Eyinjuoluwanimi:

Please how much do you pay those that help you with the heaps
Thanks

the price here is 1,500 per 400 heaps

GenBuhari:
Common sense advice, but the problem is knowing which villagers to trust.
Do mind explaining exactly how you hired your labour and how much or how you pay your farm manager?

my farm manager brought the labourers they are his brothers and sisters and seriously I can't tell you much on paying your manager it depends on both of you and the role he or her plays for you

willybaby:
my farm manager brought the labourers they are his brothers and sisters and seriously I can't tell you much on paying your manager it depends on both of you and the role he or her plays for you

How did you find your farm manager? Any tips for hiring a. good farm manager?

How much do you pay your farm manager?

GenBuhari:

How did you find your farm manager? Any tips for hiring a. good farm manager?

How much do you pay your farm manager?

I try not to answer so I don't mistakenly mislead you but you keep asking..
1. a good manager should know the land and be experienced with the crop been cultivated
2. Actually my farm manager found me it's a funny story
3. I have no fixed salary for him, if there's work to be done I just give him a little extra but I hope to sort him after harvest.. please note our relationship works that way.. don't copy and have issues with yours..
What are you planning on cultivating sir

willybaby:
I try not to answer so I don't mistakenly mislead you but you keep asking..
1. a good manager should know the land and be experienced with the crop been cultivated
2. Actually my farm manager found me it's a funny story
3. I have no fixed salary for him, if there's work to be done I just give him a little extra but I hope to sort him after harvest.. please note our relationship works that way.. don't copy and have issues with yours..
What are you planning on cultivating sir

Well done. You couldnt answer any of my questions so why bother asking me what I am planning? Well I am considering groundnuts, herbs onions and peppers. currently doing small scale (many different crops) on approx 2 plots for personal consumption ; but looking to go large scale soon as an almost complete novice.

GenBuhari:
Well done. You couldnt answer any of my questions so why bother asking me what I am planning? Well I am considering groundnuts, herbs onions and peppers. currently doing small scale (many different crops) on approx 2 plots for personal consumption ; but looking to go large scale soon as an almost complete novice.

lol i told you I didn't wanna answer so I don't answer wrongly.. nice move though are you going large scale with all or you gonna select a few crop and go large scale on

GenBuhari:
Well done. You couldnt answer any of my questions so why bother asking me what I am planning? Well I am considering groundnuts, herbs onions and peppers. currently doing small scale (many different crops) on approx 2 plots for personal consumption ; but looking to go large scale soon as an almost complete novice.

Please don't pick offense with the response, he is actually helping you! There is no fixed market for farm managers, different people meet potential managers through varying methods. You may see a hardworking labourer who is experienced and trustworthy, you may employ someone through the recommendation of a seasoned farmer, you may also opt to go for a consultant, and spend your time in the farm. It's all about what you want to achieve, and the time available to you.
But since you have done groundnut, onions, herbs, and pepper in small scale settings, why don't you use such experience to expand, do you think it is economical to pay a farm manager based on the ROI? I don't do that farm manager sh#t btw! I meet with locals, relate with a lot of them, find the influential people within the area, make friends with them and get a farm spy/village girlfriend who will look after my investment ( things we do for love/opportunities to leave the village ). Make them happy and they will protect your investment when you are not around. Sweetmouth people, but don't promise what can't offer o, and be a man of your word before you loose trust

ideepaul:

Please don't pick offense with the response, he is actually helping you! There is no fixed market for farm managers, different people meet potential managers through varying methods. You may see a hardworking labourer who is experienced and trustworthy, you may employ someone through the recommendation of a seasoned farmer, you may also opt to go for a consultant, and spend your time in the farm. It's all about what you want to achieve, and the time available to you.
But since you have done groundnut, onions, herbs, and pepper in small scale settings, why don't you use such experience to expand, do you think it is economical to pay a farm manager based on the ROI? I don't do that farm manager sh#t btw! I meet with locals, relate with a lot of them, find the influential people within the area, make friends with them and get a farm spy/village girlfriend who will look after my investment ( things we do for love/opportunities to leave the village ). Make them happy and they will protect your investment when you are not around. Sweetmouth people, but don't promise what can't offer o, and be a man of your word before you loose trust

lol bad guy..
Much love and respect bro u hit d nail on the head

willybaby:
the price here is 1,500 per 400 heaps

How many heaps did they get per acre?

