How does the system work?
The system is a climate
controlled unit which consists of 2 tanks, pumps, germinating trays, air
conditioning, humidity control and air movement all inside a 12 meter
shipping container. The modular system is delivered and set up ready to start
operating the day it is delivered to the farmer. To operate the module the
farmer adds 1.5 kilograms of barley seed to one of the 600 trays inside
the container. The water tanks are filled, nutrient added and the power is connected to a power
point. The next day the farmer adds another 1.5 kilograms to the second set of
trays, the third day adds 1.5 kilograms of seed to the third set of trays
and so on until the eight day is reached. The module now has 600 trays loaded and growing.
On the ninth day the first 1.5 kilograms of barley seed has germinated and grown
approximately 9 inches (200mm) high and increased up to 12 kilograms in weight. The fodder is removed from the trays
by sliding it into the back of a utility ready to supply to the farm animals.
The empty trays are washed and loaded with another 1.5 kilograms of seed and the rotation continues.
Each day after the ninth day, the farmer can remove the 800 kilograms of high protein feed for his animals. This
is sufficient to feed approximately 110 head of cattle with all the nutrition
they require. The animals can now graze over poor quality pasture, and forage
on straw or dry grass as a bulk feeding supply, but receive all the nutrition
they require.
The amount of water required is minimal as the water is
exactly appropriated through a process called areoponics within the system, even the condensation of the air
conditioning units returned to the system for further use.
This process of germinating grain for fodder production has potential to
Drought Proof a farming operation or have a continuous supply any season of the year. It is simple to operate and the system
can pay for itself in a very short period of time. The added value to the
condition of cattle and sheep for the market, more than compensates for the
operational costs and assures the farmer that he can produce High Quality
livestock for the market even in extreme conditions. The market potential to
the Middle East countries, USA and European countries for such a system is enormous for this Australian
technology. As the system can work in arid regions where growing of pasture is
almost impossible or sub-zero snow covered landscapes, as in north America and Europe
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