Abstract: A method of operating an energy integrated farm operation with recovery of animal feed from liquid food waste is described and claimed. The method involves extracting methane gas from animal manure and using the methane gas to power an electrical generator. The electricity from the generator and the methane gas itself may be used to operate a dryer. The dryer is used to dry a liquid food waste stream to yield a dry food product. The dry food product recovered has enough nutritional value to be useful as animal feed.

Abstract: The present invention includes a method and apparatus configured to manage at least one aspect of a procurement process. The method includes the steps of establishing a value threshold, establishing a transaction, the transaction having an associated transaction value; comparing the transaction value of the transaction with the value threshold, and managing at least one aspect of the procurement process in response to the comparison.