Hydor

A grain store on an Essex farm has demonstrated the importance of adequate ventilation to assist in the cooling and drying process following the installation of a series of belt drive fans by agricultural ventilation experts, Hydor Limited.

Clavering Place Farm near Safron Walden erected a 4,000 tonne capacity grain store. To enable articulated lorries to enter and tip grain into a pile which reaches 3.6 metres when full, the store has been constructed to a greater height than usual. During the drying or cooling process, the moisture build up within the store was condensing on the underside of the roof and dropping onto the grain below. During the drying process using two 30HP fans blowing air down the central passage and under the grain to assist drying or cooling, farmer James Balaam realised inadequate ventilation was the problem and contacted Hydor.

16/12/09
Busy sales staff at Hydor Limited have been hard at work following up on the numerous enquiries received - and the many site visits necessitated - as a result of the company's successful attendance of two dairy events.

On 16 and 17 September, the Salisbury-based specialists in the design, manufacture and supply of ventilation equipment to the agriculture market, exhibited at The Dairy Event and Livestock Show. The show, formerly the Dairy Event, is the livestock sector's business-to-business event held at Stoneleigh Park, Kenilworth, Warwickshire and organised by the Royal Association of British Dairy Farmers. This year's successful event again attracted exhibitors offering a range of technical, business and financial information for the entire UK ruminant sector - dairy, beef, sheep and commercial goats.

20/10/09
Lighting in agricultural buildings is becoming increasingly more important, particularly in poultry houses attempting to simulate natural daylight as required by the welfare codes, whilst using the most cost effective methods of installation and running costs.

As tungsten bulbs are being phased out the poultry producer has to consider alternatives, all of which offer reduced overall running costs but at differing installation costs.

01/08/09
Agricultural ventilation experts Hydor Limited have extended their range of products for the poultry market with the announcement that the company is to become the agent for the market leading Priva Boxer 80kW heater supplied by Winterwarm Agri UK Ltd.

The Priva Boxer 80kW is designed for intensive livestock farming, offering an 80kw output from a state-of-the-art burner which can be fuelled by either natural or propane gas. At a time when the agricultural industry, like so many, has a very definite focus on energy costs, the highly efficient combustion system ensures such costs are kept to a minimum. The option of fitting an air recirculation unit allows air from outside or inside the poultry house, or even a mixture of both, to be utilised to give 100 percent efficiency. The heater's low noise, high output fan ensures an even temperature distribution, with a setting which provides constant air movement, even when heat is not required a major factor in maintaining a healthy poultry environment to enhance animal welfare, growth and feed conversion.