1-1.5T/H Compost Pelleting Machine In France

Project background: A farmer's realistic challenges and proactive change

The owner of the organic fertilizer production project is a French farmer in his 50s who runs a medium-sized farm with about 400 pigs and 1,500 broilers. For a long time, he has used traditional methods to deal with livestock and poultry manure - pig manure is fermented in the sedimentation tank behind the shed and directly spread on the field, and chicken manure is piled in the corner for planting turf and seedlings.

However, with the implementation of the "Agricultural Environment Act", local environmental protection regulatory authorities have put forward higher requirements for the treatment of livestock and poultry excrement, especially in terms of nitrate penetration and ammonia emissions, and farms face considerable law enforcement pressure.

At the same time, he also noticed a business opportunity: in recent years, many wineries, organic vegetable cooperatives and urban gardening centers in southern France have gradually increased their demand for "local organic fertilizers".

Especially under the consumer trend of emphasizing "transparent carbon footprint", the use of organic fertilizers with clear sources and traceable ingredients has become more and more the mainstream choice.

Driven by this dual motivation, the customer decided to invest in a small compost pellet machine to mix pig manure and chicken manure and ferment them into standardized organic fertilizer products, which were sold locally as a sideline product.

This not only helps the farm meet standards and regulations, but also opens up new revenue channels. It was in this realistic context that the FZLH250 equipment was selected and put into use.

Raw material composition: "Redefinition" of traditional waste

The raw materials for this compost pelleting machine in France project are not complicated, all of which come from the customer's own farm, truly achieving a closed-loop model of "self-production and self-use". The main raw materials include:

• Pig manure (60%-70%): high water content, must be initially dehydrated and fermented to provide high organic matter and nitrogen elements;
• Chicken manure (20%-30%): rich in phosphorus and potassium, can improve fertilizer efficiency and improve the nutritional structure of granular fertilizer;
• Rice husk powder, sawdust (5%-10%): used to adjust the water and carbon nitrogen ratio and increase the compression molding rate;
• Natural binder (such as plant glue powder): improve particle structure and prevent fragmentation;
• Some charcoal fine powder or bentonite (a small amount): increase slow release and adsorption performance.

It is worth noting that chicken manure is rich in ammonia nitrogen, and the temperature and time must be controlled during the fermentation process to avoid ammonia volatilization and environmental pollution.

The customer adopts an aerobic composting system in a temperature-controlled shed, and the fermentation cycle is controlled at 12-15 days, which not only ensures the harmlessness of the raw materials, but also provides a good foundation for granular compression.

On-site performance of FZLH250 compost pelleting machine in France

As a stand-alone device, FZLH250 compost chicken manure pellet machine is compact and easy to operate, and is a typical small and medium-sized agricultural application equipment. The customer installed it in a corner of the farm warehouse and built a 5×8 meter simple operation area, including the feeding section, pelletizing main machine, discharge cooling area and packaging space.

In actual operation, this equipment shows several very practical features:

• Suitable for family farm scale: The production capacity of 1-1.5 tons/hour just matches the daily processing needs of customers, and the daily feces can be processed in 4 hours of operation every day;
• High forming rate and uniform particles: The particle diameter is adjustable, and customers often use 6mm specifications, which is suitable for orchard spreaders and manual spreading;
• Easy maintenance and economical power consumption: The overall operating power is only 22 kilowatts, and the average daily power consumption is less than 80 degrees, which is economical and applicable;
• Environmentally friendly: There is basically no odor after the particles are formed, mosquitoes and flies are no longer bred in storage, and the overall cleanliness of the farm is significantly improved;
• Meet the EU commercialization requirements: The granular fertilizer produced can be sold in local farm cooperatives and fruit and vegetable bases after simple packaging.

At present, this machine can produce 30-40 tons of organic fertilizer particles per month, about half of which are used for its own farmland, and the rest are sold to surrounding areas through cooperative sales channels. The price per ton is between 180-220 euros, with considerable net profit.

Multiple possibilities: More uses for FZLH250 compost pelletizing equipment

The customer did not limit FZLH250 fertilizer granulator machine to the manufacture of compound fertilizers of pig manure and chicken manure, but also tried a variety of raw materials, and made many expansions in functionality and marketability. The following is the combination of raw materials that can be processed by this equipment after actual operation verification:

• Horse manure + peat + humic acid granules (suitable for vineyards)
• Cow manure + coffee grounds + gardening leaf compost granules (for home gardening)
• Mushroom residue + bean residue + sawdust organic base fertilizer (suitable for greenhouse crops)
• Chicken manure + straw + EM bacteria fermentation granules (for soil remediation)
• Charcoal powder + livestock and poultry manure + biological agents (biochar fertilizer granules)

This diversified processing capacity not only enhances the practicality of the equipment, but also enables customers to flexibly adjust product types according to seasons and market demand, and seize more market segment opportunities.

Innovation: "Composting business opportunities" in the transformation of French agricultural structure

As French agriculture gradually transforms into an "ecological power", the significance of customer projects has far exceeded simple fertilizer manufacturing. It reflects a directional attempt to adjust the agricultural management structure. The following points are particularly critical:

• Increase in agricultural "by-product value": In the past, pig manure and chicken manure were only "waste", but now they have become an additional source of income, enhancing the farm's ability to resist risks;
• Equal emphasis on emission reduction and regulatory compliance: Through granulation, livestock and poultry manure is harmlessly and standardizedly treated, in line with the Environmental Protection Agency (ADEME) standards for agricultural waste management;
• Participate in the construction of community green networks: The customer has jointly built a raw material sharing system with three neighboring farmers, and is expected to introduce a second device for cooperative processing;
• Assist urban agriculture and home gardening: The granular fertilizer made by the customer is also used by urban agricultural groups for balcony planting and teaching parks, opening up a wider range of application scenarios;
• Explore the "carbon agriculture" path: Granular fertilizer, as a carbon sequestration material, is expected to be included in the French agricultural carbon credit system in the future, bringing policy subsidy opportunities to customers.

Summary: Starting from one device, redefine the value of agricultural by-products

The value of the FZLH250 compost pelleting machine in France is not only how many pellets it can squeeze out, but also in the new agricultural operation logic it opens.

In France, a land that advocates agricultural tradition and ecological integration, this farmer used a small pellet mill to achieve the transformation from "handling problems" to "creating products". He not only solved the pollution risk, but also turned composting into a business, made by-products into the main product, and truly released the ecological value of the farm.

This kind of project is highly replicable. For many small and medium-sized European livestock and poultry farms, FZLH250 organic fertilizer pellet machine provides a realistic, pragmatic and operational template. And the customer's exploration also confirms the old saying: the future of agriculture lies not in a larger scale, but in a deeper cycle. If you are interested in our compost pelleting machine in France, feel free to contact RICHI MACHINERY for quotes, videos and more.