Slash P & K costs with Cropkare

What is CropKare?

Cropkare is a concentrated multi-nutrient compound fertiliser. It is made from a sustainable and renewable fuel from poultry litter, that is burned to generate electricity, leaving a nutrient-rich by product. Cropkare contains all the nutrients except nitrogen that were present in the poultry litter, recycling these nutrients to the soil.

Cropkare is a valuable source of immediately available and long-term forms of phosphate and potash. It also contains useful amounts of secondary nutrients and trace elements.

Cropkare is inorganic, has no smell and can be used where appropriate as an alternative to superphosphate and muriate of potash based fertilisers.

CropKare analysis?

The typical analysis of Cropkare is:

Phosphate (P2O5): 12%

Potash (K2O): 12%
Magnesium (MgO): 6%
Sulphur (SO3): 5%
Calcium (CaO): 29%
Sodium (Na2O): 2.3%

Plus a full range of trace elements including: boron, copper, iron, manganese, molybdenum, selenium, zinc.

In simple terms, the basic product is half the strength of 0:24:24 with added sulphur, Magnesium and trace elements.

How is it applied?

Boothmans retain the services of chosen specialist contractors with suitable application machinery and expertise to spread the product. Application is quick and inexpensive and even when contract applied, allows farmers to make significant savings over bagged P & K fertilisers. Most contractors use a trailed spreader with a moving belt floor system or similar, as this system enables the material to be positively delivered to the spreading discs. Rate adjustment is easily achievable and 12 metre bouts widths are achievable.

A product safety data sheet can be downloaded here

DO NOT:
a) apply to pasture where stock are grazing.
b) re-introduce stock whilst product is visible on forage.
c) re-introduce stock within two weeks of application.

What are the benefits?

Cropkare is an extremely cost effective and reliable source of phosphate and potash
An environmentally friendly fertiliser with a traceable analysis
Consistent in terms of its nutrient content and physical characteristics
Regular analysis to confirm the consistency of the nutrients
Can be used on ALL arable and grassland crops

Which Crops Are Suitable?

Although the standard CropKare analysis is 0:12:12, straights of N, P and K can be added, and a load by load basis, to make other bespoke analysis such as:
0-14-14
11-7-7
15-5-5
9-9-9

Although cereals and grassland are traditional favourite crops to receive Cropkare applications, the product is approved on all arable crops. The low heavy metal content also allows the product to be used in vegetable crop situations.

Soil analysis every 3-5 years would be recommended to ensure fertiliser application match requirements. Please consult a Boothmans agronomist to highlight product use opportunities.

Ordering CropKare

As Cropkare is the resultant product once deep litter poultry manure has been burnt in power stations, the quantity is limited. This availability has been further pressurised by recent price inflation with bagged P & K fertiliser, widening the price gap, making Cropkare a more attractive commercial product. With contract applications suited to certain times of year, please enquire early to avoid disappointment.

Kellington House, South Fen Business Park, South Fen Road, Bourne, Lincs, PE10 0DN

Tel: 01778 394040 Fax: 01778 394499 info@boothmans.co.uk