Manure spreading on crop fields presents a significant environmental threat and a lost economic opportunity. Manure processing for electricity generation is an economic opportunity that reduces the carbon and phosphorus footprints of dairy farming. Under FERC Order 2222, US dairy farms gain important protections (as aggregate DERs) allowing them to participate in wholesale electricity markets, and a significant price incentive to pursue this technology pathway. Electricity revenues also create opportunities to pursue downstream digestate processing. The manufacture of stable, concentrated fertilizers is a first step to enhancing nutrient cycling and phosphorus security in the US. The electricity produced is renewable, and displaces fossil sources with quantifiable emissions reductions.