Hydroponic Fodder Systems Australia
In the mallee a feed gap typically exists from late spring through to autumn.
Hydroponic fodder systems australia. We have supplied systems to over 14 countries and to every state of australia. Unique among sprouted fodder systems our technology was specifically developed to address several challenges which are frequently encountered where hydroponic fodder has been introduced into farming operations. Hydroponic fodder systems only require marginal land. According to your fooder quantity demand you can build a hydroponic fodder system.
Research and years of practical application has taken the guess work out of growing a low cost highly nutritious feed on farm. The fodder solutions system has been designed specifically for growing sprouts hydroponically. Fodder is one of the most nutritious sources of livestock feed on the planet. The system is user friendly semi automated meaning less work for you.
Fodder solutions has been the global leader in hydroponic sprouting technology since 2006. Our fodder systems were developed by renowned hydroponics expert peter doyle. Fodder solutions head office. It is classed as grass fed and the animals absolutely love the taste.
This can lead to difficulties in maintaining livestock and land condition. Shedfed systems australia the principal of this company bob griffith was born and bred to farming in the northern wheatbelt of western australia. Profitable use of sprouting grain as a feed source for commercial cattle production appears unlikely. Although hydroponically sprouted grain is a highly nutritious feed it has major limitations for profitable use in commercial cattle operations including its high cost of production cost of capital depreciation labour running costs scale of operation handling of very high moisture feed.
To build this system is required a little space mostly farmer use 10 ft x10 ft shade net to grow hydroponic fodder and it is better to choose shed net location near to the livestock shade because it becomes easy to operate. An area of 12 meters x 2 5 meters will produce 1000kg of green fodder per day per compared to traditional farming which requires 1 hectare of land. A jamberoo farmer has built an intensive indoor fodder system that he says can be built cheaply and provide a lifeline to farmers in drought proofing their property. It was as late as 2001 when he was first introduced to hydroponic fod der sheds and admits to being blown away with the potential for australia s farmers and subsequently made adjustments to.