I-Moo considers sprouted fodder

Lynn Grooms
Oct 23, 2023
Oct 23, 2023

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Cows eat fodder grown at the University of Minnesota-West Central Research Center in Morris, Minnesota.

University of Minnesota-Extension

Fodder grown in environmentally controlled room

Fodder is sprouted from grains in an environmentally controlled room.

University of Minnesota-Extension

Minimal changes in temperature and humidity are required to grow consistent fodder in order to prevent mold growth.

University of Minnesota-Extension

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Lynn Grooms

Adverse weather affecting grain crops, and subsequent expensive grain prices, may prompt dairy farmers to consider supplementing rations with fodder. Grain can be sprouted to produce fodder but that’s neither cheap nor easy, Bradley Heins says.

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Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.