Located in Blackball, Greymouth, Geoff O’Connor runs a picturesque dairy farm over mostly flat land, with multiple streams and rivers running through. Spread over a large area, the farm includes 3 effluent ponds to make storage and spreading easier.
Having rivers throughout the property of course means extra precautions need to be taken to prevent effluent getting into the waterways. While spreading, this would mean Geoff was having to be extra vigilant in not getting too close to the rivers, and timing the spreading when wind was minimal to prevent drifting. This was time consuming, and also meant the pasture was not always getting nutrients when it needed it. Some areas closer to the river were unable to be fertilised at all. On top of this, Geoff’s old system was too slow, and simply couldn’t handle the volume of effluent produced.
Fed up, Geoff figured there must be a better way of doing things. He had seen videos of the Nevada Rainwave Drag Hose System in action online, and decided to give Nevada a call to find out more about it.
With 3 ponds over the property, the drag hose system is quick and easy to move from pond to pond, and it allows Geoff to spread large volumes of effluent quickly. Along with the 3 point linkage Rainwave spreader and Rovatti TL3-80 pump, Geoff went with 600 metres of hose – enough to cover a circle right around the ponds – a huge advantage. However one of the biggest advantages of the Rainwave is having better control when spreading.