyer vs. Seller • Market Structures • Market Simulator
- 12. Valuing Manure as Fertilizer (Massey 2006) Commercial Fertilizer • Guaranteed Analysis • Concentrated • Selectable nutrient ratios • Accurate Application Systems • Relatively Low Hauling/Application Costs • Expensive Manure & Compost • Inconsistent Nutrient Conc. • Highly Variable Application Methods • Expensive Hauling Costs • Weed Seed • Foreign Debris • Salts • Organic Matter
- 13. Average U.S. Farm Prices of Selected Fertilizers 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 Dollars/tonofnutrient Year Nitrogen phosphate potassium Source: Agricultural Prices, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
- 14. Marginal Nutrient Value MV ip AR pt MV in AR nt MV max MARGINALNUTRIENTVALUE ($/tonas-is) APPLICATION RATE (tons as-is / acre) I II III
- 15. Valuing Manure as Fuel Source • HHV of manure determined by… • Ash Content • Moisture • DDGS inclusion (Buttrey et al., 2012) • Manure Handling Practices • Affect on ash content • Weather • Point-of-Use Comparison • Natural Gas Price Trends
- 16. Heating Value of Manure 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% MaximumMoistureContent(wb) Ash Fraction (db) MinimumAcceptable HV = 2,758 BTU/lb Arbitrary Target HHV = 3,500 BTU/lb Arbitrary Target HHV = 4,500 BTU/lb
- 17. Natural Gas vs. Ammonia (1985-2006)
- 18. Manure Value Calculator INPUTS: N & P conc. of manure N & P crop requirements Price of inorganic N & P Hauling distance Hauling costs Price of natural gas Landfill disposal costs OUTPUTS: Manure value as N & P fertilizer Manure value as an energy source Net values after transportation
- 19. Transaction Probability Model PWA (PB, P(PB)) (PA, P(PA)) PWPPB PA XactionProbabilityatPrice Xaction Price BUYER SELLER
- 20. Market Structures • Prior to markets operating, a hypothesis can be used to simulate potential markets • Local market conditions determine the type of market (Zering 2010) A. Sufficient # of buyers & sellers, prices adjust frequently to clear the market B. Single seller, multiple buyers (monopoly), seller sets price C. Single buyer, multiple sellers (monopsony), buyer sets price D. Few buyers & sellers, potential for “hold up”, whoever can survive the longest without the other sets price
- 23. Explicit Model • Database information • Manure fertilizer value modules • Manure fuel value modules • Transaction Models • Dynamically linked system layers How do we synthesize all of this information?
- 24. System Boundary Panda • Feedlots • Dairies • Manure collection radius of 30 miles from proposed Panda plant 41 feedlots 3,000 – 100,000 head 21 dairies 250 - 5,000 head • CAFO capacities estimated by industry and extension personnel • System Boundary - Manure dispersion radius of 20 miles from each CAFO • Boundary encompasses 4,172,815 acres
- 25. Satellite Imagery Panda • Feedlots • Dairies • DOQ’s from Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS) added to the project • Used to estimate irrigated, dryland, rangeland, and municipal acreages
- 26. Irrigated Land • DOQ’s from Texas Natural Resources Information System (TNRIS) added to the project • Irrigated land calculated by digitizing center pivot circles 4,935 circles 740,765 acres • Dryland acreage was calculated by subtracting irrigated acreage from total arable land 3,226,894 acres • Rangeland/Municipal Acreage 205,156 acres
- 27. Grid Overlay • Grid constructed to address spatial aspects of project 1,023 cells 3 mi x 3 mi • Cells assigned crop composition and yield values based on county NASS data • Road distance from centroid of every cell to each CAFO was calculated using ArcGIS Network Analyst algorithm
