Researchers to develop on-farm technology to recover nutrients from slurry

The technology uses filtration and electrocoagulation to remove suspended solids from manure
Researchers to develop on-farm technology to recover nutrients from slurry

Picture: Harper Adams

A UK research project to remove and recover phosphorus from cattle slurry has been awarded a prestigious research award by the UK government.

The 18-month project, worth almost £250,000, will test technology by Elentec Ltd and Merigan Ltd on the Harper Adams University dairy farm, alongside grass crop trials of the treated slurry using both glasshouse and field experiments.

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