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Download PDF Operating a truly sustainable farming system can only be achieved when all parts of the farm are playing their part towards the end goal, and for one farmer in Cheshire, this circular approach is key. CPM finds out more. We’ve seen undoubted savings in fertiliser and improvements to soil health that have been huge benefits. By Rob Jones When a new dairy unit was installed at Grosvenor Farms’ Eaton Estate in 2014, it took cow numbers from 1600 up to 2650, and prompted the arable division of the farm to seriously consider how they could best use the 190,000t of manure that was being churned out. The 2428ha farm is part of the Duke of Westminster’s estate, and the dairy herd is housed all year round and bedded on sand, which was a key factor when choosing how to process and spread the manure, says Charlie Steer, Grosvenor’s arable manager. “We had to remove the sand from the manure, so we ended up installing a McLanahan separator to avoid the sand acting like a grinding paste and causing disastrous effects on machinery and potential issues with blocked pipes. In doing so, we could reuse the sand as bedding…
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Download PDF Operating a truly sustainable farming system can only be achieved when all parts of the farm are playing their part towards the end goal, and for one farmer in Cheshire, this circular approach is key. CPM finds out more. We’ve seen undoubted savings in fertiliser and improvements to soil health that have been huge benefits. By Rob Jones When a new dairy unit was installed at Grosvenor Farms’ Eaton Estate in 2014, it took cow numbers from 1600 up to 2650, and prompted the arable division of the farm to seriously consider how they could best use the 190,000t of manure that was being churned out. The 2428ha farm is part of the Duke of Westminster’s estate, and the dairy herd is housed all year round and bedded on sand, which was a key factor when choosing how to process and spread the manure, says Charlie Steer, Grosvenor’s arable manager. “We had to remove the sand from the manure, so we ended up installing a McLanahan separator to avoid the sand acting like a grinding paste and causing disastrous effects on machinery and potential issues with blocked pipes. In doing so, we could reuse the sand as bedding…
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