- 28. Simple Optimization Model (MS Excel) A B C D E G 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 9 10 CAFOS (feedlots & dairies) LMUCells … n=62 n=1,023…
- 29. Solution-Based Model (MS Excel) Information relating each CAFO to each LMU cell
- 30. CAFO Attributes • Feedlot or Dairy • Annual manure production capacity • As-collected manure production • Nutrient concentrations of CAFO manure
- 31. LMU Cell Attributes • Acreage characterization and allocation (irrigated,dryland, rangeland/municipal) • Nitrogen and phosphorus requirements (based on county NASS crop composition and average yield values) • Road distance to CAFO
- 32. Array Calculations/Switches • Tons of manure required to fulfill nitrogen and phosphorus requirements • Fulfill nitrogen or phosphorus demand • Net price per acre to fulfill nutrient requirements
- 33. Model Assumptions & Constraints • One year time horizon • Manure to satisfy nitrogen requirements • No antecedent nutrients • Only irrigated acreage would receive manure • CAFOs and Panda operate at 100% capacity • All manure allocated to LMU (no storage) • No supplemental commercial fertilizer • Zero value for organic matter • Price of manure held constant ($2.50 per ton) • Hauling & spreading costs held constant ($0.24 per ton mile)
- 34. Model Runs • Model run #1 – Manure from all 62 CAFOs allocated to LMU • Model run #2 – Manure from closest feedlots allocated to Panda. Manure from the remaining 55 CAFOs allocated to LMU
- 35. Subscription Ratio A B C D E G 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 8 9 10 CAFOS (feedlots & dairies) LMUCells … n=62 n=431… RATIO 3.2 0.9 10.5 6.5 1.5 0.25 RANK 3 5 1 2 4 6
- 36. Subscription Ratio (i=1) A B C D E G 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 CAFOS (feedlots & dairies) LMUCells … n=62 n=431… RATIO 3.2 0.9 10.5 6.5 1.5 0.25 RANK 3 5 1 2 4 6
- 37. Subscription Ratio (i=2) A B C D E G 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 CAFOS (feedlots & dairies) LMUCells … n=62 n=431… RATIO 3.2 0.9 1.0 6.5 1.5 0.25 RANK 2 4 N/A 1 3 5
- 38. Subscription Ratio (i=2) A B C D E G 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 10 11 CAFOS (feedlots & dairies) LMUCells … n=62 n=431… RATIO 3.2 0.9 1.0 6.5 1.5 0.25 RANK 2 4 N/A 1 3 5
- 39. Ranking LMU Cells within a CAFO • NPA for manure to NPA for commercial fertilizer ratio Assumed Co-Op at a distance of 10 miles from every cell • Fields allocated until CAFO manure is depleted • Partially fulfilled fields returned to array with updated nutrient and acreage requirements
- 40. CAFOs with Unallocated Manure • Model forced CAFOs to allocate all manure produced • Taking off point for transaction modeling • To move manure, would likely have to discount price
- 41. Results Run #1 232 total cells Avg. price per acre (197 common cells) $52.86 Avg. hauling distance 8.38 miles 33 66 99 132 165 198 231 264 297 330 363 396 429 462 495 528 561 594 627 660 693 726 759 792 825 858 891 924 957 990 1023 32 65 98 131 164 197 230 263 296 329 362 395 428 461 494 527 560 593 626 659 692 725 758 791 824 857 890 923 956 989 1022 31 64 97 130 163 196 229 262 295 328 361 394 427 460 493 526 559 592 625 658 691 724 757 790 823 856 889 922 955 988 1021 30 63 96 129 162 195 228 261 294 327 360 393 426 459 492 525 558 591 624 657 690 723 756 789 822 855 888 921 954 987 1020 29 62 95 128 161 194 227 260 293 326 359 392 425 458 491 524 557 590 623 656 689 722 755 788 821 854 887 920 953 986 1019 28 61 94 127 160 193 226 259 292 325 358 391 424 457 490 523 556 589 622 655 688 721 754 787 820 853 886 919 952 985 1018 27 60 93 126 159 192 225 258 291 324 357 390 423 456 489 522 555 588 621 654 687 720 753 786 819 852 885 918 951 984 1017 26 59 92 125 158 191 224 257 290 323 356 389 422 455 488 521 554 587 620 653 686 719 752 785 818 851 884 917 950 983 