Farmer Cooperative's Innovative Poultry Composting Project

 
Poultry systems,
producing and selling
compost
Practice hub 13
 
Thursday, March 7th
Introduction
PHUB-13 : Farmer cooperative producing
and sharing compost from plant-based
litter :
Practice Hub involves the cooperative
Fertil’Eveil that created a composting
plant back in 2007
In 2011, they started a litter production
plant to standardise and integrate the
composting process
 In 2018, they opened a 2
nd
 composting
platform and in 2022, a 3
th
Located in France (West-North)
 
Innovation
 
OECD Area of Innovation : 
Products
System type : 
Niche, Intensive
Innovation interests :
Assess the impact of the litter
(welfare, etc.)
Assess the impact of the
composting process on soil
Better nutrient management
 
Challenges
Issues around the choice of the
bedding material
 
Welfare
 : Ensure physical
comfort, and welfare of
the animals
 
Environment
 :Avoid
NH3 emissions or
Improve N conservation
 
Sanitary
 : Avoid the
introduction of
pathogen agent
 
Economic
 : The quality of
the bedding is related to
the heating consumption
Desired properties :
Suppleness and
thermal insulation
The water absorbent
capacity
A safe material
(health aspect)
Available at an
affordable cost
Uniqueness
In the living lab framework  :
Farmers want to develop and test a new
bedding material made from wood shavings
fines and dolomite, a natural mineral rich in
magnesium and calcium.
They believe that these innovations could
address several issues related to poultry
bedding materials
The developed approach required an multi-
criteria analysis
 
Dolomite is
sometimes used for
ruminant livestock
with excellent review !
 
The now and the future
 
The multicriteria analysis protocol is ready
A training day for Farmers P-Hub will be soon
held for the poultry welfare assessment
The first test will be  caried out at the spring
One of P-HUB's farmers slogan is 
"a service
designed by farmers, for farmers !" 
which
reflects the philosophy of the work proposed
within this Living Lab.
Subject to successful tests, the new litter could
be commercialized to the whole cooperative
farmers and beyond
 
 
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Farmer cooperative Fertil Eveil is leading an innovative project focused on producing and sharing compost from plant-based litter within a Practice Hub environment. With multiple composting platforms established in France, the cooperative aims to improve nutrient management and assess the impact of the composting process on soil and animal welfare. Challenges around bedding materials choice and welfare considerations are being addressed through a unique approach involving wood shavings fines and dolomite. The project's multi-criteria analysis framework and upcoming poultry welfare assessments highlight a service designed by and for farmers, poised for potential commercialization across cooperative farmers and beyond.


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  1. Poultry systems, producing and selling compost Practice hub 13 Thursday, March 7th This project has received funding from the European Union s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under grant agreement No 101000395.

  2. Introduction PHUB-13 : Farmer cooperative producing and sharing compost from plant-based litter : Practice Hub involves the cooperative Fertil Eveil that created a composting plant back in 2007 In 2011, they started a litter production plant to standardise and integrate the composting process In 2018, they opened a 2nd composting platform and in 2022, a 3th Manure intakes (50km) Compost exportation (150 km) Composting plant Located in France (West-North)

  3. Innovation OECD Area of Innovation : Products System type : Niche, Intensive Innovation interests : Assess the impact of the litter (welfare, etc.) Assess the impact of the composting process on soil Better nutrient management

  4. Challenges Desiredproperties : Issues around the choice of the bedding material Suppleness and thermal insulation Environment :Avoid NH3 emissions or Improve N conservation Welfare : Ensure physical comfort, and welfare of The water absorbent capacity the animals A safe material (health aspect) Economic : The quality of the bedding is related to the heating consumption Sanitary : Avoid the introduction of pathogen agent Available at an affordable cost

  5. Uniqueness In the living lab framework : Dolomite is sometimes used for ruminant livestock with excellent review ! Farmers want to develop and test a new bedding material made from wood shavings fines and dolomite, a natural mineral rich in magnesium and calcium. They believe that these innovations could address several issues related to poultry bedding materials The developed approach required an multi- criteria analysis

  6. The now and the future The multicriteriaanalysis protocolisready A training day for Farmers P-Hub willbe soon held for the poultrywelfare assessment The first test willbe cariedout at the spring One of P-HUB's farmers slogan is "a service designed by farmers, for farmers !" which reflects the philosophy of the work proposed within this Living Lab. Subject to successful tests, the new litter could be commercialized to the whole cooperative farmers and beyond

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