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Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff will join local and state officials at 4 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 11, at the Fairview Swiss Cheese Plant, 1734 Perry Highway, in Fredonia, for a groundbreaking ceremony.

Plant owner, John Koller & Son Inc., is constructing a $2.2 million anaerobic digester that will use cheese whey from the plant and cone batter from the Joy Cone Co. to make 40 million cubic feet of biogas annually - the equivalent of 28 million cubic feet of natural gas - to power the cheese making process.

EVENT: Fairview Swiss Cheese Plant Renewable Energy Tour and Groundbreaking Ceremony

DATE: Thursday, Oct. 11

TIMES: 4 - 5:30 p.m.

LOCATIONS: Fairview Swiss Cheese Plant -- 1734 Perry Highway, Fredonia

For more information, call Jean Kummer at 717-787-5085.

See Related Websites/Articles:

• Pennsylvania Dept. of Agriculture

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