1016 25 58 91 124 157 190 223 256 289 322 355 388 421 454 487 520 553 586 619 652 685 718 751 784 817 850 883 916 949 982 1015 24 57 90 123 156 189 222 255 288 321 354 387 420 453 486 519 552 585 618 651 684 717 750 783 816 849 882 915 948 981 1014 23 56 89 122 155 188 221 254 287 320 353 386 419 452 485 518 551 584 617 650 683 716 749 782 815 848 881 914 947 980 1013 22 55 88 121 154 187 220 253 286 319 352 385 418 451 484 517 550 583 616 649 682 715 748 781 814 847 880 913 946 979 1012 21 54 87 120 153 186 219 252 285 318 351 384 417 450 483 516 549 582 615 648 681 714 747 780 813 846 879 912 945 978 1011 20 53 86 119 152 185 218 251 284 317 350 383 416 449 482 515 548 581 614 647 680 713 746 779 812 845 878 911 944 977 1010 19 52 85 118 151 184 217 250 283 316 349 382 415 448 481 514 547 580 613 646 679 712 745 778 811 844 877 910 943 976 1009 18 51 84 117 150 183 216 249 282 315 348 381 414 447 480 513 546 579 612 645 678 711 744 777 810 843 876 909 942 975 1008 17 50 83 116 149 182 215 248 281 314 347 380 413 446 479 512 545 578 611 644 677 710 743 776 809 842 875 908 941 974 1007 16 49 82 115 148 181 214 247 280 313 346 379 412 445 478 511 544 577 610 643 676 709 742 775 808 841 874 907 940 973 1006 15 48 81 114 147 180 213 246 279 312 345 378 411 444 477 510 543 576 609 642 675 708 741 774 807 840 873 906 939 972 1005 14 47 80 113 146 179 212 245 278 311 344 377 410 443 476 509 542 575 608 641 674 707 740 773 806 839 872 905 938 971 1004 13 46 79 112 145 178 211 244 277 310 343 376 409 442 475 508 541 574 607 640 673 706 739 772 805 838 871 904 937 970 1003 12 45 78 111 144 177 210 243 276 309 342 375 408 441 474 507 540 573 606 639 672 705 738 771 804 837 870 903 936 969 1002 11 44 77 110 143 176 209 242 275 308 341 374 407 440 473 506 539 572 605 638 671 704 737 770 803 836 869 902 935 968 1001 10 43 76 109 142 175 208 241 274 307 340 373 406 439 472 505 538 571 604 637 670 703 736 769 802 835 868 901 934 967 1000 9 42 75 108 141 174 207 240 273 306 339 372 405 438 471 504 537 570 603 636 669 702 735 768 801 834 867 900 933 966 999 8 41 74 107 140 173 206 239 272 305 338 371 404 437 470 503 536 569 602 635 668 701 734 767 800 833 866 899 932 965 998 7 40 73 106 139 172 205 238 271 304 337 370 403 436 469 502 535 568 601 634 667 700 733 766 799 832 865 898 931 964 997 6 39 72 105 138 171 204 237 270 303 336 369 402 435 468 501 534 567 600 633 666 699 732 765 798 831 864 897 930 963 996 5 38 71 104 137 170 203 236 269 302 335 368 401 434 467 500 533 566 599 632 665 698 731 764 797 830 863 896 929 962 995 4 37 70 103 136 169 202 235 268 301 334 367 400 433 466 499 532 565 598 631 664 697 730 763 796 829 862 895 928 961 994 3 36 69 102 135 168 201 234 267 300 333 366 399 432 465 498 531 564 597 630 663 696 729 762 795 828 861 894 927 960 993 2 35 68 101 134 167 200 233 266 299 332 365 398 431 464 497 530 563 596 629 662 695 728 761 794 827 860 893 926 959 992 1 34 67 100 133 166 199 232 265 298 331 364 397 430 463 496 529 562 595 628 661 694 727 760 793 826 859 892 925 958 991 dairies 386 386 416 416 416 415 381 537 348 537 371 470 569 637 669 176 273 273 176 800 800 387 669 353 feedlots cont 618 479 444 512 508 478 454 586 384 483 517 682 547 715 413 411 714 777 548 469 438 437 651 447 443 446 507 476 421 585 417 450 516 649 849 748 414 209 636 669 581 471 436 617 480 477 513 541 509 453 552 385 484 518 616 514 716 177 515 405 684 481 476 546 540 475 487 584 418 482 550 615 882 683 241 372 650 414 538 506 388 553 449 485 648 605 749 816 571 504 539 420 551 451 515 583 604 781 419 537 505 486 519 549 613 636 717 418 572 452 582 551 580 571 782 386 538 452 848 603 814
