Hydroponic fodder farm establishment
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You can produce hydroponic fodder at Home.
Hi,
I am planning to start up a dairy farm in West Bengal where land is scarce, so I started searching alternative for cultivating my green fodder.
I came across several companies who gave me quotation for Hydroponic machines starting from 6,00,000 to 78,00,000. As I am not a politicial I dont have that much money to invest.
I started experimenting with the concept of Hydroponic fodder cultivation on my own, I experimented with wheat, barley and maize, and I was successful.
Here is how you too can do it at home environment.
Take 1 kg of barley, wheat or maize, it's better if you choose your seed carefully depending on germination percentage, ideal seeds are with germination rate of 95%.
Instruction:
Things required: Bucket, 1 kg seed, a tray which shoud be 7-8 inch deep and where you will be able to spread your entire seed properly and a piece of coton cloth.
Process: Soak your seed for 12 hours in a bucket, after that rinse the water and place the seed on the tray, (spread it evenly and seeds should lay compact as it will form a root mat, if it is not compact root mat will be thin.) Cover it with a wet cloth, (Please remember to drain extra water from the tray or it may get affected with fungus). Place the tray in a dark place.
The cloth should be wet 24/7 and keep checking your cloth so that it doesn't get dry.
Within next 12 hours you can see that your seed has started germinating, keep following the process for next 3 days when you can see small blades of grasses coming out.
Now you have to bring those trays to light, avoid direct sunlight as wheat barley or maize grasses reacts to this, I kept my tray in sunlight for a day and it started drying.
On 7th or 8th day you can see grasses have grown upto 7-8 inches and your green fodder is ready.
Please note: Deepending on what type of seed you are using you will get 6-8 kg of green grasses per kg seed.
Hi,
I am planning to start up a dairy farm in West Bengal where land is scarce, so I started searching alternative for cultivating my green fodder.
I came across several companies who gave me quotation for Hydroponic machines starting from 6,00,000 to 78,00,000. As I am not a politicial I dont have that much money to invest.
I started experimenting with the concept of Hydroponic fodder cultivation on my own, I experimented with wheat, barley and maize, and I was successful.
Here is how you too can do it at home environment.
Take 1 kg of barley, wheat or maize, it's better if you choose your seed carefully depending on germination percentage, ideal seeds are with germination rate of 95%.
Instruction:
Things required: Bucket, 1 kg seed, a tray which shoud be 7-8 inch deep and where you will be able to spread your entire seed properly and a piece of coton cloth.
Process: Soak your seed for 12 hours in a bucket, after that rinse the water and place the seed on the tray, (spread it evenly and seeds should lay compact as it will form a root mat, if it is not compact root mat will be thin.) Cover it with a wet cloth, (Please remember to drain extra water from the tray or it may get affected with fungus). Place the tray in a dark place.
The cloth should be wet 24/7 and keep checking your cloth so that it doesn't get dry.
Within next 12 hours you can see that your seed has started germinating, keep following the process for next 3 days when you can see small blades of grasses coming out.
Now you have to bring those trays to light, avoid direct sunlight as wheat barley or maize grasses reacts to this, I kept my tray in sunlight for a day and it started drying.
On 7th or 8th day you can see grasses have grown upto 7-8 inches and your green fodder is ready.
Please note: Deepending on what type of seed you are using you will get 6-8 kg of green grasses per kg seed.
Dear Sir;
I have sent a Private message on my requirement for Hydroponic system of Fodder production- Commercially. Pls. revert with your contact details to my email below:
Hello Ashwini;
I would like to know if Barseem/Lucerne ( Alf Alfa) can be cultivated using bHydroponic system of Fodder production. Shall appreciate a response from the experts.
