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On Farm Compost Field Day
WHEN: Wednesday 31st August 2011
WHERE: Bill Jones Property,
569 MacArthur Road, Cobram
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Seymour Rural Equipment suppliers of Composting Turners and Spreading Equipment together with Comperdown Compost Company are showcasing the benefits of on farm composting utilizing waste streams generated on farm to produce quality fertilizer. Tony Evans of Camperdown Compost Company will give us the heads up on the
benefits and costs and will explain the value of producing and applying compost. Tony with business partner Nick have an extremely successful business located in Camperdown, managing and processing the waste stream on some 50 plus dairy farms throughout the Western District using a Seymour 4000 Windrow Turner.
11:00am Camperdown Compost—Why Compost & The Benefits
to our Soil
11:30am Setting Up Windrows
12:00pm Seymour Rural Equipment—Using a Windrow Turner to
breakdown damaged Hay
12:30pm Set up Windrows with Waste available on farm
1:00pm Using the Turner to Process Compost in Windrows
1:30pm Spreading in Paddock
Composting of Dairy Waste/Manure and Spoilt Hay reduces the fertilizer input
cost.
Visit composting site.
* Why Compost—Why Not Manure
* Cost Associated to Compost on Farm Using Contractor or DIY
* Getting the balance, Carbon, Nitrogen and moisture
* Demonstration of equipment for large scale compost production
* Measuring and monitoring Compost
* Bugs in Bottles verses Seed Compost
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