Slurry storage has a habit of looking perfectly adequate in summer and considerably less comfortable once cattle are housed, rainfall increases and winter gets going. So, can a slurry separator actually give you more storage capacity? The short answer is yes, potentially. But it doesn't physically make your slurry store bigger. Separation changes how slurry is handled, allowing the liquid and solid fractions to be managed separately and, on the right farm, helping existing storage work...

Recent periods of extreme heat can create several operational, agronomic and environmental challenges for slurry management. During a heatwave, decisions must be made based on crop demand, soil condition, weather forecasts, storage capacity and operator safety. Dry ground alone should never be treated as evidence that conditions are suitable for spreading.

When slurry stops flowing properly, the pump is often the first thing to be blamed. Flow drops, hoses pulse, outlets block and the job slows down, but very often, the real problem started much earlier.