Growing Hydroponic Fodder Step By Step Guide (7 Days) July 28, 2021 by amar sowant ‘This Guide will teach you everything you need to know about Hydroponic Fodder. Let's get storted, Green fodder is essential to feed livestock, but the reduced availabilty of land and lack of water. It is become difficult to produce the required quantity of green fodder throughout the year. Also, the lack of quality fodder hampers the growth production, and Reproduction of livestock. ‘This article wil learn how to Grow Hydroponic Fodder in easy steps; it will help you solve the green fodder problem. Hydroponic fodder is produced by growing seeds without soil and with very little water: within six-seven days, the seeds are sprouted, the seedlings will be up to 30-35 cm tall and provide highly nutritious fodder. Advantages Of Hydroponic Fodder Table of Contents 1. Advantages of hydroponic fodder 2. Construction of Hydroponic fodder system 2.1.Construction 3. The hydroponic fedder production process 3.1, Process 4. Feeding of Hydroponic Green Fodde 5. Conclusion41) Nutrient Value Hydroponics fodder has more nutrients than traditional fodder dry food or grain. It contains high carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins. 2) Time to grow Compared to traditional fodder, which often needs up to two months to grow, you can grow hydroponic fodder in just one week 3) less water requirement Compared to conventional fodder production, it required less water for hydroponic fodder production, Only 3 to 4 liters of water is necessary to grow one kilogram of hydroponic fodder; on the other, for traditional fader. approximately 70- 100Kter water is required 4) Easy dally production Hydroponic fodder can be produced regularly throughout the year, even when low water problems, 5) Chemicals or pesticides It does not require any chemicals or pesticides to grow 6) Less workforce and Transport cost it needed less workforce and transport cost. most of the farmers grow hydroponic green fooder near the livestock shadeGreenhouse Training Cum Consultancy Program Cee ecu Ce Cee rs] Te et ee eect Deu ct Season and off-season management tips ue SNC) NORE aco cee a ed Nee ay r more informatio! EVEL LPM EY | aes ae nec Construction Of Hydroponic Fodder System To grow good quality fodder, you need to be able to control the temperature and humidity. The fodder easily grows in semi controlled environmental conditions with @ temperature range of 15-32 °C and relative humidity of 80-85%, ‘Also, control ight is needed to grow fodder, so you need to build a small shed net or a low-cost: ‘To make a shed net or @ low-cost greenhouse, you can use a bamboo log, iron rod, or plastic pipe for structure construction purposes also, and you required shade netting or gunny bags to cover this structure Construction+ According to your fooder quantity demand, you can build a Hydroponic fodder system. to build this system is required a little space, mostly farmers use a 10 ft x10 ft shade net to grow Hydroponic fodder, and itis better to choose a shed net location near the livestock shade because it becomes easy to operate. + To.allow ventilation to leave some open space between the roof and side walls when the shed is well ventilated and ity, you can easily maintain the temperature and humidity. + To grow hydroponic fodder, you required a medium-size tray of about 1.5 x 3 Ft. They must be made up of good plastic ‘and strong enough to hold the fodder’s weight. + The seeds must be kept moist so avoid metal trays because they easily rust, so use only plastic trays. + Make 15-20 small size holes in trays for draining any excess water. * Inside the shed, you can build a bamboo rack. plastic rack, or metal rack to hold these trays. ‘+ Make three to four layers rack but take care rack should not be too high because it becomes difficult to spray water and removes the trays, + Keep enough space between two layers to easily water the seeds; also, create @ slight slope for each layer to one side of the rack; this helps easily and quickly water to drain from the trays. + Make a small drainage line under the slope side of a rack to properly drain out water. The Hydroponic Fodder Production Process use only good qualities of seed for hydroponic fodder production; never use broken or unhealthy seeds as these will not {germinate and grow properly You can use maize, pulses, wheat, and horse gram seeds to make hydroponic fodder but do not use pea millet and sorghum seeds because these sprouted leaves contain poison that can harm your livestock, Mostly farmer uses Maize seeds to produce hydroponic fodder. In cold climatic conditions, wheat and oats seeds are good, while in hot climatic conditions, maize seeds are suitable for hydroponic fodder production. Process + Add 5-7 liters of warm water in a plastic bucket and seed and remove seeds ore float on the water because they will not sprout also remove other impurities,‘After that, add 50 -100 gm salt in water it helps minimize fungus production on the sprouted seed. * Allow this seed to soak water for around 12 hours. + After 12 hours, drain the water and then wash the seeds with clean water, «Transfer this washed see to a gunny bag and allow them to sprout. In a cold climate, they will tke more than 24 hours to germinate, while in « hot climate, the seed will toke about 24 hours. + Before using the tray, wash them properly and check all holes if they ore blocked or not. If there is @ blockage, remove the blockage. + Transfer sprouted seeds from the gunny bags to trays and evenly spread them, and place them on the rack + Every day gives light water (sprinkle) to sprouted seeds. To provide water, you can use watering cans or @ sprinkler system. + In hot weather