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Establishment of an exemplary on-farm nutrient cycle management system in a dairy cattle and biogas feed farm.

Authority

Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Energie, Klimaschutz, Umwelt und Landwirtschaft

Federal State

Saxony

Contact

Postfach 10 05 101
01076 Dresden

Website: External link to the authority

Project Title

Establishment of an exemplary on-farm nutrient cycle management system in a dairy cattle and biogas feed farm.

Project description

The use of a stationary slurry treatment plant, for which practical experience is available to a limited extent in other European countries, was to be investigated under the conditions of a larger Saxon dairy farm with connected biogas plant with regard to its economic, production-related and environmental effects. A biogas digestate treatment plant with an annual capacity of 63,000 t was built and commissioned. The plant separates 54% of the input material as cleaned, prefloodable and/or infiltrationable water and processes the remainder to high-quality organic fertilizer. This, separated into liquid and solid phases, is stored at the plant's operational site and applied to the farm's agricultural land for fertilization.  

Results focusing on practiceorientation

The plant was successfully put into operation at the beginning of 2024. The permanent relief of the farm from the problems of coping with current agronomic and administrative requirements for the storage and application of organic residues achieved with the EIP project means a significant improvement in the future prospects for the dairy cow farming and bioenergy production sectors. A significant proportion of the farm's added value is attributable to these processing branches.

 

Key words

  • Equipment and machinery
  • Plant nutrients
  • Energy
  • Circular economy, incl. waste, by-products and residues

Main funding source

Rural development 2014-2020 for Operational Groups (in the sense of Art 56 of Reg.1305/2013)

OG contact information

Agrar GmbH Reichenbach
Feldstraße 2
08468 Heinsdorfergrund

Phone: 03765 13422

Email: info@ag-r.de

Type of OG partners

  • Farmer
  • Researcher
  • Industry

Begin of project

2020

Project status

completed

Total budget applied for in EUR

127,055,300

Link 1

project website

NUTS3 CODE

DED44

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