The Benefits of a Trailing Shoe

Application Directly Under Crops

A trailing shoe is able to apply effluent directly under crops with accurate placement, which allows for less wind drift and minimal odour reaching to other areas. A trailing shoe is particularly a good choice if your paddocks are grassland. If your effluent is slightly phytotoxic, which means the effluent is damaging to the grass, there is less risk of damage due to the effluent being applied in a concentrated place underneath the crop. With less potential issues with damage, you can move the cattle to graze the crop sooner than other effluent management methods.

Comparatively, a dropper boom drops small piles of effluent on the crop that can take more time to break down and leave residue on subsequent silage crops. A trailing shoe has the unique capability to deliver the effluent directly underneath the crop to ensure no contamination, even when you harvest the crop.

Accurate Proof of Placement

When comparing a trailing shoe to a splash plate or RainWave^TM, the main advantage is the ability to decrease problems with wind drift, which means less issues with nutrient loss. A trailing shoe also provides accurate proof of placement where effluent has been applied when tracking your movements with the GPS on the tractor. With most tractors today having GPS capability, you can keep a better record of where effluent is placed, as well as keep track of differentiations from year to year in your operations.

Automatic Controls for Ease of Use

With Nevada, the controls on the trailing shoe are automatic with a touch push button control that you can easily use directly from your tractor seat. From the control device, you can lower the trailing shoe down and push the button to apply effluent where it is needed on your farm.

A trailing shoe is an effluent management approach that can benefit your farm with greater accuracy, ease of use, and the ability to keep an accurate record of where effluent is applied. Contact us today at Nevada to chat about your effluent management approach and how a trailing shoe could increase efficiency in managing dairy effluent on your farm.