No longer agitated
A Dairy farmer says he has boosted the nutrient value of slurry and made significant cost savings by introducing an inoculant to the unit’s 500,000 gallon storage tank is contributing to savings in the nitrogen and fixed costs worth about £1,000 per year.
He said: “We have to empty the tank five times a year, a far from straightforward operation because of crusting and separation.
“We had the hassle of turning out the cows so we could lift up the slats to get in and agitate the slurry, a job that took five hours managed by one person before he even started spreading.”
Mr Phillips says that since he first introduced the SlurryBooster + SlurryBugs inoculant three years ago, agitation has been virtually eliminated, apart froma five-minute mix at the tank exit.
He added: “We’ve saved on labour and fuel and we now have a slurry that lends itself to injection – it’s consistent and in spreadable form. In addition, odour had been naturally reduced.
“ Furthermore, we’re aware that the bugs have helped to increase the slurry’s nitrogen content and we’ve made instant savings to the fertiliser bill; we’ve cut back on bagged nitrogen by 25 units of nitrogen per acre across 200 acres of silage swards. I’m also aware from our silage analysis that sugar content has consistently improved.”
Mr Phillips is now able to depend totally on nitrogen in the inoculated slurry applied to his 60-acre maize crop, and it is helping to improve the soil’s residual nitrogen.
“We take samples of soil for analysis and P and K indexes are being maintained at between two and three.”
Overall, as well as the financial savings, he believes the improved slurry is encouraging better root development and a healthier plant.
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