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Frequently Asked Questions - General

It is a biomass growing chamber that is used to sprout seeds and grains for livestock feed and human consumption.
Seeds or grains are spread onto the growing trays and are watered at predetermined intervals with overhead sprays while a set temperature is maintained inside the chamber to grow nutritious sprouts.
You simply slide the feed out off the trays, rinse the tray, reseed the tray and push the newly seeded tray into the other end.  The system holds enough trays so your desired amount of feed is there waiting for you everyday.
The systems can be used outside in a paddock but naturally they will perform better with lower running costs inside a shed or out of direct sunlight in the summer months.
The animals eat the whole lot of the sprouted tuft that is fed to them including the roots. Nothing is left in the feed trough.
Fodder solutions do not use any nutrients. Our years of research and economic studies of nutrients prove that nutrients are neither viable nor necessary.
Only a single phase 15amp power supply is needed. The rooms come complete ready to plug a 15amp lead into the power socket.
The largest unit (T126) uses approx 30 kw/day. The value is determined by the cost of electricity in your area.
Rain water, dam water and bore water are suitable to use. Fodder solutions can use any type of water to run the system provided it is clean or filtered. Fodder solutions can supply filters and water treatment devices if it is necessary to treat your water.
The general rule of thumb for the sprouting systems is that they use 2 litres of water for every kg of sprouts produced and approx 50% will run to tank for recycling.
Yes the water can be recycled, although most times it is not worth the water to recycle as some water is needed to back flush the filters for recycling.  Water runoff from the system can be used for stock water or irrigation, this is reccomended to save additional costs
Generally it takes six days to grow from seeding to feed out. This can vary by 24 hours depending on how well you maintain a consistent temperature inside the system.
The system size depends on the type and size of the animals to be fed and what the system will be used for ie drought proofing, early weening or feeding stock horses etc.
You can feed cattle as little as 1% of their body weight per day in a drought situation, 3-5% of their body weight in sprouts per day combined with some roughage to maintain and gain weight.
Horses generally eat between 5-10kg of sprouts per day but this can vary depending on the horse's daily workload.
You can sprout most grains and seeds even the sprouts you see in the supermarket such as alfalfa, sunflowers, mung beans, wheatgrass, fenugreek, onion, snow peas, etc.
Fodder solutions can build small systems from 25kg/day through to 3000kg/day with as much or as little automation as you desire. Our most commonly sold systems are the 50kg/day, the 150kg/day and the best selling value for money system is the 3500kg/day system.
The 25kg/day system holds six trays. one trays are reseeded and harvested each day on a seven day growing cycle. It measures 2200mm long x 1200mm wide and stands 1800mm high to the top of the airconditioner.
The 150kg/day system holds 36 trays. 6 trays per day are reseeded and harvested on a six day cycle. It measures 3600mm long x 2300mm wide x 3000mm high.
The 350kg/day system holds 84 trays. 14 trays per day are harvested and reseeded on a six day cycle. It measures 5900mm long x 2300mm wide x 3100mm high. It is one of our most popular systems 

Fodder solutions ask for a 50% deposit to conform the order. The delivery time can be up to 8 weeks but Fodder solutions always try to deliver within 4 weeks depending on current orders and workloads.

Contact Fodder Solutions or your agent for current pricing and order forms.

 

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