| Muck & Slurry
Cut costs by making
more of muck and slurry
Dairy farmers can learn how to release the true value of
muck and slurry by attending one of a series of meetings
throughout July and August.
rganised by AHDB
Dairy the events
will cover muck
and slurry storage,
and techniques for
cost effective
applications within a nutrient
management plan.
Farmers will also hear how the
AHDB Slurry Wizard can help
calculate volumes produced and
storage capacity required to stay
NVZ compliant, as well as
exploring any cost/benefit of
covering yards and slurry stores.
David Ball, AHDB Technical
Manager said: “Farmers already
acknowledge slurry, farmyard
manure and dirty water as
valuable by-products but up until
now many underestimate their true
value.”
The recently refreshed AHDB
Nutrient Management Guide
(RB209) provides accurate nutrient
and availability values, and based
on current market values, shows
that muck is worth £9.20/tonne
and a cubic metre of slurry has a
O
value of £3.20 in NPK alone.
David continued “Dairy farmers
should be looking at all of their
outgoings as a matter of course
and anything that can help bring
down the cost of fertiliser should
be encouraged.”
Details of the meetings can be
found below and at ahdb.org.uk.
To book a place, farmers should
contact the AHDB Dairy KE Events
hub on 01904 771216 or email
[email protected].
Date
Venue
4th July
Wicton Farm,
Bromyard, Herefordshire
19 July
Manor Farm,
Waterston, Dorchester
24th July
Coldharbour Farm,
Binegar, Near Radstock
26th July
Higher Trevallett
Farm, Laneast, Launceston
1st August Yennards Farm,
Potters Marston Lane, Leicester
2nd August Ashton Pool Farm,
Stone
42 | Farming Monthly | July 2017
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