- 42. Results Run #2 221 total cells 11 fewer cells Avg. price per acre (197 common cells) $56.38 Avg. hauling distance 9.3 miles 33 66 99 132 165 198 231 264 297 330 363 396 429 462 495 528 561 594 627 660 693 726 759 792 825 858 891 924 957 990 1023 32 65 98 131 164 197 230 263 296 329 362 395 428 461 494 527 560 593 626 659 692 725 758 791 824 857 890 923 956 989 1022 31 64 97 130 163 196 229 262 295 328 361 394 427 460 493 526 559 592 625 658 691 724 757 790 823 856 889 922 955 988 1021 30 63 96 129 162 195 228 261 294 327 360 393 426 459 492 525 558 591 624 657 690 723 756 789 822 855 888 921 954 987 1020 29 62 95 128 161 194 227 260 293 326 359 392 425 458 491 524 557 590 623 656 689 722 755 788 821 854 887 920 953 986 1019 28 61 94 127 160 193 226 259 292 325 358 391 424 457 490 523 556 589 622 655 688 721 754 787 820 853 886 919 952 985 1018 27 60 93 126 159 192 225 258 291 324 357 390 423 456 489 522 555 588 621 654 687 720 753 786 819 852 885 918 951 984 1017 26 59 92 125 158 191 224 257 290 323 356 389 422 455 488 521 554 587 620 653 686 719 752 785 818 851 884 917 950 983 1016 25 58 91 124 157 190 223 256 289 322 355 388 421 454 487 520 553 586 619 652 685 718 751 784 817 850 883 916 949 982 1015 24 57 90 123 156 189 222 255 288 321 354 387 420 453 486 519 552 585 618 651 684 717 750 783 816 849 882 915 948 981 1014 23 56 89 122 155 188 221 254 287 320 353 386 419 452 485 518 551 584 617 650 683 716 749 782 815 848 881 914 947 980 1013 22 55 88 121 154 187 220 253 286 319 352 385 418 451 484 517 550 583 616 649 682 715 748 781 814 847 880 913 946 979 1012 21 54 87 120 153 186 219 252 285 318 351 384 417 450 483 516 549 582 615 648 681 714 747 780 813 846 879 912 945 978 1011 20 53 86 119 152 185 218 251 284 317 350 383 416 449 482 515 548 581 614 647 680 713 746 779 812 845 878 911 944 977 1010 19 52 85 118 151 184 217 250 283 316 349 382 415 448 481 514 547 580 613 646 679 712 745 778 811 844 877 910 943 976 1009 18 51 84 117 150 183 216 249 282 315 348 381 414 447 480 513 546 579 612 645 678 711 744 777 810 843 876 909 942 975 1008 17 50 83 116 149 182 215 248 281 314 347 380 413 446 479 512 545 578 611 644 677 710 743 776 809 842 875 908 941 974 1007 16 49 82 115 148 181 214 247 280 313 346 379 412 445 478 511 544 577 610 643 676 709 742 775 808 841 874 907 940 973 1006 15 48 81 114 147 180 213 246 279 312 345 378 411 444 477 510 543 576 609 642 675 708 741 774 807 840 873 906 939 972 1005 14 47 80 113 146 179 212 245 278 311 344 377 410 443 476 509 542 575 608 641 674 707 740 773 806 839 872 905 938 971 1004 13 46 79 112 145 178 211 244 277 310 343 376 409 442 475 508 541 574 607 640 673 706 739 772 805 838 871 904 937 970 1003 12 45 78 111 144 177 210 243 276 309 342 375 408 441 474 507 540 573 606 639 672 705 738 771 804 837 870 903 936 969 1002 11 44 77 110 143 176 209 242 275 308 341 374 407 440 473 506 539 572 605 638 671 704 737 770 803 836 869 902 935 968 1001 10 43 76 109 142 175 208 241 274 307 340 373 406 439 472 505 538 571 604 637 670 703 736 769 802 835 868 901 934 967 1000 9 42 75 108 141 174 207 240 273 306 339 372 405 438 471 504 537 570 603 636 669 702 735 768 801 834 867 900 933 966 999 8 41 74 107 140 173 206 239 272 305 338 371 404 437 470 503 536 569 602 635 668 701 734 767 800 833 866 899 932 965 998 7 40 73 106 139 172 205 238 271 304 337 370 403 436 469 502 535 568 601 634 667 700 733 766 799 832 865 898 931 964 997 6 39 72 105 138 171 204 237 270 303 336 369 402 435 468 501 534 567 600 633 666 699 732 765 798 831 864 897 930 963 996 5 38 71 104 137 170 203 236 269 302 335 368 401 434 467 500 533 566 599 632 665 698 731 764 797 830 863 896 929 962 995 4 37 70 103 136 169 202 235 268 301 334 367 400 433 466 499 532 565 598 631 664 697 730 763 796 829 862 895 928 961 994 3 36 69 102 135 168 201 234 267 300 333 366 399 432 465 498 531 564 597 630 663 696 729 762 795 828 861 