Pulse Oxidation for Dairy (POd) is offering farmers cutting edge technology, enabling them to reduce costs, improve their overall efficiency and develop a safer, cleaner and greener working environment.
Among them is Yeo Valley Farms, Blagdon, Somerset which runs a 100 cow British Friesian herd, plus followers.
Within six months of installation, the business has calculated ROI over a ‘very short period’ of three to five years, explains farm manager, Richard Greaves,
“We’re really pleased with the system; apart from the payback, POd is helping us on the right trajectory as we continue to push the boundaries with our adopted regen strategy, reduce the unit’s C footprint and maintain a profitable and sustainable organic unit.
“POd is enabling us to cut the chemical usage in our CIP system by 75% along with an accompanying 75% reduction in energy required to heat the water. Bactoscan has improved and we’ve 75% fewer blue barrels to dispose of. Furthermore, the workplace health and safety has significantly improved.
“We are pioneering, continually seeking out and adopting new technologies to lower our C footprint, and POd is among them,” he says. “It was a calculated risk, however before investing, we thoroughly researched the system and came to the conclusion the potential savings in chemicals and energy would contribute to those incremental gains we’re already making, and equally important the bottom line would stand up.
“Oxi-Tech support has been really good from installation through to backup service; any queries have been dealt with on the phone, while we’ve downloaded the POd NextGen app which enables us to see the herd’s Bactoscan and SCC data alongside CIP performance data in one single dashboard, allowing us to respond if necessary and in turn stay ahead of any quality or hygiene issues.”
He adds: “We are now considering installing POd to Yeo Valley Farms’ nearby unit milking a 220 cow British Friesian herd.”
