FARMING SOLUTION
Sphere
Introduction
Take advantage of emissions, fertilize with precision
Lely Sphere is a circular manure handling system designed to separate mineral streams and create value from emissions. It separates feces and urine and converts nitrogen emissions into a valuable liquid fertiliser for precision fertilisation. This approach allows you to improve mineral cycles and barn climate.
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Optimal fertilisation
Lely Sphere offers the possibility to separate three mineral streams that you can use for precision fertilisation. You can use each type of fertiliser for optimal fertilisation of soil and crops, exactly where and when it is needed. This way, the valuable components of manure can be optimally reused, for the best quality feed and more feed value from own land.
Capture and convert
Urine contains urea. Within hours, the enzymes in the feces convert the urea to the gaseous ammonia. Independent, recognised measurements show that the Lely Sphere can reduce the emission of ammonia in the barn by up to 77 percent on average and provide up to 15 kg of nitrogen annually in the form of circular, liquid fertiliser. This can contribute to less purchase of external fertiliser.
Safer barn climate
The Lely Sphere reduces the amount of ammonia in the barn, contributing to a healthier and safer barn climate. The Discovery Collector creates a more hygienic environment by cleaning the floor every two hours on average. A cleaner barn floor can help reduce hygiene-related hoof and udder health problems.
Features
Sphere consists of the following components
This circular manure-handling system is designed to contribute to sustainable dairy farming. Its features help improve closing mineral cycles as well as barn climate.
A floor that separates the urine from the faeces
Separation strips or a rubber Proflex top layer close the existing slats, allowing most urine to flow into the pit while the feces remains on the floor.
A revolutionary manure robot
The feces remaining on the floor surface is frequently collected by the Discovery Collector. This manure robot vacuums the feces and, depending on the basement plan, can dump it in a separately from the urine. This provides additional opportunities for optimal utilisation of the various mineral streams. The dump pit forthe feces has a siphon, which maintains negative pressure in the pit.
Capture ammonia from the barn and manure pit
The N-Capture is a pit extraction unit. Depending on the size of the farm, 1 or more can be installed. It extracts manure gases that are generated in the manure pit and just above the barn floor. Through an acidified solution in the filter system of the N-Capture, the ammonia is recovered from the extracted air and stored in a silo as a liquid, circular fertiliser. The sulfuric or nitric acid are delivered in a secure double-walled Varibox.
Use nitrogen-based circular fertilisers to fertilise your crops as needed
When the acidified solution is saturated, the liquid ammonium sulfate or ammonium nitrate is stored in the fertilizer silo. You can use circular fertilisers for precise feeding of crops. In addition, circular fertilisers cause fewer emissions compared to spreading manure.
In the data management system Horizon, the performance of the Lely Sphere system can be viewed.
Among other things, it is equipped with a monitoring system that logs several parameters for five years. The logging of parameters provides assurance about the emission-reducing principle.
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Creating the most animal-friendly and productive environment can contribute to optimal cow health. It can also extend the lactation cycle, increase milk yield and reduce costs.