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LOW CAPITAL OUTLAY FOR FLEXI TANK OPTION TARANAKI DAIRY FARMER GLENN Taylor is a happy man after Flexi Tank installed a French designed and made effluent storage bladder on his Ngaere farm in June, 2018. “Basically it’s done what I wanted it to do. It’s somewhere to put effluent safely when I’m not on the farm,” he says. Glenn is a part-owner and leases the balance of his family’s farm. He runs 340 dairy cows on 107ha (effective) plus a 30ha runoff where he grows maize and silage, and grazes young stock. Glenn says his Flexi Tank is easy to use and simple to put together without a lot of capital outlay. There are no consents required, no extra pumps are needed. It just takes a few extra fittings and a flat
surface. The effluent can be transported to and from the tank using an existing pump or gravity. For Glenn, it only Glenn Taylor says the simplicity of his Flexi Tank was a big drawcard. took five people 90 minutes to roll it out. He cleared a few trees before putting it in, and effluent on to a paddock it can be applied has plans to add a few plants so that it will all at once, so the entire paddock can have be unseen by anyone passing nearby. the same consistency before it’s time for With the Flexi Tank being enclosed there the cows to go on. is no risk of rainfall getting in or people Flexi Tanks are an increasingly popular falling in. For anybody who may have option. The tanks have a depreciation rate neighbouring properties nearby there is of 25%/year, so can be written off in 4-5 the added benefit that smells are almost years. The construction material is sturdy non-existent. and comes with a 10 year manufacturer's Rather than gradually putting the guarantee.
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