Applications are now open for DEFRA’s Slurry Infrastructure Grant. The purpose of the grant is to help dairy, beef and pig farmers in England invest in future-proofed slurry infrastructure and nutrient management systems. Investing in good slurry management is an important step that farmers can take to protect the environment and reduce pollution risks. The…
We have been very busy during the Autumn period applying digestate for Oilseed rape growers. For one of our Kent customers, we applied 30kg of crop available Nitrogen through digestate via of one of our self-propelled Vredo spreaders equipped with 24 meter trailing shoe to a KWS Campus OSR variety which was drilled post application…
Crop growth following digestate application. Using our self-propelled 24m Vredo with a trailing shoe we applied digestate from a local AD plant into a seed bed prior to spring barley being drilled in late March. You can see from the photos how well the crop has grown and developed throughout the season. No other fertiliser…
We applied on farm digestate to a dairy farmer’s first cut grass silage earlier this year via our 24m self-propelled Vredo. This crop received its full requirements of NPK plus magnesium and sulphur from one application from the digestate. Not only is the digestate a cost-effective alternative to bagged fertiliser it has improved the soil…
We often talk about the benefits of digestate but did you know there are also a number of benefits of AD plants which is where the digestate is produced? What is an anaerobic digestion (AD) plant and how does it work? An anaerobic digestion plant is essentially a concrete cow. Feedstock is required for the…
EIRA (Enabling Innovation: Research to Application), an innovation and research organisation, has produced an interesting case study about the use of paper crumble for soil enhancement and carbon storage. There is strong evidence to suggest that arable soil in the UK has been losing carbon for 40 years (Environment Agency 2019). This, in turn, has…
Using technology to ensure traceability and fully auditable records for farmers. We use our bespoke IT system to record spreading and haulage tonnages digitally online which reports back in real-time to head office. Each spreader operator has a tablet to access daily jobs where they can view field maps, permits, risk assessments and other documents…
Thank you to everyone who supported our #CancerResearch cake sale yesterday. Many of our staff baked some delicious treats. Thanks to those who baked and for those who donated to this great charity. We managed to raise a total of £206.38.
Can I apply paper crumble to my land? Yes! Applying paper crumble to land is an excellent method of increasing organic matter back into your soil whilst delivering a range of vital crop nutrients. Paper crumble can be used to enrich soil, giving arable farmland a boost of nutrients and organic matter. Paper crumble is…
Digestate vs no Digestate! Here is an excellent example showing the improvement digestate can make when applied to a growing crop. Digestate vs No Digestate? You can see the grass on the right is healthier and further along than the grass on the left which hasn’t received any digestate biofertiliser – due to that part…