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"Pure Opinions"
Dealing with Dairy Effluent
 The Hypond
An innovative dairy effluent storage system has been given an award at the recent Environment Southland Enviro Awards. The Hynds Hypond system won a Rural Award for David Hughes of Ballyhooley Dairies, and the Environmental Innovator of the Year title won for John White of Hynds Rural.
The system consists of large storage tanks made from precast concrete panels, one pump and an irrigator monitor. One of the appeals of the system is its flexibility - any number of concrete panels can be used to determine the circumference of the tank without changing the depth of it.
Effluent disposal is big and tricky issue for dairy farmers. Ponds are one solution. Effluent is channelled into the pond and later sprayed on paddocks. This has to be carefully managed so that it doesn't make its way into waterways and doesn't clog eco-systems with an oversupply of nutrients.
The Hypond system allows for a shallow sealed pond with a three day effluent storage and a monitor to check the liquids being applied to the land. It's easy to clean because its concrete and the storage capacity means there isn't the pressure to dispose of effluents when conditions aren't right eg when the paddocks are already sodden from high rainfall.
So this is all good news, and excellent to see that better practices are being developed and applauded.
Over and out from your weekly dairy monitor.
Posted by Robert Glensor on 15th July, 2009 | Comments | Trackbacks
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