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Project code: A71070
Project name: The use of biochar in order to reduce emissions from fur farms
Policy: 2. Production and utilisation of latest knowledge and expertise
Specific objective: 3.2. Developing renewable energy and energy-efficient solutions
Planned completion time: Start 1.8.2015 and end 30.6.2018
Operational status: Ended
Responsible authority: Council of Oulu Region
Official name of the applicant: Luonnonvarakeskus
Organisation type: State authority
Business ID: 0244629-2
Street: Latokartanonkaari 9
Telephone number: 0295326000
Postal code: 00790
City/town: Helsinki
Website: http://www.luke.fi
Project contact person's name: HELLSTEDT REIJA MAARIT
Contact person's position in the organisation: Vanhempi tutkija
Contact person’s email address: maarit.hellstedt(at)luke.fi
Contact person's phone number: 0295326120
Number of applicants or subsidy transfer:
The environmental load from fur farms is considered to be significant. They include nutrient leakage to water sources, greenhouse-gas emissions, as well as odour annoyance. On some areas the amount of manure produced on fur farms is so big that it is not possible to spread all the manure on the nearby fields. To be able to continue fur production some fur famers in Kalajoki-area have been forced to deliver their fur manure to a composting plant and to pay a remarkable gate fee. New solutions on manure handling and manure processing for fur farms are needed.
On possible solution to reduce the environmental load is to mix biochar and peat with fur manure on the farms. The aim of this project is to find out 1) the optimal combination of the components fur biochar-peat-manure-mixtures 2) how the biochar-peat-litter should be spread on farms, 3) how much litter is needed under the fur houses and how often the litter should be spread and 4) what is the effect of this litter on the environmental load of the fur farm.
Biochar-peat-manure-mixture is a good raw material for composting. The second aim of this project is to find out 1) how this raw material should be composted to minimize the nutrient losses in the process, 2) what is the fertilizing value of the composted product, 3) what other positive effects the composted product has on farmland and 4) what are the possibilities to develop from the composted biochar-manure-mixture a high-value product.
One key objective of the project is to create a innovation network and to develop cooperation between enterprises in the innovation network.
Hankkeen tuloksista hyötyvät turkistarhaajat, kun ongelmat lannan hyödyntämisessä ratkaistaan ja samalla tarhojen päästöjä vähennetään. Tuloksista hyötyvät myös kunnat/alueet, joille turkistuotanto on tärkeä elinkeino, kun turkistuotannon säilymisen edellytykset alueella säilyvät tai paranevat.
Hankkeen tuloksista hyötyvät ympäristölupia myöntävät viranomaiset, kun turkistarhoista johtuviin ympäristöongelmiin löytyy toimiva ratkaisu, joita luvissa voidaan edellyttää.
Kompostoinnin tuloksena syntyvästä orgaanisesta lannoitteesta jalostetaan kasvualustoja, joita voidaan käyttää moneen atrkoitukseen, mm. parvekeviljelyyn.
Hankkeen tuloksena luodaan toimintamalleja, joita voidaan hyödyntää myös muissa kohteissa, joissa lantaa on yli peltoviljelyssä hyödynnettävissä olevan määrän.
EU and State funding granted: 560 350
EU and State funding used: 530 462
Planned public funding (total): 750 500
Planned public funding used (total): 711 300
Regions: Northern Ostrobothnia
Subregions: Ylivieska
Municipalities: Ylivieska, Kalajoki
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Postal code:
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Planned: 0, in which women are employed 0
Completed according to monitoring information: 0.00, in which women are employed 0.00
Planned: 0, which are founded by women 0
Completed according to monitoring information: 0.00, which are founded by women 0.00
| Direct | Indirect | |
| Luonnonvarojen käytön kestävyys | 3 | 9 |
| Ravinnekierrot tehostuvat, kun turkiseläinten lannasta prosessoidaan elintarviketuotantoon soveltuvaa orgaanista lannoitetta. Itämeren fosforia kierrätetään turkiseläinten rehussa takaisin kiertoon. | ||
| Ilmastonmuutoksen aiheuttamien riskien vähentäminen | 3 | 6 |
| Kasvihuonekaasupäästöjen väheneminen turkistarhoilta, optimoitu kompostointiprosessi. Peltoviljelyn hiilineutraalisuus paranee. | ||
| Kasvillisuus, eliöt ja luonnon monimuotoisuus | 1 | 4 |
| Ravinnehuuhtoutumat vähennevät | ||
| Pinta- ja pohjavedet, maaperä sekä ilma (ja kasvihuonekaasujen väheneminen) | 5 | 6 |
| Tarhojen ravinnepäästöt sekä veteen, maahan että ilmaan vähennevät. Biohiili parantaa peltojen vedensitomiskykyä ja vähentää huhtoutumia | ||
| Natura 2000 -ohjelman kohteet | 0 | 0 |
| Hanke ei koske Natura-kohteita | ||
| Materiaalit ja jätteet | 3 | 9 |
| Lannan hyötykäytön edistäminen, orgaaninen lannoite ja kasvualustat | ||