894 927 960 993 2 35 68 101 134 167 200 233 266 299 332 365 398 431 464 497 530 563 596 629 662 695 728 761 794 827 860 893 926 959 992 1 34 67 100 133 166 199 232 265 298 331 364 397 430 463 496 529 562 595 628 661 694 727 760 793 826 859 892 925 958 991 dairies 386 386 416 416 416 415 447 538 316 538 306 470 569 637 669 245 306 306 245 605 800 387 636 353 feedlots cont 618 444 512 454 586 384 483 517 682 547 715 413 411 714 777 548 469 438 437 651 443 446 421 585 417 450 516 649 849 748 414 476 636 669 581 471 436 617 477 513 453 552 385 484 518 616 514 716 510 515 405 684 476 546 487 584 418 482 550 615 882 683 509 372 650 538 388 553 449 485 648 513 749 540 816 504 420 551 451 515 583 481 781 506 419 537 486 519 549 613 512 717 539 418 452 582 551 580 479 782 505 386 452 848 480 814 451 579 446 815
Editor's Notes
- #5: Introduce this question as a researchable question as we drill down into the quantitative level. We are first exploring the manure flow stream because we are manure guys.
- #6: This body of work originated as a systems I class project. The original project question posed was “Is it economically feasible to use manure as a fuel for ethanol production?” In order to answer that question, one would have to be presented a set of conditions and the answer “yes” or “no. This is not a systems question. A better question would be… ”under what conditions is it economically feasible to use manure as a fuel source for ethanol production?” In fact, why would we consider manure in the first place? …We’ll get to that.
- #9: This body of work originated as a systems I class project. The original project question posed was “Is it economically feasible to use manure as a fuel for ethanol production?” In order to answer that question, one would have to be presented a set of conditions and the answer “yes” or “no. This is not a systems question. A better question would be… ”under what conditions is it economically feasible to use manure as a fuel source for ethanol production?” In fact, why would we consider manure in the first place? …We’ll get to that.
- #10: This body of work originated as a systems I class project. The original project question posed was “Is it economically feasible to use manure as a fuel for ethanol production?” In order to answer that question, one would have to be presented a set of conditions and the answer “yes” or “no. This is not a systems question. A better question would be… ”under what conditions is it economically feasible to use manure as a fuel source for ethanol production?” In fact, why would we consider manure in the first place? …We’ll get to that.
- #15: MNV for the area of concern. Discus the nutrient thresholds and associated diminishing returns with application beyond them.
- #17: Explain that HHV of manure is a function of ash and moisture content. We as researchers spent a lot of time figuring out how to manage for low ash, high BTU manure.
- #19: Introduce our manure value calculator model. List main assumptions: 1) fertilizer values are for one growing season – crop requirements are determined by soil test. 2) assumes landfill will accept ash fraction from EtOH plant, etc. Mention that most of the model parameters are adjustable variables. Notice we have no flow associated with the model, this is a calculation module that will provide data for flow direction.
- #20: Generic conceptual transaction model. We are not sure of the “shape” of the area between PB and PA.
- #21: Introduce market structures according to Zering
- #22: Market structure flow chart, explain how storage or regulatory pressure may lead to expedited manure removal.
- #23: Market structure flow chart, explain how storage or regulatory pressure may lead to expedited manure removal.