MANURE SERVICES
FROM STABLE
TO STUBBLE 52
A chance meeting with an organic farmer more than 20 years ago set Richard Kennard on a new career path, one that is continuing to deliver rewards for his business, growers across the South East and the environment. Friend and farmer Keith Langmead, from Arundel, told Richard that he was happy to spread as much organic material on his land as possible – with horse manure a particularly good source of the nutrients he needed. “I was running a successful plant hire company at the time, but Keith was so enthusiastic about
the potential benefits of horse manure, something that stables are always needing to get rid of, that it sparked an idea,” Richard recalled. “I spotted another business opportunity in helping equestrian establishments get rid of their waste material and putting it to good use at the same time.” Richard was determined that his new business, Sussex Manures, would offer a comprehensive and professional, end-to-end service, not just picking up and delivering the manure but spreading it on the recipient’s fields to complete the task and put the nutrients to work as quickly as possible.
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To move the product quickly, efficiently – and legally – from stable to stubble, he needed the right motive power, and so his relationship with Haynes Agricultural and JCB’s impressive Fastrac machines began. “The Fastrac is the only real option if you want to be able to tow a trailer full of manure over a reasonable distance at a decent speed,” commented Richard. “JCB is one of only two manufacturers that make a full suspended, fully braked, ABS-equipped tractor that can legally travel at 40mph on the roads.
