Posted by SLN Staff on Aug 27th, 2014 | Comments Off on 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...
Posted by SLN Staff on Aug 14th, 2014 | Comments Off on 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...
Posted by SLN Staff on Jul 7th, 2014 | 1 comment
The United States is the leading beef producing country in the world, producing over 27 billion pounds of beef annually. However, beef consumption has been declining steadily since the 1970s, when per capita beef consumption was around 70 pounds per year. Today, beef consumption is around 50 pounds per person, per year in the United States. Although beef consumption has declined at home, the...
Posted by wdorband on Jun 29th, 2013 | Comments Off on You can buy Microgreen Fodder Flakes from Us!!
News Flash!! Donoma Si Feed in the Box is now selling individual microgreen fodder flakes from our northern Colorado. Yes, individual flakes. You do not have to buy a system or build a system. Have a few rabbits – buy one flake a week. Have a dozen chickens – buy one flake a day. Have two horses – buy two flakes a day. How cool is this? We are now a vending machine for...