Optimal grass harvest? GREENHOUSE and animal manure

“A versatile nitrogen fertilizer is exactly what we need,” says 22-year-old dairy farmer and milking technology representative Ivo Deus in Einighausen. He therefore chooses with conviction for OCI Nutramon again this season. His arguments for the KAS from OCI Agro: “the right ratio that ensures the optimal balance with animal manure”

Ivo lives and works in Einighausen, a village in the south of Limburg. After completing his studies in Business Administration and Agribusiness at the HAS in Venlo, he started as a milk technology representative at a mechanization company. He is also very active in the management of the dairy farm of his parents. Grass and maize are grown for 35 dairy cows on 70 hectares of land.

Closed Operations
For several years now, Ivo has been using OCI Nutramon on both his grassland and maize land. The choice for this KAS from OCI Agro fits in with Ivo's ambition to do business as consciously, healthy and closed as possible. “I want healthy production with high cow health.” He achieves this by closing the cycle of roughage and manure as much as possible. This means, among other things, that he provides as little concentrate as possible. By the way, without losing sight of the focus on the fat and protein content in the milk. His choice increases the importance of grass and maize with optimal nutritional value and quality. Ivo: “However, only animal manure is for a good grass quality not enough. OCI Nutramon offers exactly the solution to these manure so that we can take care of the crops optimally.”

Dry conditions
The desired effect of OCI Nutramon on the final quality of the grass is clearly visible on his farm. “On plots where only animal manure is used, grass growth is less. In dry periods, much of the effect of animal manure is lost. That is why the use of fertilizers is important to us to guarantee an optimal harvest. Thanks to good results in the past, we look to the future with confidence. Through new techniques we can get more out of our own animal manure and continue to supplement with OCI Nutramon† The fertilizer has a proven reliable effect.”

Optimal balance
Ivo: “OCI Nutramon contains the right ratio of nutrients that exactly match what we need, the supplement to animal manure.” The ratio guarantees a fast and long-lasting nitrogen effect in the crop because nitrogen losses to the soil are limited and losses to the air are nil. As a result, OCI Nutramon achieves the highest nitrogen efficiency. Ivo: “The loss (volatilization and leaching) and the CO₂footprint of this nitrogen fertilizer is very minimal. In the light of our vision, I therefore opt for a fertilizer that burdens the environment less.”

More fertilizer information can be found at www.nutrinorm.nl