Do you require a way for disposing of farm manure? Are you trying to find a way to develop your organic fertilizer business? But you have no previous experience of making organic fertilizer from animal manure. Here, you can start with small scale fertilizer manufacturing. Usually, it can help you produce 1-5 tons of organic fertilizer per hour. And it has characteristics of low investment, easy operation, less space occupation, etc. So it is an ideal choice for beginners who want to setup an organic fertilizer plant. Then how to start small scale organic fertilizer production? You can consider it from the following aspects:
What do you need to do for starting small organic fertilizer production?
Before starting small scale organic fertilizer manufacturing, you need to know what you should do for it. Generally, you need to pay attention to 3 items: materials, plant location and equipment selection.
Material collection
In general, you can make small scale organic fertilizer with 3 kinds of materials. Animal manure: cow dung, chicken manure, piggery waste, goat poop, etc; Industrial waste: biogas residue, sludge, sugar waste, mushroom waste, etc; Agricultural litter: straw, sawdust, maize stocks, soya bean residues, etc. It is advisable to use the first two as the main material for organic fertilizer making and the last as auxiliary materials.
Equipment selection
Then suitable equipment purchasing is essential for smoothly small scale organic fertilizer production. For this, you need to know what machine is needed in small scale organic fertilizer making? How much does the small scale organic fertilizer making system cost? Can your small organic fertilizer factory accommodate it? But don’t worry, we will help you. Even we can offer you customized design according to your requirements.
Plant location
For small scale organic fertilizer making plant setup, there are three tips for you. Avoiding building in areas where local policy prohibits. Located in a place with convenient transportation. And setting it up close to raw material sources.
What equipment is suitable for small scale organic fertilizer manufacturing?
When you want to produce organic fertilizer in a small scale, it is necessary to choose organic fertilizer machines with small capacity. Usually, small scale organic fertilizer manufacturing line can produce 1-5 tons of organic fertilizer per hour. For this, SX can provide fertilizer machines as follows:
Screw dewatering machine
For small scale production of organic fertilizer, SXTS-180 screw dehydrator is your best choice. It adopts a stainless steel sieve with 0.3-0.5 mm holes, which can help you separate solids from excrement of livestock quickly. After dewatering, the water content of manure can be reduced to 30%-40%, which is more suitable for organic fertilizer making.
Small composting equipment
Composting plays an important role in removing harmful substances from manure. For small scale fertilizer fermentation, there are 3 types of fertilizer composting machines for your choice. For starting small scale composting in fermentation trench, we recommend you choose groove type composter. When you plan to start composting on the ground directly, you can buy windrow compost turner. In addition, if you want to finish composting of organic waste faster, the in-vessel fermentation tank is your optimal option.
| Equipment | Capacity (m³/h) | Compost Time (days) | Infrastructure | Compost Temperature (℃) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Groove Type compost turner | 700-2000 | 15-20 | Fermentation Trench | 60-70 |
| Windrow Compost Machine | 500-1500 | 15-20 | Flat Cement Ground | 60-70 |
| In-veseel compostor | 5-150 | 10-15 | Flat Cement Ground | 60-70 |
Semi-wet material crusher
After fermentation, you need to crush agglomerated compost into fine powder. It is beneficial for producing organic fertilizer pellets with a more smooth appearance. Then for 1-5 t/h small scale organic fertilizer pulverizing, semi-wet material crusher is an ideal choice for you.
Disc mixer
Then in order to ensure the nutrient balance of your final fertilizer, it needs a mixer to blend different materials evenly. And for small scale organic fertilizer plant mixer, it is advisable to purchase disc blender. It not only has advantages of suitable output, but also low cost, less space occupation, etc.
Small organic fertilizer granulator
When it comes to small scale organic fertilizer granulation machine, we can provide you with disc granulation equipment, new type pelletizer, double roller granulator. If you plant to us water to facilitate the organic fertilizer pellet making, we recommend you choose pan pelleting machine or new type pelletizer. But for starting granulation with moisture content below 15% materials, double roller granulator is your optimum choice.
| Equipment | Capacity (m³/h) | Moisture | Granule Size (mm) | Feeding Material Size (mesh) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disc Granulator | 1-6 | 20%-40% | 1-8 | 50 |
| New Type Granulator | 1-8 | 20%-40% | 2-5 | 50 |
| Roller Press Granulator | 1-3 | 5%-10% | 1-10 | 50 |
How to make better organic fertilizer granules in a small scale?
What you need to do after organic fertilizer pellet production? If you want to make better organic fertilizer in a small scale and have enough budget, you can add the small scale organic fertilizer machines as follows:
How much does a small scale organic fertilizer manufacturing line cost?
The cost of small scale organic fertilizer production usually varies according to capacity, equipment configuration and many other factors. Here, we will show you the prices of 1-2 t/h small organic fertilizer production line, 2-3 t/h small organic fertilizer making line and 3-5 t/h organic fertilizer manufacturing system for your reference.
1-2 t/h
- From compost to packaging
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2-3 t/h
- From compost to packaging
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3-5 t/h
- From compost to packaging
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Is there a lower investment organic fertilizer making plan?
Of course. The above is the price of the highest configuration business plan machines. In addition, we can offer you basic and medium design. For example, for basic compost turner + granulator, you only need to prepare $ 15,000-$80,000. As for medium design, with composter, crusher, screener, granulator, packaging machine, etc. About $ 50,000-$150,000.
Is there established small scale organic fertilizer plant?
Of course. In the past 20 years, YUSHUNXIN had helped many businesses setup their organic fertiizer plants with small output. They are from contries all the world. Including India, Kenya, Pakistan, Bolivia, Mauritius, United States, etc.
Small scale organic fertilizer production line is an ideal choice for beginners and small farm management. But if you have a large animal farm or want to further enlarge your organic fertilizer making plant scale, you can choose our large scale organic fertilizer production plan.