IamAsiri:


How many heaps did they get per acre?

good evening I can't give the precise number of heaps per acre but on an average it's 650 to 850 heaps per plot depending on heap size spacing etc

Good evening everyone firstly a big sorry for not taking pictures this is due to me not going to the farm with my phone... Farm15 is doing wonderfully well, but as we all know in cropping working never stops. Parts of the farm not sprayed effectively with our premergence chemical needs weeding and cassava stems that didn't grow will need replacing.. plans are in the works to get all these done as early as Friday... Then you'd be seeing pictures of the farm at its current state and the wedding process Also...
Stay tuned

Now a little bit of good news to those who love experiencing and learning new things I will be opening a new thread on my experience farming SOYBEANS it's also a first time project, I hope to kick off tomorrow..

The link to the thread will be posted here feel free to join and follow..

Good evening house hope you all are well..
Firstly updates from farm20.
Raking of dead rotten grasses is still on going including the making of heaps and planting all happening simultaneously..
Below are pictures

TME419 been planted..
More pictures below.. this farm is actually much more bigger in land size than dan envisaged this is due to the spacing observed between heaps and heap size is bigger than farm15.. we improved on this

willybaby:
good evening I can't give the precise number of heaps per acre but on an average it's 650 to 850 heaps per plot depending on heap size spacing etc

Ok, thanks. I had to ask because someone who wanted to help me with heaping said he is going to collect 20k for a land of 4 plots. Location is Osogbo.

Now update from farm15..
As stated yesterday today wedding was carried out a little bit it still continues..
Also rotted and dry stems were replaced today, due to it was been done by just a person it will be finished tomorrow

Cut wheelbarrow loads of cassava stem been transported to the farm

Now this pictures are to further explain my earlier update about the rooter pre emergent that was applied..
I will drop a picture and explain a little

IamAsiri:

Ok, thanks. I had to ask because someone who wanted to help me with heaping said he is going to collect 20k for a land of 4 plots. Location is Osogbo.

currently in my location according to our style and payment structure I feel the 20k is on the high side, please note am using my locality to judge.. he might be collecting less from you based on how you do things over there

from the picture below you will observe a part of the farm looking bare this shows the pre emergent was overly applied and even the cassava didn't grow.. but the concentration has reduced and the replanted corn is doing beautifully

Now here we see a part of the farm that wasn't sprayed effectively see how bushy it is

Now this I how I want the whole farm to look.. pre emergent perfectly applied and crops doing well with weed far away

And that's all for today

Textra:
The way you guys planted the cassava stem is quite funny to me. Here we plant in slanting form and not vertical. Well, I don't think it will have any effect anyway.

I read an article that says that there are about three ways of planting cassava.

IamAsiri:

Ok, thanks. I had to ask because someone who wanted to help me with heaping said he is going to collect 20k for a land of 4 plots. Location is Osogbo.

OP, thanks for the update. I'm learning a lot from the thread. All this while, I have been postponing venturing into farming.But coming across this thread is motivating me to take some steps now. At least, it doesn't matter how one starts. what counts is what one gets out of it.


Bro, please is the land you get at Osogbo rented or bought. If rented, how much is it?

TheNigerianPers:


I read an article that says that there are about three ways of planting cassava.

teach us please.. we all here to learn

babtoundey:


OP, thanks for the update. I'm learning a lot from the thread. All this while, I have been postponing venturing into farming.But coming across this thread is motivating me to take some steps now. At least, it doesn't matter how one starts. what counts is what one gets out of it.


Bro, please is the land you get at Osogbo rented or bought. If rented, how much is it?

your welcome sir..

While going to the farm to see the level of work done I met my neighbor harvesting and had to assist after all we are one big happy family.. pictures below..

Note all these ain't close to a hundred heap.. she was just smiling and working happily.. I call her smiling mama

See cassava tubers bigger than yams.. this is a harvest we all pray for and more...

Keke truck loaded n ready to go

babtoundey:


OP, thanks for the update. I'm learning a lot from the thread. All this while, I have been postponing venturing into farming.But coming across this thread is motivating me to take some steps now. At least, it doesn't matter how one starts. what counts is what one gets out of it.


Bro, please is the land you get at Osogbo rented or bought. If rented, how much is it?

It wasn't bought or rented. It was borrowed