Midwest Bio Systems

28933 35-E Street Tampico, IL, 61283

(815) 564-2543

Why a Compost Turner is Worth $1,500,000

$1,500,000 is a lot of money. It is a

sum that really catches your attention.

You can dream a little (well, a lot)

when you think of having an extra 1.5

million dollars in your pocket.

Let me tell you about a farmer in

Walnut, Illinois who improved his

bottom line by over $100 per acre by using a Midwest Biosystems

Compost Turner. We started working with Alan Dale in 2002. He

began to test the effect of using Humus compost on 1000 acres

of his 2200 acre farm. Each year, he planted a number of

different crops.

Alan started using 1/2 ton of Humus Compost per acre while

reducing his potassium and phosphorus application by 20% each

year. In 2006, he applied none and his nitrogen use decreased

from 135 lbs. per acre in 2002 to 80 lbs. per acre in 2006.

To be honest, by 2006 our friend Alan started getting a little

nervous. He worried that the yield or quality of his crops would go

down (or maybe even both). So, we decided to do a little

analysis.

Alan’s confidence grew when he realized that his corn yields were

up 10% over his 5 year running average. Pretty impressive,

right? His other crops had equal or even greater increases in

yield. Alan already had more money in his pocket from using a

Compost Turner.

Midwest Bio Systems

28933 35-E Street Tampico, IL, 61283

(815) 564-2543

But, it gets better. In 2009, Alan’s fertilizer savings and the

benefit of increased yield equaled almost $105.00 per acre. Not

only that, Alan noticed that the Humus Compost increased the

soil structure and helped the soil manage water.

You are probably still wondering why a Compost Turner is worth

$1,500,000. Here’s the real reason why. If Alan had increased his

bottom line on all 2200 acres for the same 7 years, he would

have added $1,500,000 to his bottom line. Now that starts you

dreaming, right?

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