conditions, give water after every two hours, and in cold weather conditions, after 4 hours, it helps maintain moisture. Always maintain cleanness in the sheds it helps to reduce fungus, mold development chances. Please do not disturb the trays’ sprouted seeds until they are harvesting, which influences the fodder’s growth, ‘Within seven days from one tray containing one kilogram of maize seed, you can produce about eight kilograms of fodder. When preparing hydroponic fodder to make the rack according to your fooder need, if you required every day five trays of fodder so for seven days, a prepared shade accommodates 35 trays. Feeding Of Hydroponic Green Fodder Rsk a In six to seven days, the fooder is ready to harvest, take out fodder slabs from the tray, and cut them into small pieces before feeding itt the livestock, 5 itis easier for the animals to eat the fodder properly ‘Avoid keeping the fodder for more than nine days in the trays because, after nine days, the nutrient value of fodder storts to decrease slowly, and fiber starts to develop. Give this fooder to livestock along with other food and dry fodder from the total quantity of fodder.Give this fodder to the livestock with other food and other dry fodder. Farmer gives the combination of half « hydroponic fodder and half fodder or dry fodder. Hydroponic fodder is very soft and nutritious, and tasty, and the resulting animals enjoy it Conclusion For sustainable dairy farming, quality green fodder should be fed regularly to dairy animals. Hydroponic fodder is a good ‘option in front of the farmer because it grows fast, it contains @ high nutrient value, and the most important thing 's animals like to eet. 2 greenhouse training ia Technology The Utiimate Guide for Pomegranate farming (2021) ‘Amar Sawant ‘Amar Sawant is @ Hi-tech farmer, professional Greenhouse consultant, and trainer. He works for more than nine years as an agri-entrepreneur 28 Thoughts On "Growing Hydroponic Fodder Step By Step Guide (7 Days)” © Laxmikant Yerekar November 14, 2019 at 1:33 am Sir, some people on youtube are saying that, we can't maintain temperature by using green net and use polycarbonate sheet or glass to make hydroponic house, is it wrong to use green net? Reply ‘omar sawant November 14, 2019 at 2:15 amHello Laxmikant, polycarbonate sheet or glass very effective for control temperature but the cost of polycarbonate sheet or glass is high so the green net's a cost-effective solution for Hydroponic fodder, Reply © Bile ali July 6, 2020 at 5:16 pm Hisir ‘Above steps doesn't mention adding nutrients to the seeds or water Does it mean that maize doesn't require any nutritional but just water Regarding how to get maize seeds Could | used corn ? seeds or does it has to be special seeds ‘iso could you please advise which is one has better nutrition maize or barley seeds Reply ‘omar sawant July 11, 2020 at 1:13 pm HiBile, There is no requirement to add nutrient in the fodder production process Reply © Enock Musoke October 28, 2020 at 6:09 am ‘Thanks for the research Repya ‘amar sawant October 29, 2020 at 5:27 am ‘Thank you sir Reply © Abubakar Gani January 16, 2021 at 12:49 pm ‘Thanks for this very interesting and important write up, !m happy to have it Reply ‘amar sawant Jonuary 20, 2021 at 2:59 am Thank You, Abubokar Reply ‘Aine jacob April 5, 2021 at 451 pm Between Barley and maize which one is better? Reply Qp over covant April 6, 2021 at 2:39 am Hello Aine, Maize is better Rely@ ‘Stephen Prudent January 20, 2021 of 12:11. am Thanks for the information si Please | want to know the process of using sorghum, Millet, barley and maize for hydroponics, are the process the same ways and days. Thanks once more sir, best regards Reply a ‘amar sawant. ‘April 19, 2021 at 11:18 am For sorghum, Millet, barley, and maize same procedure Reply Manish Pagar April 2, 2021 at 9:44 am Hello sir what is the gap between two trays? Reply a ‘amar sawant April 6, 2021 at 2:47 am Hi Manish, ‘There is @ very small or ne gap requried. Rep© ramet sunereraon Apr 4.2021 ot 434 om Instead of choosing green house, cant be grown in an RCC but rooms of sizes 20x20x107 Reply omar sawant April 6, 2021 at 2:45 am Yes, you have to maintain humidity and temperature. Reply © Sani hamis April 12, 2021 at 5:02 pm Avery good narrative Thanks a lot sir Reply a ‘amar sawant April 13, 2021 at 3:15 am Thank you Reply ‘Mohammed Abubakar Gambo April 18, 2021 at 7:49 am This your write-up gives me much hope as | am an aspiring livestock producer; very interesting, sir. Thanks for the effort.Feply omar sawant April 19, 2021 at 10:50 am ‘Thank you Reply Franklyn Kaka April 21, 2021 at 4:49 pm How can | turn hydroponic fodder into a money making business am in Nigeria, and can cows feed on this fodder everyday Reply a ‘amar sawant April 27, 2021 at 11:24 am Yes Reply © Charles nkugwacharles348@gmail.com July 4,2021 at 3:17 am Thanks for the lterature.can livestock feed on this fodder 100%? Feply ‘omar sawant July 5, 2021 at 10:41 amHello Charles, You can use 50-70% green fooder livestock feed, but not 100%. Reply Adamson Nyau August 19, 2021 at 1:38 am “Thanks for the info dear Reply ‘amar sawant August 21, 2021 at 3:24 pm Thank you Reply © vrsvors September 8, 2021 at 10:06 pm Really good info, thank you sir. Reply Gp ore covent September 24, 2021 at 1:11 pm Thank You Reply Leave A CommentName* Email * Website CINotity me of follow-up comments by email CINotity me of new posts by email Post Comment ey = 1000 ony Bi Picasa © szes162787 we agricultreguricomPARIS BAMBOO TIKI BAR STOOL THATCH ksh 1418,500 Viste Global Trace! Subscribe To Our Newsletter use our knowles in ways thot ore beneficial to people society, ane our planet to create a better Navigate