ANAEROBIC DIGESTION (AD) OF FARM RESIDUES CAN BENEFIT FARMERS NOT ONLY AS A RENEWABLE HEAT AND POWER SOURCE, BUT ALSO THROUGH SOLIDS RECOVERY, ODOR, PATHOGEN, AND VECTOR ATTRACTION REDUCTION WHILE PRODUCING A STABILIZED SOLIDS FERTILIZER. WHILE AD INSTALLATIONS AT LARGE FARMS HAVE INCREASED IN THE U.S., SMALLER FARMS HAVE NOT TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF AD TECHNOLOGY. WE AND OTHERS HAVE DEMONSTRATED ON THE PILOT-SCALE THE ECONOMIC VIABILITY OF MODULAR AD TECHNOLOGY FOR DAIRY FARMS OF SMALL TO MEDIUM SCALE (25-500 COWS). YET, OUR RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT SMALL-TO-MEDIUM-SCALE FARMERS WITH INTEREST STILL PERCEIVE ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL HURDLES OF AD TECHNOLOGIES ESPECIALLY WITH REGARD TO THE INTERGRATION AT THEIR OPERATIONS THAT NO LONGER EXIST. THERE REMAINS A KNOWLEDGE GAP BETWEEN POTENTIAL AD USERS AND DEVELOPERS OF AD TECHNOLOGIES: WE HYPOTHESIZE THAT THESE FARMERS WILL MAKE BETTER INFORMED DECISIONS ABOUT ADOPTION OF AD TECHNOLOGY APPROPRIATE FOR THEIR FARMS IF THEY ARE EXPOSED TO VIABLE SCALE DEPENDENT OPTIONS. OUR GOAL IS TO INTEGRATE OUR PROTOTYPE DIGESTER AT THE CORNELL COOPERATIVE EXTENSION FARM WITH FARM EXISITNG PROCESSES (E.G. GREENHOUSE, COMMERCIAL KITCHEN) TO OPTIMIZE ENERGY, NUTRIENT FLOWS AND USE IT TO EDUCATE STAKEHOLDERS ABOUT AD SYSTEMS FOR SMALLER-TO-MEDIUM DAIRY FARMS. DATA ON SYSTEM PERFORMANCE AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS WILL BE BROADLY DISSEMINATED TO PROMOTE ADOPTION OF INTEGRATED AD TECHNOLOGY. THIS COMES AT AN OPPORTUNE TIME IN NEW YORK, WHERE THE THRESHOLD FOR DESIGNATION AS A MEDIUM SIZED CONFINED ANIMAL FEEDING OPERATIONS (CAFO) HAS RECENTLY BEEN RELAXED FROM 200 TO 300 COWS TO PROMOTE EXPANSION IN DAIRY INDUSTRY AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY. SO FARMERS WITH LESS THAN 300 COWS DO NOT HAVE TO COMPLY WITH REGULATIONS APPLICABLE ONLY TO LARGER CAFO'S.