Scotland Installation
Not only were Fullwoodhead busy attending livestock expos, but they have also been occupied with some marvellous Dairypower Slurry Management Systems installations.
Take a look at this Smart Slurry Aeration System installed by Fullwoodhead Dairy Supplies Ltd in the beginning of March 2022. The system was installed in Lockerbie, South-Western Scotland in a stunning, new beef facility.
Installing Dairypower’s Smart Slurry Aeration System will be of massive benefit to this farmer. As we all know, chemical fertiliser prices have, and are, rising rapidly, with no sign of them declining anytime soon. The Smart Slurry Aeration System is the perfect answer to this problem! Chemical fertiliser usage is heavily reduced, due to the increases in P, N, and K and especially ammonia nitrogen, meaning the worry over further increases in chemical fertiliser prices will no longer affect this farmer.
By choosing Dairypower’s Smart Slurry Aeration System, this farmer will no longer have to manually or tractor agitate his cow slurry. Meaning that he will have outstanding savings on time, labour and fuel.
How does our Smart Slurry Aeration System work? Our patented rotary valves distribute high volumes of low-pressure air to the outlet branches at the base of the tank. These will sequentially aerate the slurry tank for a set period of time, leaving the slurry in a constant, homogeneous pumpable state. And it gets better! The return on this farmer’s investment was usually 4-6 years before all the current increases in fertilisers and fuel, this could now be just a matter of a few years.
It’s not only our farmer’s pockets that are happy. The Smart Slurry Aeration System will also produce some very happy cows! The aerated slurry will increase the palatability of the grass, and when applied to the fields, allows up to an average 13-15% increase in grass/crop regrowth.
The benefits don’t stop there – with the introduction of oxygen into the slurry, the environment of the slurry changes from anaerobic to aerobic. This vastly reduces the production of harmful gases, such as methane and hydrogen sulphide, making the system safer for both the farmer and his livestock!
