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A Landia chopper pump is playing a vital role in the use of slurry as fertiliser at an organic dairy farm in Lancashire. Using energy captured from solar panels at the all-electric 100ha farm, the 7.5kW pump transfers slurry more than 500m from the main dry cow house to the external lagoon saving fuel and labour. “First, we tried a diesel pump but the process was costly and took up way too much time,” says Ian Pye from Old Holly Farm near Garstang. Every drop of slurry is important to us, so we wanted a simple and long-lasting solution.”
Mr Pye says he expected the Landia system to be too expensive. But five years on, he says it was good value for money. “Compared to scooping up slurry with a tractor and then transporting it, sending it directly to the lagoon with a decent pump is a no-brainer.” When manure from the farm’s 140 cows is particularly thick, it is moved 100m to the lagoon in the yard. But most of the time the Landia Chopper Pump sends the slurry straight to the lagoon. Continually breaking down solid particles, the pump’s knife system prevents harmful debris from
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entering the pump’s casing, so it remains clog-free. “All we’ve ever needed for the pump has been a new float switch, which is very good going,” says Mr Pye. “Some companies can make the supply of spares
Ian Pye at Old Holly Farm
unnecessarily difficult and very costly, but we’ve had nothing but friendly and helpful support. From day one, they listened to understand what we wanted – and how they could help us best achieve our goals.”
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The 510m pumping line is all part of the highly efficient Old Holly Farm
