Wisconsin Indoor Fish Farm Uses Water for Greenhouse

Wisconsin Indoor Fish Farm Uses Water for Greenhouse

Sept. 1, 2017, at 12:04 p.m.

Wisconsin Indoor Fish Farm Uses Water for Greenhouse

NORTHFIELD, Wis. (AP) — A new fish farm and greenhouse operation in western Wisconsin is promising to change the seafood industry with its indoor aqua-hydroponics system.

The Leader-Telegram reports that fish farm-greenhouse enterprise Superior Fresh in Northfield opened its indoor Atlantic salmon farm Thursday.

The 1-acre fish farm can produce up to 120,000 pounds (55 metric tons) of Atlantic salmon and 40,000 pounds (18 metric tons) of rainbow trout each year.

The nutrient-rich water that the fish create is transported to a nearby 123,000-square-foot greenhouse to help grow leafy greens. At full production, the farm is expected to grow about 2 million pounds (907 metric tons) of fresh greens annually.

The operation holds about 1.4 million gallons of water.

Company chief operating officer Brandon Gottsacker says the enterprise needed a nearly $20 million investment.

Information from: Leader-Telegram, http://www.leadertelegram.com/

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