AgriMest
about AgriMest
AgriMest is a natural mineral blend for starting up important biochemical processes in slurry. With AgriMest, the growth of micro-organisms is stimulated, which starts already the mineralization process during the manure storage period.
The effects of using AgriMest: Organic nitrogen is mineralized into ammonium bound nitrogen. The volatilization of ammonium bound nitrogen is minimized, and the conservation of nitrogen is maximized.
With a long-lasting application of fertilizers and slurry of bad quality, soils are significantly failing in performances. According to Wageningen University and Research Centre (WUR) from the Netherlands ‘high mineral losses, an imbalance of soil-fertility, and a poor quality of crops are the outcomes’.
BUT, using slurry treated with AgriMest improves and maintains a better soil condition. Using AgriMest will cause more root development, an improved cell structure, and better plant growth. The ammonium bound nitrogen by AgriMest is delivered earlier, more constantly and uptake by plants is more controlled. Because of this, significant cost saving in fertilizer application is possible.
Research results of AgriMest
Researches by WUR (2006) has proven slurry treated with AgriMest looses in 56 days only 0,10% N, compared with untreated slurry which looses 0,75% N.
| slurry | Nitrogen day 0 |
Nitrogen day 56 |
N-mineral dry matter day 0 |
N-mineral dry matter day 56 |
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| treated with AgriMest |
4,05 % | 3,95 % | 18,25 g/kg ds | 17,93 g/kg ds | ||||
| untreated | 4,06 % | 3,31 % | 17,95 g/kg ds | 10,14 g/kg ds | ||||
AgriMest is also working towards the ‘EU Nitrate directive’ and the ‘European Water Framework Directive’ due to less flushing-out of nitrates and pollution of ground- en surface water.
Van Hall Larenstein (VHL, 2005): ‘Soil research shows that using AgriMest within a number of years causes a higher crude protein and a decreasing sugar content in grasses’. Besides this, the research claimed that ‘slurry treated with AgriMest is more homogeneous and contains more ammonium bound nitrogen’. Noticeable is the deliver-capacity of nitrogen. ‘After five years of using AgriMest, N deliver-capacity was multiplied by four’. This all will result in performance raising of dairy cows and agricultural yields.
characteristics
The characteristics of AgriMest enumerated:
- Minimum volatilization and maximum conservation of nitrogen; Environmental profits.
- Decrease in smell-, ammonia, and environmental emissions.
- Cost saving in fertilizer application.
- Stimulates a better microbiologic mineralization process.
- The ammonium bound nitrogen is better available and delivers constantly.
- Soil improving; more energy available, minimal mineral losses and an active soil life.
- The quality of slurry improves; easier to pump and to handle.
- Resist against Mycotoxine and Candida yeasts.
- More root development, better cell structure and plant growth.
- Rise of nutritive value of grass; more crude proteins.
- An increase in imbalanced protein level of grass.
- Better assimilation of other macro and micro nutrients.
- Raising performances of dairy cows and agricultural yields.
- Reach with the same amounts of manure, lot more efficiency
and effectiveness.
Above that, AgriMest is working effectively against ammonia emissions from (co)digestion. Contact Scheepsma Micro Nutritions for more information about AgriMest, for the services and the points of sale.