RURAL NEWS // JANUARY 21, 2014
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Stand-off and covered stand-off structures could be the answer in balancing higher cow numbers with more stringent environmental demands.
while cutting down on the effluent storage space requirements, says McMillan.
Steven Holland, says placing a roof over his 105m x 10m feed pad cut effluent storage
Effluent from stand-off pads and structures can be applied strategically, eliminating chances of runoff. Studies carried out by Massey University back this theory up. As effluent doesn’t come in contact with rainwater, it can be stored as a solid in bunkers. This does not come with the same resource consent requirements and is easier to spread on pastures. Northland farmer,
requirements from 20,000 m3 to 5000m3. “The runoff completely vanished. Not one ounce of water comes off the feed pad even in the pouring rain.” McMillan says the company has further expanded storage
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capabilities with the release of three bunker systems, which increase effluent storage capacity on HerdHomes structures by 50%. HerdHomes account manager Zoe Pow says some form of stand-off structure makes sense
for anybody with a higher than average stocking rate. “If your stocking rate is above the district average then you should be looking into some form of stand-off facility.”
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