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…
World Soil Day. This day has been dedicated by the UN to raise awareness of soil health and to create positive change. For many years we have been advocates of soil health, it’s at the very core of our business: this is what we do. We apply naturally produced nutrient rich biofertiliser to the land…
Circular Economy/Closed loop solution to food waste. FGS Organics, Countrystyle Recycling Ltd and VeriGreen, three businesses part of the Heathcote Holdings group of companies, provide a complete, closed-loop alternative for food waste. Countrystyle and VeriGreen collect food waste from their customers and take it to a local Kent based AD plant. Here the food waste is transformed to…
The photographs below show a Digestate time-lapse over a 4 week period. As can be seen in the Digestate time-lapse photos below, when matched with soil and crop requirements digestate can improve crop yield as well as build soil health. Digestate otherwise know as Biofertiliser, is a nutrient-rich liquid fertiliser which can be used…