Fodder System Update – Sustainable Feed & Grains For Farm Animals

The weather outside stays cold near freezing in the winter and it becomes difficult for farms animals to graze and feed from the pastures during the winter. Fodder production system that we are using has proven effective in growing commercial feed for the animals. We have been successful in growing barley in the cooler temperatures. Our feed in a box system is useful for feeding several types of...

Feeding and Nutrition of Livestock – Beef & Dairy Cattle

Forage such as silage, pasture, and hay are the feed most natural to all beef and dairy cattle. Dairy cows, beef cattle, and sheep, do very well on forage and grow naturally, although feeding them corn or grains will make them grow faster, and get fatter. Feedlots will often feed beef cattle corn. Corn has an inflammatory ingredient that make the beef cattle grow fatter, so that they may save on...

Sustainable Livestock Feed- Energy & Nutrition

The global demand for food is increasing every day, and therefore it has become necessary to understand the sustainable feeding methods of animal production and farming. In the next decade, farming animals and raising animals for production of food will become extremely challenging due to the climatic changes, scarcity of resources, and shortages of food and water. Animals should not compete...

Feeding Cattle & Others – Sustainable Livestock Nutrition

Livestock is very important for almost any small-scale farming around the world. Livestock plays several roles in many farms. They provide traction to cultivate fields, delicious and nutritious food for people, and manure to increase fertility of the fields to maintain crop productivity. Human beings have been raising livestock throughout the history for their own benefits and for generating...

How To Grow Your Own Fodder – DIY Fodder System

Feeding your livestock during spring when the pastures are not fully grown and there are shortages of food or grass on the fields. During these times, it is important to carry fodder to the animals in the barns or in their sheds. Sometimes, due to harsh weather animals cannot graze on fields. The best way to produce fodder for the animals is to grow your own fodder through DIY fodder systems....