In a few easy steps, farmers and ranchers can grow their own barley fodder - around 850 pounds per day - using a Hydroponic Fodder Farm made by FarmBox Foods.
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I always thought that if these fodder companies wanted to actually sell more of these systems. They'd actually simply do ASMR fodder feeding videos mixed with a bit of hay or straw or something. few hundred of these munchie videos people would actually realize this exist. There's a lot more herbivore pets these days like guinea pigs and bunnies.
In asia, we eat bean sprouts from mung beans and they sell for SGD$6.60/kg. So if that self container can produce 386kg daily, it should bring in about $2,550/per harvest. Especially in land scarce place like Singapore, this will be a good strategy.
We also have this microgreens for sale in Russia. but 1) No one buys it 2) Keep in mind that as long as the product reaches the buyer from the manufacturer, its price will increase by 100 times...
Am Esinath Matsilele from Zimbabwe in Harare. Southern Africa Would like to farm this type of grass. How are you? Your usual co-operation is greatly appreciated.
Why do you use such an scpensive light system. Once I produced grass even at home without directly sun light and it worked great. When you have windows which let the daylight in it is enough.
Google fodder growing system. I was a bit surprised initially, but then found some cheaper systems. If you read the product descriptions, you may be able to find it cheaper somewhere else or assemble on your own. There is a video of a guy on Aftica, that has a very simple system. Metal trays, not plastic.
We get it from a seed distributor in Montana, USA, and all growing occurs in this container. One day in the hopper to clean the seeds and break their dormancy, 6 days in the trays.
There's a significant need among farmers and ranchers for a consistent, quality supply of nutritional supplements like fodder. And they have full control on site. You can also grow micro greens in this FarmBox.
Very interesting system. Which seeds are used here? Which seed weight/rack and yield weight/rack. Depending the results, will see for this system ordering.
It's 30 square meters (320 square feet). Water usage is around 2,500 gallons (9,500 liters) per week, far less than what would be required for a traditional outdoor grow.
@@farmboxfoodsplease can you give the details about the containers sise hight, different equipment and scientific knowledge to grow this grass, also with cost including electricity, labour seed cost etc please
That all depends on where the cattle is in its life cycle and what the farmer/rancher's goals are. We provide a nutritional analysis to customers who purchase a fodder farm so they can make an informed decision.
@@farmboxfoods i have a similar flood tray system but never thought to use it in the way the video showed. My flood tray system can currently grow 96 trays (10’x20’)of wheat grass per rack/block every harvest . I have 12 vertically stacked flood trays in my garage And wish to bring this business to the next step I enjoy growing varieties but the original plan was to only grow wheat grass . ( This video reminded me of that ) At this level of quantity you’re able to grow ,What kind of prices should i expect per pound for wheat grass or barley .
I was wondering does it really makes the grain superior in terms of nutrition after all that long proces of turning grain seeds into sprouts? Or is it just the same? 😂
@@amoschinoz You don't need to teach me the math as i don't really care about the added water weight 😂 what i was asking was whether it really adds more nutrient (protein, carbs, fat, fiber) by growing the grain into sprouts? If not then you are just wasting time and resources 😂
U can search it online if u can comment on youtube vids rite? Changes in the Nutrient Composition of Barley Grain (Hordeum vulgare L.) and of Morphological Fractions of Sprouts Luis T. Ortiz @@Fhaisal_yahya212
Especially for fodder, I don't think a nutrient solution is used at all. Just water. Some videos say rinse once, some twice.ost say let it sit sit a minimum of 4 hours in water to trigger growth.
This type of growth can be done in other environments. A gentleman in Africa grows in a shed with door and windows. A farm in Utah has a large shed with tremendous airflow.
I am sure that all tastes good to a herbivore, but how nutritious is it? What is the hydroponic water? There is only so much protein and micronutrients in a seed. If you feed just that to a cow, I think you would be starving it slowly. Without all the nutrients that are found in full grown field grasses, you would just be feeding a cow a tasty snack, all the while, depleting it of minerals and vitamins a plant would get from the ground and natural sunlight. I think your farm animals would get sick if that is all they ate.
All that efficiency then lost to the inefficiency of converting calories through a ruminant being. It's like a fat unhealthy person taking statins and not changing their lifestyle.
