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…
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.
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…
We attended the Weald of Kent Ploughing Match at the weekend and what a great day it was. It was a great event with plenty of visitors to the stand. We exhibited alongside our sister companies FGS Agri and FGS Pilcher. It’s great to see a lot of visitors to our stand. It’s been a…
We exhibited at the Lets Recycle Live event at Stoneleigh Park this week. It was a great opportunity to exhibit alongside our sister companies Envar, Countrystyle Recycling and Verigreen under the Heathcote Holdings group. It was well attended with many visitors to the stand enquiring about our company as well as the Heathcote Holdings group…
We are attended the Farming for Clean Air event at Cambridge University’s’ Park Farm yesterday. The event had the latest machinery on display as well as working demonstrations of application methods. It was a great day to network with likeminded people and discuss the Government’s Clean Air Strategy and how the industry will have to…
We attended the Agri-South show at Faversham showground yesterday. It was a great event with plenty of visitors to the stand. We exhibited alongside our sister companies FGS Agri and FGS Pilcher. It was great to be out exhibiting at a show again after the long break from being able to.
Today is Earth Day The theme this year is Restore Our Earth. Our sustainable solutions in agriculture mean that farmers can have less reliance on artificial fertilisers. The organic digestate and paper products that we apply to land are great for the soil health and provide crops with the nutrients they need as well as helping…