Automated fodder feed systems

[VertyFarmers]

interested to hear any thoughts on these .

 

[organicguy]

One like this?

 

[VertyFarmers]

Hi ,
No wondered if anyone had any experience with fodder feed growing systems . I know some have been around for a while , but we have the rights to a fully automated one .

 

[neilo]

Hi ,
No wondered if anyone had any experience with fodder feed growing systems . I know some have been around for a while , but we have the rights to a fully automated one .

Do you mean like a grass field, and allowing the stock to graze it themselves?

 

[VertyFarmers]

Do you mean like a grass field, and allowing the stock to graze it themselves?

Very good , but don't give up your day job?

 

[neilo]

Very good , but don't give up your day job?

OK, we give in. How about you tell us what you’re trying to flog?

 

[pine_guy]

OK, we give in. How about you tell us what you’re trying to flog?

I’m guessing hydroponics that dump it out for the cows for you.

 

[VertyFarmers]

OK, we give in. How about you tell us what you’re trying to flog?

Its a fully automated system that grows barley grass . Smallest one grows a ton a day . If you want to take a look out of interest. Message me an email address and I will send you the details

 

[VertyFarmers]

I’m guessing hydroponics that dump it out for the cows for you.

Yes , new system guess you have seen past ones .

 

[neilo]

Yes , new system guess you have seen past ones .

I’ll bite. What is this ‘new system’? How well does it work at farm scale? What capital costs are involved in setting it up, including the feeding out side of things? Rough production cost per kg of DM?

 

[VertyFarmers]

I’ll bite. What is this ‘new system’? How well does it work at farm scale? What capital costs are involved in setting it up, including the feeding out side of things? Rough production cost per kg of DM?

If you message me with your email I will send you details. Full costs for all systems etc. Includes a video of the system .

 

[neilo]

If you message me with your email I will send you details. Full costs for all systems etc. Includes a video of the system .

You obviously have a sale to pitch. Can you not post some details on here? Where you see this tech fitting in with UK ag, etc would be interesting.

 

[VertyFarmers]

You obviously have a sale to pitch. Can you not post some details on here? Where you see this tech fitting in with UK ag, etc would be interesting.

No problem, will sort it out tomorrow

 

[VertyFarmers]

If you message me with your email I will send you details. Full costs for all systems etc. Includes a video of the system .

I’ll bite. What is this ‘new system’? How well does it work at farm scale? What capital costs are involved in setting it up, including the feeding out side of things? Rough production cost per kg of DM?

Fully Automated fodder feed growing system
Smallest system
Depending on feed ratio & heard /flock size
(50%, 25%, 10% grass mix)
Cost +/- £135k delivered and connected
Production cost per kg
6.9p (£0.069 per kg) mains connected depending on supplier rates
4.7p (£0.047 per kg ) if using solar and borehole.
All approximate costs can vary depending on service providers and grain costs .

 

[dairyrow]

I think this was around a few years ago at the dairy event. Think they had it in a trailer and you pulled it out trays to feed young calfs. So it costs about £69/ton normal and £47/ ton on renewables.
The best one I've seen was a FB post from africa. Chickens housed on a mesh floor above a fish tank and the fish water was pupmed around a hydrophonices system to feed the plants.

How many kgs a day can this system produce?

 

[neilo]

Fully Automated fodder feed growing system
Smallest system
Depending on feed ratio & heard /flock size
(50%, 25%, 10% grass mix)
Cost +/- £135k delivered and connected
Production cost per kg
6.9p (£0.069 per kg) mains connected depending on supplier rates
4.7p (£0.047 per kg ) if using solar and borehole.
All approximate costs can vary depending on service providers and grain costs .

I assume that's cost per kilo of fresh weight, not DM?

 

[dairyrow]

I think it'll be comparative to feeding nuts on a DM basis. Be about 20% i guess. I'm they must have an analysis of it some where

 

[VertyFarmers]

I think this was around a few years ago at the dairy event. Think they had it in a trailer and you pulled it out trays to feed young calfs. So it costs about £69/ton normal and £47/ ton on renewables.
The best one I've seen was a FB post from africa. Chickens housed on a mesh floor above a fish tank and the fish water was pupmed around a hydrophonices system to feed the plants.

How many kgs a day can this system produce?

This is a brand new system . Smallest prod

I think this was around a few years ago at the dairy event. Think they had it in a trailer and you pulled it out trays to feed young calfs. So it costs about £69/ton normal and £47/ ton on renewables.
The best one I've seen was a FB post from africa. Chickens housed on a mesh floor above a fish tank and the fish water was pupmed around a hydrophonices system to feed the plants.

How many kgs a day can this system produce?

Brand new fully automated system. Not seen in UK before Smallest produces just under 1100kgs a day .
Larger systems available

 

[pine_guy]

This is a brand new system . Smallest prod

Brand new fully automated system. Not seen in UK before Smallest produces just under 1100kgs a day .
Larger systems available

I think you need to lay out your numbers better than that. To wishy-washy to get me to you PM you for more details and I looked into this a few years back as a means of utilising spare solar electric and RHI heat. But it didn’t stack up or pushed money around at best. In the green grass growing Uk I think it’s a non starter. If you are in an area where you have to irrigate constantly to get greenery, it might stack up

 

[dairyrow]

Good luck with it. But £135K of money buys a fair bit of ground.