Digested Cake
The Service
ACS have a Fors Bronze accredited transport department including a fleet of rigid bulk tipper lorries with weigh cells for an accurate and controlled supply, delivery and spread of digested cake to your farm.
Our excavators, telehandlers and loading shovels are operated by skilled professionals and fitted with specialist buckets and weighing equipment. ACS spreading technology encompasses the covered horizontal rotor conditioners and the spinning disc applicators with weigh cell and computer controlled technology to offer the most up to date and innovative spreading equipment with full guidance to ensure perfection.
Product analysis
A typical biosolid digested cake (25% dry matter) product applied at a rate of 20 t/ha can provide the following.
| Nutrient | Nutrient content (kg/t) | Applied total nutrient (kg/ha) | Potential availability year one (%) | Available nutrient year one (kg/ha) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total nitrogen | 11 | 220 | 15 | 33 |
| Total phosphate (P2O5) | 11 | 220 | 50* | 110 |
| Total potash (K2O) | 0.6 | 12 | 90* | 11 |
| Total sulphur (SO3) | 8.2 | 164 | 10-20** | 16-33 |
| Total magnesium (MgO) | 1.6 | 32 | – | – |
