Effluent
| LUDF Effluent System 2024 | Area | Flow L/S | Depth/24 hrs |
|---|---|---|---|
|
N1 North Pivot |
24.6 |
5.9 |
1.5 |
|
N3 Pivot |
8.5 |
4.7 |
4.6 |
|
S1 South Pivot |
27.8 |
5.8 |
1.5 |
|
Total Effluent Area |
60.9 |
16.4 |
7.6 |
EcoPond efflient treatment system
This project led and funded by Lincoln University, Ravensdown and MPI, marks the next step towards providing farmers with a cost-effective tool to reduce methane emissions from effluent storage ponds.
The EcoPond system achieves its highly significant reductions in methane emissions by adding treatment agents, iron sulphate (a safe additive used in the treatment of drinking water) and sulphuric acid (an approved food additive), to effluent ponds. Both Professors Keith Cameron and Hong Di hope that the greenhouse gas mitigation delivered by EcoPond will be a gamechanger for dairy farmers.
“Our development and demonstration of the new system, undertaken at the Lincoln University Dairy Farm, has proven that the new system is enormously effective at neutralising the methane-producing process in effluent ponds, resulting in a 7 to 9% reduction in an average dairy farm’s overall methane emissions.”
“This is hugely significant for the industry, as it provides farmers with a new tool in their toolbox to help reduce methane emissions on farm.”
“We hope that EcoPond technology will also help farmers to meet the expectations of premier customers like Nestlé, Danone and Mars who have set challenging targets to reduce carbon emissions of dairy products.”
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Weekly Farm Walks – starting Wed 28 August 2024
Our weekly farm walks are due to commence at 9.00am (sharp) on Wednesday 28 August 2024.
Please text Peter Hancox on 0274 409 285 to confirm your place.
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