Thanks
Somnath Bhattacharya
you're right Mr.Kasturiraju, we depend on imports for every small need.these sprayers,brush cutters, harvesters, floor cleaners in dairy -all small instruments, we're not able to produce in our country.why?our youth is tuned to join a multinational company for some attractive salary, which is paid from the earnings in our own country. the govt. is also reluctant to search for a solution. instead they spend a huge amount of foreign exchange on imports and subsidies(which are abnormally high)& pose as saviors of agri community.
I AM SOORY TO SAY THAT IN INDIAN CLIMATE HFF SYSTEM IS NOT ADVISABLE I FOUND SOME RESEARCH PAPERS THAT FOLLOWS
Dry matter changes with sprouting
During soaking and germination, seeds lose dry matter (DM) as they use their own energy
reserves for growth. Sprouts can regain some DM weight with the uptake of minerals and effective
photosynthesis however in the short growing cycle there is most commonly a DM loss ranging
from 7% to 47%. Within the literature reviewed for this report there were no substantiated
examples of DM gains above the original grain DM input.
An independent study by the Department of Horticulture, University College Dublin in 1986
(Morgan et al. 1992) concluded that increased crop DM content over a short growing cycle is not
possible.
Many factors affect the yield of sprouts in particular irrigation, water quality and pH, grain
preparation, grain quality and variety, seeding density, temperature and growing duration.
Hygiene is important to reduce the risk of mould. Soaking period, nutrients and light have some
influence.
Seed soaking and germination
During soaking and germination seeds lose dry matter (DM). Chavan and Kadam (1989) state that
the original dry weight of the seed decreases during soaking and subsequent sprouting processes
due to leaching of materials and oxidation of substances from the seed.
When seeds are soaked, solutes leak out of them. Leakage is fastest at the start of imbibition
(water uptake) and comes to a halt after about one day (Simon 1984 as cited in Chung et al.
1989). Solutes that leak include proteins, amino acids, sugars, organic acids, and inorganic ions.
During germination DM is lost due to the increased metabolic activity of sprouting seeds. The
energy for this metabolic activity is derived by partial degradation and oxidation of starch
Dry matter changes with sprouting
During soaking and germination, seeds lose dry matter (DM) as they use their own energy
reserves for growth. Sprouts can regain some DM weight with the uptake of minerals and effective
photosynthesis however in the short growing cycle there is most commonly a DM loss ranging
from 7% to 47%. Within the literature reviewed for this report there were no substantiated
examples of DM gains above the original grain DM input.
An independent study by the Department of Horticulture, University College Dublin in 1986
(Morgan et al. 1992) concluded that increased crop DM content over a short growing cycle is not
possible.
Many factors affect the yield of sprouts in particular irrigation, water quality and pH, grain
preparation, grain quality and variety, seeding density, temperature and growing duration.
Hygiene is important to reduce the risk of mould. Soaking period, nutrients and light have some
influence.
Seed soaking and germination
During soaking and germination seeds lose dry matter (DM). Chavan and Kadam (1989) state that
the original dry weight of the seed decreases during soaking and subsequent sprouting processes
due to leaching of materials and oxidation of substances from the seed.
When seeds are soaked, solutes leak out of them. Leakage is fastest at the start of imbibition
(water uptake) and comes to a halt after about one day (Simon 1984 as cited in Chung et al.
1989). Solutes that leak include proteins, amino acids, sugars, organic acids, and inorganic ions.
During germination DM is lost due to the increased metabolic activity of sprouting seeds. The
energy for this metabolic activity is derived by partial degradation and oxidation of starch
“Increased crop dry matter content over the growing cycle is not possible.
The principle factors affecting dry matter are seed preparation, seeding density, irrigation and
growing cycle duration. Irrigation is the most important and the key to successful commercial
designs. Lighting is required only for grass greening at the end of the cycle.
Using optimum methods and conditions a dry matter recovery of over 90% is achievable.
Analyses indicated little loss in feed value during growth, but the production technology is difficult
to justify.
They also suggest that “the greatest potential market for hydroponic barely grass growing
machines would be the bloodstock industry, where feed ‘quality’ rather than cost is a prime
requirement.”
