GLOBALPIG F. BIETO: “WE INSTALLED TECNAPUR TO MAKE BETTER USE OF THE SLURRY TO FERTILIZE OUR FARMS” The cost of handling slurry with the Tecnapur system represents an approximate saving of one euro/cubic meter.
Faustino Bieto, manager of the Faixamata farms. Photo: Rotecna.
The Faixamata farm located in Seròs (Lleida) has been working since 2021 with the Tecnapur slurry management system. The installation of the mechanical separator (phase 1) and the physicochemical reactor (phase 2) on the farm have allowed it to transform the solid part of the slurry into an organic compost for the company’s agricultural farms, and take advantage of the liquid part in the drip irrigation system of these. To find out what the daily work they do with Tecnapur is and the results they obtain from the slurry management, we spoke with Faustino Bieto, responsible for the agricultural farms of Faixamata. How is the farm distributed? The Faixamata farm was built more than 40 years ago as a business alternative to agriculture. Over the years, the animal tally has increased to currently have four buildings for 10
fattening. Specifically, we have a warehouse with a capacity for 800 pigs, two of 1,200 and one of 1,500. How many people work on the farm? We are two people. An employee is in charge of the management of pigs and Tecnapur equipment, and I am in charge of the management and administrative aspects. Why did you decide to install the Tecnapur slurry management system on the farm? Mainly, to make better use of the solid and liquid parts we obtain from the slurry to fertilize our agricultural farms. The problem we had was the slurry extraction, as well as its management and all the limitations that occur when it’s applied to the fields directly. With the installation of Tecnapur Phase 1 and Phase 2, we can overcome these problems.
