The Complete Guide to Hydroponic Fodder
10 Years of Hydroponic Fodder Experience. Launching September 15.
I've put ten years of planning, growing and operating hydroponic fodder into one practical guide, launching September 15. Register your interest and I'll send you the guide's production cost calculator free today — start on your numbers while you wait.
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- Since 2016
- Working in hydroponic fodder
- 10 countries
- Systems built or advised on
- 300+
- Systems built
- Independent
- No equipment sold, no supplier kickbacks
The commercial case
Before you spend thousands on a system, understand what you're getting into.
Hydroponic fodder looks simple from the outside: seed, water, trays, about six days. The growing is the straightforward part. A system is a capital purchase, and the decisions made well before the first tray goes in are the ones that shape what it costs you to run.
Decisions that materially affect the outcome
- Sizing the system to the herd you actually have
- Seed cost, and the germination rate you specify
- Climate, airflow and how the growing space behaves
- Water quality, hygiene and mould management
- The daily labour the system will genuinely need
- Power draw, and what it costs where you are
- What yield to expect, and how that figure was measured
- Which equipment actually suits the operation
The guide covers all eight. Registering your interest gets you its cost calculator today — it prices seed, labour, power and water for your own operation.
Register your interest in the guide.
The complete guide launches September 15. Register now and I'll send you its production cost calculator free today — put your own numbers in before anyone quotes you a system.
From Chris
Why I'm making this available for US $29.
I started in 2016, building commercial systems for Australian farms. The work went global from there. After a decade of answering the same questions from farmers and investors, I wanted the fundamentals in one place, priced so that anyone seriously considering hydroponic fodder could get to them.
- Started 2016
- Commercial systems
- 10 countries
- 300+ systems built
- Independent — no equipment sold
Chris Levick · Founder, Fodder Group Inc · Queensland, Australia
What's inside
What the guide teaches you to do.
Six outcomes, from ten years inside the industry.
Decide if fodder suits your operation
Understand site requirements, labour and livestock fit.
Size the system correctly
Calculate capacity, trays and realistic output.
Control production
Understand seed, water, climate and hygiene.
Prevent failed crops
Identify mould issues and the common mistakes.
Feed correctly
Understand livestock requirements and dry matter.
Know the real economics
Calculate your true production cost.
Fodder Group Publishing
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO
Hydroponic
Fodder
Chris Levick
Edition 1
The Complete Guide to Hydroponic Fodder
Sprouted barley and wheat for livestock: production, feeding and economics. Written by Chris Levick, published by Fodder Group Publishing.
Launches September 15. Register your interest and the economics tool from Part 4 — the production cost calculator — is yours free today.
Where this comes from
This isn't theory.
Every photograph below is a Fodder Group system, growing Fodder Group product. The guide is written from operating them, not from reading about them.
Systems built and advised on in ten countries
- Australia
- New Zealand
- United States
- Canada
- United Kingdom
- South Korea
- United Arab Emirates
- Saudi Arabia
- Barbados
- New Caledonia
Fodder fed over full seasons to beef and dairy cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, camels, poultry and buffalo. And, on one memorable job, zebra, giraffe and Galápagos tortoises.
The part most sellers skip
Sometimes hydroponic fodder is the right decision. Sometimes it isn't.
The goal isn't to convince you to buy a system. It's to help you make your own informed decision — before you spend anything.
Fodder tends to work when
- You have little feed on the ground through winter, or you are in a dry region
- You are feeding performance horses, breeding stock or high-value animals
- You can commit to running it every single day, without exception
Think carefully when
- The capital cost is a genuine stretch. This is equipment, and it is not cheap
- Nobody on the property can be relied on to run it seven days a week
- You are comparing it purely on dry matter against a bulk commodity feed
The guide is written to help you reach that judgement yourself, on your own numbers, rather than to sell you on an answer.
Fodder Group Publishing
THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO
Hydroponic
Fodder
Chris Levick
Edition 1
Get the guide
The Complete Guide to Hydroponic Fodder
- Every published chapter of Edition 1, readable straight away
- Remaining Edition 1 chapters as they're released, at no extra cost
- All Version 1.x updates included
- The interactive production cost calculator, and the economics chapters that explain every line of the free spreadsheet
- Direct reply from Chris if something doesn't match your operation
The guide launches September 15. Register your interest and get its cost calculator free today.
Questions
Before you buy
Who is the guide for?
Anyone weighing up hydroponic fodder, already running a system that isn't performing, or trying to work out whether the numbers stack up for their operation. It assumes you know your own livestock; it does not assume you know anything about sprouting grain.
What do I receive?
Registering your interest gets you the guide's production cost calculator by email today — it is the economics tool from the guide's fourth part — and one email on September 15 when the guide launches. Buying at launch (US $29) gets the founding edition: every published chapter immediately, the rest as released, and all Version 1.x updates.
Does this cover commercial systems?
Yes. The operational and economic chapters are written from commercial production, not from a hobby setup, and scale down as well as up.
Does it cover different livestock?
Yes. The feeding chapters draw on fodder fed to beef and dairy cattle, horses, sheep, pigs, camels, poultry and buffalo, and cover how the considerations differ between them.
Does Fodder Group sell equipment?
No. Chris stopped manufacturing and now works as an independent advisor. No equipment is sold or built by Fodder Group, and no commission is taken from anyone who does sell it — so there is no brand to steer you towards.
How does access work?
The calculator is an editable spreadsheet, delivered to your inbox as soon as you request it. The guide, from September 15, is read online on any device — one payment, no subscription, nothing to cancel.
Launching September 15.
Register your interest and start with the guide's free cost calculator today — get the numbers before you make the decision.
Chris Levick
Founder, Fodder Group Inc · Author, The Complete Guide to Hydroponic Fodder