The principle factors affecting dry matter are seed preparation, seeding density, irrigation and
growing cycle duration. Irrigation is the most important and the key to successful commercial
designs. Lighting is required only for grass greening at the end of the cycle.
Using optimum methods and conditions a dry matter recovery of over 90% is achievable.
Analyses indicated little loss in feed value during growth, but the production technology is difficult
to justify.
They also suggest that “the greatest potential market for hydroponic barely grass growing
machines would be the bloodstock industry, where feed ‘quality’ rather than cost is a prime
requirement.”
sundarsmnm
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most of our country has above 35 to 40 degree celcius is fodder machine will be suitable and how you would control mould
In indian climatic condition mould is the biggest problem in hydrophonic fodder sysytem and need high initial cost also it is against nature we destroy all the seeds instead of growing we feed seeds so in some time seed will be in demand
most of our country has above 35 to 40 degree celcius is fodder machine will be suitable and how you would control mould
In indian climatic condition mould is the biggest problem in hydrophonic fodder sysytem and need high initial cost also it is against nature we destroy all the seeds instead of growing we feed seeds so in some time seed will be in demand
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mchokkakula
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Hi ! can you please allow us to visit this freen house some day.
I would like to visit your green house which is using for producing green fooder for cattle in baramati , Cuurently i am staying in pune. Please advise me on this.
thanks ,
mohan chokkakula
Hi Ashwini,
I would like to visit your green house which is using for producing green fooder for cattle in baramati , Cuurently i am staying in pune. Please advise me on this.
thanks ,
mohan chokkakula
hello dear,
Can you send me your mail id so that we can move further discussion for quote and all the details, you can contact me on
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chintu2525
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we plan a dairy in gujrat.land already purchased.
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objecting ur data given by u that 2 rs/kg
"your production cost will be at Rs.2.00 per kg" This is a wrong calculation because u have not added the cost of the seeds because no grain in can be got for 2 rs or less than 2 rupee even though we get 6 kg form 1 kg. say me the source for the machine to be purchasedI am sorry the information what u have mentioned is wrong, the fodder production system GF 120 which can produce 120kg green fodder per day is only 3.75 lac and which runs on Solar power and your production cost will be at Rs.2.00 per kg ,I guess a small farmer who does not have 1 acre of land to produce enough green fodder for there small diary farm of 6 milking cow unit should be fine with this system, and if u look like other reason why i feel this system should be viable because the dry food quantity consumption also reduces .Labor cost for cutting the green fodder and maintenance is zeroed ,increase in milk production, clean and dust free, highly nutritious green fodder which is been a dream for all cows in India
Subsidy may available up to the 50 % of cost on Solar & wind power
20% subsidy is available from NHB
If i am looking at stall fed farm i feel this is the best way because i can have the 6 unit diary farm in almost 3000 squire feet.
600 squire feet cow shed with cooling system .
bio gas unit (cost Rs.5000)
Vermi compost unit almost same price of Bio gas unit
Azolla unit 80squire feet each unit(6 units for 6 cows, produce almost 750 gms per day each units )
Auto milking unit
store room for medicine and concentrate food.
I guess this should make a perfect small size diary farm which can produce 25000 litters of milk per year(15 litter per cow for 280 days per year *6)
24 commercial size bio gas cylinder per year
43000 KG vermi compost per year.
If i am wrong any where pls correct.
Green House - Dairy Integrated Project
I am planning for a project of Green House - Dairy Integrated Project,
kindly help me ,giving details of fodder production hydroponically in green house of 500 sq mt for 100 cattles.
machinary and equipments required, its costing etc.
I am planning for a project of Green House - Dairy Integrated Project,
kindly help me ,giving details of fodder production hydroponically in green house of 500 sq mt for 100 cattles.
machinary and equipments required, its costing etc.
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We are interested please send details to amit@grneco.com, for a 100 cow indoor fodder production system/