Maine farm growing unusual product

A Maine farm is making a name for itself growing a product you may have never heard of: it is called fodder.

Richard Thibeault's farm isn't typical. It fits in a single room inside a barn.

Thibeault spreads a tray full of barley seeds, and once hooked to the automatic watering system, he'll have fodder in less than a week.

Photos: Made in Maine Fodder

"It gets fed water every two hours for one minute and in six days its ready to go," said Thibeault.

Once it's ready, the fodder is fed to livestock.

On Thibeault's farm, his horses and alpacas graze on grass and hay in the summer, but as the cold sets in that food becomes scares and more expensive.

"This has become something to fill that gap," said Thibeault.

Pam Harwood owns a nearby alpaca farm and is one of Thibeault's regular customers.

"It allows me to know that I'm going to give good nutrition, even if the hay isn't that good," said Harwood.

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