Pulse Oxidation Dairy (POd), a retro-fit CIP for existing automated and conventional milking systems is now eligible for Defra’s FETF productivity grant offer available until to 17 April. Minimum funding available £15,000 (50% of £30,000).
Defra’s continuing support for technology such as POd is reflected in the fact this grant covers environment, sustainability and productivity. It follows on from Defra’s announcement last month confirming POd’s eligibility for its Improving Farm Productivity grant which covered automation.
POd can also be included amongst a package of items eligible for the Improving Farm Productivity grant for capital items including new automated milking systems, automated feeding systems, feed pushers and slurry robots. The maximum grant is £500,000 per applicant business. Applications close 11:59pm 21 Mar 2024.
POd key features
- Energy usage: one laptop and four low energy light bulbs equivalent; ie 50 times less than a robotic system’s existing CIP
- Typical ROI: three years based on two milking robots
- Reduced C footprint: over 5t/year for a 250-cow herd (including carbon associated in producing and transporting cleaning chemicals in blue plastic barrels and their disposal)
- Next generation software with secure cloud data and remote phone App monitoring
Installation is a straightforward process connecting the existing wash system to the Oxi-Tech components accommodated in a stand-alone 1m x 1.5m slimline black steel box, either wall mounted or mobile. POd requires one bi-annual service.
“We have harnessed the most effective industrial biocide on the planet using just water and low voltage electricity in a process called Pulse Oxidation,” explains Oxi-Tech’s Paul Morris.
“Pulse Oxidation energises cold water to create a clean but powerful disinfectant that includes a range of activated oxygen molecules which are globally recognised as powerful microbial biocides, killing bacteria, viruses, fungi and protozoa, including chlorine resistant Cryptosporidium, providing a more effective disinfection treatment than hypochlorite or peracetic acid.
“Furthermore, it is both operator and environmentally safe. Once the activated oxygen has undertaken disinfection, any remaining molecules simply revert to oxygen and water, consequently there are no side effects to the milk or water. There are no residual chemicals left behind to leach into the soil or groundwater.”
For further info and help to complete the application please email [email protected] or see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-2024/productivity-items-and-specifications-farming-equipment-and-technology-fund-fetf-2024#livestock
