UAG Bio Nutrients Facility project located at the Ravensworth Agriculture Company, Lot 2 DP 1245331,

The UAG Bio Nutrients Facility project is an Animal Effluent Management project located at the Ravensworth Agriculture Company's "Ramps Ridge" feedlot, approximately 50km west of Hay in the Riverina region of NSW. Registered on August 10, 2023, the project is situated at the Ravensworth Feedlot (Lot 2 DP 1245331, Sturt Highway), a major agricultural hub in the Hay Plains. While the project registry coordinates point to the Euroley area further east, the facility's physical operations and development applications are confirmed to be at the Ravensworth site near Maude.

Animal Effluent Management projects under this methodology involve installing systems to treat the organic waste generated by intensive livestock (such as cattle in feedlots). The primary mechanism is the capture of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, produced during the anaerobic decomposition of manure. This gas is then destroyed (flared) or, in this specific project's case, upgraded into biomethane for productive use, generating carbon credits by avoiding emissions that would otherwise enter the atmosphere.

The Hay region is characterized by a semi-arid climate with hot summers and an average annual rainfall of around 350-400mm. The landscape consists of flat, extensive riverine plains dominated by grey and brown clay soils, which support the region's extensive grazing and irrigated cropping industries. The Ravensworth site itself is a significant producer of beef, lamb, and cotton, utilizing the fertile soils of the Murrumbidgee floodplain.

This project is notable for integrating a "world-first" combination of anaerobic digestion and vermiculture (worm farming). The facility is designed to process animal effluent to produce renewable biomethane gas and a nutrient-rich bio-fertiliser. UAG Bio Nutrients, the proponent, has received funding from the NSW Regional Job Creation Fund to support the facility's construction, aiming to demonstrate a circular economy model where agricultural waste is converted into energy and soil health products.