Slurry Tanker: Allan’s Now Got More Grass for Less Money!

Discover how a Waikato dairy farmer boosted grass growth and cut fertiliser costs with Nevada’s effluent system – a sustainable solution delivering real results.

A recurring problem for him was the need to choose to either spray irrigate, or empty the ponds out – so after careful research, decided a slurry tanker would be a better option. A slurry tanker would enable him to spread the effluent to all areas of the farm regularly, easily, and quickly – making sure that those nutrients are put back into the ground most effectively.

Previously he was using a contracting company to pump out the ponds once or twice a year, and then a time-consuming and costly spray irrigation system had to be set up to spray the whole farm. The obvious answer to this problem came in the shape of a Nevada MB140-4R slurry tanker. Its tandem axle gives a safe, comfortable ride across all terrains, and its manoueverability makes it a joy to use.

Allan decided to choose his Nevada slurry tanker over other brands because of its practicalility, high-quality design and build, and for its light weight – making it a very capable, reliable and versatile tanker.

Allan has noticed considerable benefits since using his new Nevada slurry tanker:

  • In the drier months, he has the easy option of spreading across the whole farm, boosting grass growth.
  • He has seen a huge increase in grass growth over the whole property, as well as benefitting from a large reduction in fertiliser costs!
  • With a large capacity slurry tanker, the time spent spreading is greatly reduced.

He couldn’t be happier – he knows that he chose the ideal option for his farm – a Nevada 14,700 litre slurry tanker.

‘I’m able to spread effluent easily, regularly – even in the drier months. There has been a huge increase in grass growth, and I’ve noticed a large decrease in fertiliser costs. I’m really happy that I chose my Nevada tanker.’
Allan Eichstaedt – Dairy farmer, Taranaki

‘With the 25ha run-off 6km away, the tanker is excellent for getting fertiliser spread there too.’

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