Suståne began composting in 1980 in order to protect the environment from nutrient runoff and future flocks from disease raised on the family farms. This process now provides an award winning stabilization method that produces a premium organic fertilizer utilized by many growers in varied and multiple markets worldwide. The turkey litter is converted to humus over a twenty-six week aerobic, thermophilic composting process. The litter is aerated twice each week so the rows have access to oxygen. Water is added to the rows to maintain the moisture content necessary for composting. The row temperatures are monitored weekly to ensure proper microbial activity to provide adequate decomposition, pathogen destruction and stabilization.
Once the composting cycle is complete the material is then concentrated through dehydration at the Suståne production facility. The concentrated compost is blended with nutrient sources and other beneficial ingredients before being granulated and encapsulating a complex blend of nutrients, beneficial microbes and humic acids in a concentrated compost granule.
This blend is then granulated into a homogenous particle encapsulating a complex blend of nutrients, beneficial microorganisms and humic acids in a concentrated compost granule. The finished fertilizer and soil building granules are screened to a precise particle size.
The fertilizer particles are then further enhanced with other beneficial ingredients before being packaged and shipped around the world.