Using Digestate on arable land

[casper74]

Thinking of having a go with it, anyone using it, Any tips, how best to store it if needed? Thanks

 

[teslacoils]

It's ace. Best on early in spring.

 

[Bushmog]

We've used it for years, transformed our shallow Cotswold brash. We now use it before OSR, and yes I do still have a crop!

 

[casper74]

We've used it for years, transformed our shallow Cotswold brash. We now use it before OSR, and yes I do still have a crop!

Do you store it or is it delivered straight fields when spreading it?

 

[Bushmog]

Try to get it tipped on or next to the field, sometimes tip and spread. They spread it as well.

 

[d williams]

Try to get it tipped on or next to the field, sometimes tip and spread. They spread it as well.

i think there may be confusion over two products here I think he’s thinking liquid and you may be thinking sludge??

 

[casper74]

Try to get it tipped on or next to the field, sometimes tip and spread. They spread it as well.

I am thinking of liquid digestate, some store it old slurry lagoons and other dig a big hole and line it. anyone know the rough cost?

 

[legin]

Very good on OSR, does seem to get away from CSFB not sure why. some say flea beetle doesn't like the smell.!

 

[deleted user 837354]

I am thinking of liquid digestate, some store it old slurry lagoons and other dig a big hole and line it. anyone know the rough cost?

How long is a piece of string? How much do you need to store?

 

[Chae1]

I am thinking of liquid digestate, some store it old slurry lagoons and other dig a big hole and line it. anyone know the rough cost?

Should get it for nothing. Including application.

Its waste.

 

[d williams]

Should get it for nothing.

Its waste.

Should be able to charge for it if you have storage and good access

 

[deleted user 837354]

As above, I would not be paying for it if it was me. And I would not take digestate from anyone taking municipal food waste because of the potential for plastic contamination.

You should not need to buy much P and K ever again. Dose in the autumn and a dose in the spring on the crop, if it is dry enough.

 

[Chae1]

Should be able to charge for it if you have storage and good access

Do you know anyone charging to take it?

They are wanting me to put in a lagoon for it. I'm not doing it. Have hard standing just off main roads.

What are people's thoughts on applying it in winter and ploughing it in for following spring crops? We aren't in a Nvz so there keen to put on here.

 

[deleted user 837354]

Do you know anyone charging to take it?

They are wanting me to put in a lagoon for it. I'm not doing it. Have hard standing just off main roads.

I would put a lagoon or tower in. Take the money and it will be paid for in no time and then it is yours. The value of the nutrients would pay for any amount of tankers, umbilical or storage.

 

[Chae1]

I would put a lagoon or tower in. Take the money and it will be paid for in no time and then it is yours. The value of the nutrients would pay for any amount of tankers, umbilical or storage.

We don't own any land. Don't think landlords would be keen. As I understand it the stuffs so powerful you cannot apply it every year or it will lock up other nutrients

 

[Sandy]

We don't own any land. Don't think landlords would be keen. As I understand it the stuffs so powerful you cannot apply it every year or it will lock up other nutrients

If that’s the same company that was at the show in February my neighbour took a lot of it, he showed me the analysis there not much in it they ploughed it down , think it would be better spread on top after sowing though?

 

[d williams]

Do you know anyone charging to take it?

They are wanting me to put in a lagoon for it. I'm not doing it. Have hard standing just off main roads.

What are people's thoughts on applying it in winter and ploughing it in for following spring crops? We aren't in a Nvz so there keen to put on here.

Get a analyse on product it can vary from plant to plant
It’s very good feed for crops problem can be getting it at optimum time be it growth stage or ground conditions economics if you have storage go for it
paying to put in storage do the figures some companies run with the fox and the hounds promise the world when they need you don’t give a f**k when they dont

 

[Farmer Fin]

Do you know anyone charging to take it?

They are wanting me to put in a lagoon for it. I'm not doing it. Have hard standing just off main roads.

What are people's thoughts on applying it in winter and ploughing it in for following spring crops? We aren't in a Nvz so there keen to put on here.

Speak to your local green tractor dealer. They did all their stubble before ploughing for SB. I would imagine putting it after would give loads of wheeling and compaction?

 

[Dave488]

The digestor company built a 12000T lagoon on our land free of charge, apply it free of charge, and charge us for the N, P and K at 50% of what it would cost in the bag.
They use an umbilical system to apply it with 24m booms, first application in early April, then the wheat get second application at end of April early May.
It is classed as fertiliser as passes the PA110 specification, we find it is helping in the drought this year too.

 

[Oscar]

Just be aware that a lined lagoon, the solids will separate out and you will be left with a sludge in the bottom which reduces the capacity each year to the point where you have to dig it out with a slew and 99% likely to damage liner and have to replace . Same with the bags .