Uzelac Industries demonstrated a model of their rotary dryer installation at the recent PEAK Convention.  There is intensified interest in converting raw layer manure to a higher-value product that can be marketed to develop a supplementary cash stream for egg-production enterprises.

The simple expedient of allowing row crop farmers to transport raw manure from farms to be spread on land is under intensive review based on federal and state environmental regulations.  In terms of a consent decree, seven counties in Pennsylvania encompassing most of the egg production complexes in the state will be under stricter surveillance to reduce runoff from crop land that results in degradation of the Chesapeake Bay.  Similar restrictions are either in effect or will be introduced in other states. 

Capital investment in a drying system provides a suitable return on investment for farms in excess of 500,000 hens. The Uzelac rotary manure drying installation comprises a raw material hopper to accumulate manure, a mixer, air heater assembly, rotary drum dryer, pellet mill, cooler and a packaging system.  Installations are designed and sized to the specific needs of the production complex.  Moisture content of manure can be reduced from 70 percent to ten percent providing an environmentally friendly and cash-generating system.

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