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looking for ideas on making a fodder system to grow for cows through the winter please help
 
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How much fodder are you looking to grow (what % of diet), and how many cows are you feeding?

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looking to feed 15 head twice a day along with corn stubble rotation in winter
 
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On that sort of scale your time might be best spent invested in paying for a commercial type fodder system. Probably would be cheaper too...

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Here is another thread on this from not so long ago.......


https://permies.com/t/53975/pigs/fodder-systems-animals
 
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thanks il take a look
 
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