| Uusiutuvien energialähteiden käyttö | 3 | 3 |
| Lehtipuuhakkeen käyttö biohiilen raaka-aineena | ||
| Paikallisen elinkeinorakenteen kestävä kehittäminen | 8 | 7 |
| Verkostoituminen ja sitä kautta uuden tuotannon/liiketoiminnan luominen. Turkistalouden toimintamahdollisuuksien edistäminen | ||
| Aineettomien tuotteiden ja palvelujen kehittäminen | 7 | 5 |
| Toimivan Biobusiness -mallin kehittäminen, joka kopioitavissa muuallekin | ||
| Liikkuminen ja logistiikka | 4 | 4 |
| Turkistarhat ja kompostointilaitos lähellä toisiaan, joten kuljetukset minimoitu. Tuotteen pakkaus kompostointilaitoksen yhteydessä. Satama lähellä, mikä on etu kansainvälisessä kaupassa. | ||
| Hyvinvoinnin edistäminen | 1 | 7 |
| Verkostossa mukana olevien yritysten toimintaedellytykset ja sitä kautta kannattavuus paranevat | ||
| Tasa-arvon edistäminen | 3 | 3 |
| Hankkeen toimenpiteillä varmistetaan turkistuotannon toimintaedellytyksiä, jolloin tuotantoon sitoutuneet työllistyvät varmemmin ja saavat sitä kautta riittävän toimeentulon. | ||
| Yhteiskunnallinen ja kulttuurinen yhdenvertaisuus | 1 | 6 |
| Turkistuotannon hyväksyttävyys ja sen imago paranee, kun sen tuotannon ympäristökuormitus vähenee ja sen tuottaman lannan ravinteet saadaan kiertoon | ||
| Kulttuuriympäristö | 0 | 0 |
| Hankkeella ei vaikutusta | ||
| Ympäristöosaaminen | 9 | 5 |
| Turkistarhojen toimintatavat kehittyvät ja pilotoinneilla edistetään orgaanisen lannoitteen käyttöä. Konsepti kopioitavissa muuallekin. |
Fur farms are currently sources of nutrient and greenhouse gas emissions and odor annoyance. This has set the business continuity in uncertainty. The aim of this project was to find solutions for fur farms to reduce their environmental load and thereby improve the operaiting conditions for fur production in important production areas such as Kalajoki.
The project aimed to find solutions for processing of fur manure in order to reduce the environmental load and also to create new products and a new business model by making the most of the properties of biochar. In addition, the goal of the project was to build up a local network of operators that will continue the production of the developed products.
Biochar proved to be a manure coverage, which reduced ammonia emissions. The used biochar-peat cover clearly reduced ammonia emissions from fox manure. For mink manure the effect was weaker due to a weaker contact to the manure. As the contact was increased by cutting down the manure piles the emission decreased clearly, but after three days the effect of the cover decreased again. As an admixture, biochar also reduced the ammonia content of the exhaust gases in the composting process. The addition of biochar-peat mixture to fur manure reduced ammonia emissions of the process by an average of 38% and methane emissions by 34% over the entire measurement period compared with plain manure compost. Biochar did not contribute to the release of nitrous oxide and slightly reduced the formation of carbon dioxide (15%).
The suitability of fur manure compost on plants was tested in different ways. The laboratory scale test showed that the soluble nitrogen content in the compost contributed to the growth of ryegrass as well as the inorganic nitrogen of the mineral fertilizer. The compost in which biochar had already been added to on the fur farms produced slightly higher yields for the added nitrogen. Barley cultivation experiments confirmed this result.
Based on the results of the greenhouse cultivation test, a 100% fur manure compost with biochar-peat mixture was well suited for the cultivation of lettuce and basil. But it did not suit that well for violet. The leaves of violet appeared dry during the experiment, suggesting that the growth media was not the best possible. Therefore, greenhouse testing should be continued both for the characteristics of the compost on sensitive plant species and other greenhouse plants, in order to optimize the mixtures for as many plants as possible.
The cardboard box used growth media was well suited for growing under cover conditions. Mixed biochar improved the water retention capacity of the compost, whereby the need for irrigation of the substrate was substantially reduced. Guidance for taking this feature into account is essential in marketing the growth media.
During the project, in Kalajoki a network, which set up the company to continue the production and marketing of the developed growth media was established. The growth-oriented company will continue to invest in the development of new products.
The success of the project has been significantly influenced by a network of actors that have been able to find innovative and enthusiastic people such as Stora Enso and Tuorila Garden. BSAG's participation in the productization process brought new know-how and a different view to the project.
The authority has marked the project as an exemplary project