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🧑🌾 Food without soil
In #Russia, farmers use a unique method of providing green fodder for their animals.
They grow fodder without soil on their farms using something called hydroponic fodder production. Only takes 4 days to harvest 🤯
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#hydroponicfodder #fodder #foodproduction #agriculture #agtech

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:x: It is not unique or new and the information is incorrect.
This information and picture come from a video that simplistically demonstrates how grass grown in an hydroponic farm is fed to animals in Russia, even in winter, claiming fresh grass grows in just four days.
https://cvc.li/EHFJs
In reality, it typically takes 6 to 10 days to grow grass fodder in modern hydroponic systems.
This technology is used in various countries.
An Indian specialist explains its use here:
https://cvc.li/tfPFk
A US cattle farm highlights its benefits for their cattle feed on their website:
https://cvc.li/UfHsB
The technology's advantages in winter feeding were documented as far back as 1966 in this French book:
https://cvc.li/HPtpr
In fact, the hydroponic fodder method dates back to the 1800s, as noted in this magazine:
https://cvc.li/HBxpA
So it’s no surprise that some Russian farmers use hydroponic fodder, often importing it in full containers from China, not grown on their own farms:
https://cvc.li/Gbxes
More examples of Chinese hydroponic farms and their fodder systems can be found here:
https://cvc.li/iPcrq
and here: https://cvc.li/EvFTg
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