Crystal Peak Environmental (CPE) is a Limited Liability Company formed to promote Crystal Peak Technology. The Company consists of Premium Standard Farms®, Roberts & Schaefer Company and Crystal Peak Farms.

Crystal Peak Technology is the core technology for CPE. It is a number of unit processes that when integrated provide a total nutrient management system. The technology is patented and provides unparalleled environmental and economic benefits for the treatment and processing of animal manure. The technology provides a zero discharge nutrient management system and addresses the concerns of environmental organizations. It provides a return on investment while complying with EPA regulations for CAFO's. The key points of the technology are:

• Eliminates traditional anaerobic lagoons
• Produces fuel needed to dry the fertilizer product
• Captures all nutrients in animal waste to increase value of the final product
• Eliminates land application of nutrients
• Transports nutrients off site
• Produces a value added commercially viable granulated fertilizer with high value NPK Value
• Promotes sustainable agriculture
  

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