Hydroponics: Feed grown inside for dairy cows

28-10-2021 | |
Cultivation in the HydroGreen grow system is very simple to manage, with automated seeding, watering and harvesting. No fertiliser is required. Photo: CubicFarm
Cultivation in the HydroGreen grow system is very simple to manage, with automated seeding, watering and harvesting. No fertiliser is required. Photo: CubicFarm
Dairy farmers in Italy, Japan, Canada and the US, are already using their own fresh sprouted greens, grown with hydroponics, to supplement rations. It may seem far-fetched, but a few dairy farmers around the world are growing some of their own feed – inside. There are now ‘HydroGreen’ hydroponic sprouted grains growing systems on dairy farms in Agropoli, Italy (a water buffalo dairy called Massaria Cielentana near Naples), Japan, Canada and the US. These systems are already installed on


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