Tag Archives: barley

This Barn has a Secret!

Posted on January 24, 2017 by David

  Inside this barn, there is a 12’x12’ room in a loft. A room about the size of a bedroom, really, but with 30 beds, grow beds! It’s a food production room, the likes of which, you will not see … Continue reading →

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Fodder Production: Further tips for successful sprouting

Posted on November 12, 2014 by David

Over the course of our sprouting experience, and with the rise in popularity of our true flood-and-drain style approach (installed in various scales over 115+ farms across the US!), we have learned quite a bit not only about how to … Continue reading →

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Considerations On the Front End of Fodder: DIY or Buy

Posted on October 27, 2013 by David

One of our favorite sayings when it comes to creating micro-greens for your livestock is: “There are many ways to skin the fodder cat!”  After researching the topic of fodder production, one quickly comes across a variety of commercial turnkey … Continue reading →

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Fodder Growing: What molds may come

Posted on June 4, 2013 by David

Sprouting Barley Fodder mats for our herd is primarily intended to support their winter dietary needs here at Paca Pride Guest Ranch. Our animals may be off pasture for as long as 6 months until Mother Nature cues the pastures … Continue reading →

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Barley Fodder Grow Trays… 2020 update: no longer manufactured. New trays under trials…

Posted on February 26, 2013 by David

2020 UPDATE: THE MANUFACTURER NO LONGER MAKES THESE TRAYS. AN EQUIVALENT TRAY IS ON THE MARKET. WE ARE CONDUCTING TRIALS BEFORE ENDORSING. One of our many mantras we live by at Paca Pride Guest Ranch is that our definition of … Continue reading →

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Barley Fodder: From Trials to Production

Posted on November 27, 2012 by David

We have some really happy alpacas and llamas at Paca Pride Guest Ranch with the ramping up of our production system for growing barley fodder mats for their winter diet. Even the chickens are enjoying pecking around for the rogue … Continue reading →

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Barley Fodder Sprouting Trials continued: New Flood and Drain Tray System Installed

Posted on June 8, 2012 by David

To get a bit of background behind this project, read our previous blog entry entitled “From Seed to Feed”. In our Phase One Trials, we were performing a “proof of concept” with using barley grain seed and seedling propagation trays … Continue reading →

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From Seed to Feed in 8 days: Barley Fodder Sprouting Trials

Posted on April 5, 2012 by David

This Spring we are exploring an alternative to how we are feeding our herd (and chickens too!) The idea comes from the notion of fresh sprouts as a “superfood”;  if eating sprouts are super healthy for humans, then wouldn’t that … Continue reading →

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