New tine design enhances compost results

Midwest Bio-Systems (MBS) has introduced the Clean-Sweep tine, designed to further enhance the results generated by the company’s composting systems. Due to a near-concentric edge, these tines rotate windrows more completely, resulting in more thorough gas exchange and rotation of material between “hot” and “dormant” areas of the pile. An additional benefit is lower maintenance and longer life of the tine due to reduced, more even wear. The improved material handling provided results in higher, more consistent fertility content and lower toxicity in the resulting compost.

Edwin Blosser, owner and president of MBS, is enthusiastic about the breakthrough: “Anytime we can do something to benefit the soil and enhance plant growth and health, we feel like we’ve accomplished something. And this is a perfect example of how attention to detail can make that kind of difference.”