Wacot yellow maize is the one planted later.

My target are the feedmillers and from experience, I know they prefer the white maize to yellow hence I planted more of white

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2-7gkyz4Bsk

Working principle of the Groundnut picker

I bought it when I realized the cost of harvesting of groundnut is outrageous in the south

I also bought the maize thresher too.

I do buy most of my equipment from china

God bless you and your family

I have a tractor mounted boom sprayer for big farms but plan selling it.
Sold the tractor mounted maize planter last year.

Adaran:
God bless you and your family

Amen.

Thanks

emmaodet:


Hahaha.

One of my student? Don't remember you.
Did you plant local or hybrid seeds? Because I am really thinking of switching to local seeds.
I called IAR, Zaria they said 2,500 per kg for Samnut 24, called Icrisat in Kano 1,800 per kilo, ABC in Kaduna 1,800 and other seeds maker same price.
The one I bought 2 years ago was 900 per kg and I can't just imagine buying seeds for 2,500 now.

Your crops look like local seeds used.

How are you going to pluck and thresh the groundnuts?

I plant local seeds it was #2000 per congo when I bought it.. don't really know how it's now.

How are my going to pluck and thresh the groundnuts! Honestly being my first trying I don't mind you putting me thru

emmaodet:
First of all, i am grateful for this forum in getting and hiring a good farm manager.
My former manager frustrated me and i ran at loss last year but so far so good, the person i hired on nairaland has been faithful, loyal and hard working.

Which State Is this please??

I need to rent some Lands too.

izubext007:
nice , may God protect your farm from those idiot called Herdsmen

Here Is my greatest worries. Insecurity.

It's the reason why I want to know which State Op Is doing his Farming.

emmaodet:
I also bought the maize thresher too.

I do buy most of my equipment from china

Have you tried the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) in Ilorin

emmaodet:


I lease the land from a friend who relocated to Canada for 10k per acre per year.
For now, i will stick to leasing than outright buying.
I lost 10 acres to Omo onile in 2020. Took them to state police headquarters last year and so many brouhahas.
Not ready for that again.

Also, I structured my farming plan in such a way that mobility is my priority.
This is Nigeria with so many issues with Fulani herdsmen and kidnapping.
I structured my farm in a way that if the environment is not favourable or the investment didn't go as planned, I can either quickly close it down and move on or easily relocate to another location.

The farmland being mine will trap me down and makes me emotional but a lease can easily be shut down, equipment moved to another place easily and we continue

@emmaodet,

Thanks for the awesome feedback.

You are very wise to have leased the land this time around. I would like to suggest that you also discuss with your farm manager on how to look into the use of greenhouse technology (from Dizengorff) or cheaper options, and hydrophonics as your agribusiness expands.

I have read about folks who have used these in Lagos to grow more tomatoes, pepper, and exotic veggies using limited land space. Urban farming is key to bridging the food insecurity caused by banditry in parts of Nigeria and the Sahel region.

I'll keep in touch.

All the best.

Call it by its proper name, agbado!

XAUBulls:

@emmaodet,

Thanks for the awesome feedback.

You are very wise to have leased the land this time around. I would like to suggest that you also discuss with your farm manager on how to look into the use of greenhouse technology (from Dizengorff) or cheaper options, and hydrophonics as your agribusiness expands.

I have read about folks who have used these in Lagos to grow more tomatoes, pepper, and exotic veggies using limited land space. Urban farming is key to bridging the food insecurity caused by banditry in parts of Nigeria and the Sahel region.

I'll keep in touch.

All the best.

Thanks a lot bro for your inputs.

I will think over it

seguno2:


Have you tried the National Centre for Agricultural Mechanization (NCAM) in Ilorin

No bro. I prefer imported equipment to local ones from experience

Treassured:


Which State Is this please??

I need to rent some Lands too.

Ogun state

Motherlove:


I plat local seeds it was #2000 per congo when I bought it.. don't really know how it's now.

How are my going to pluck and thresh the groundnuts! Honestly being my first trying I don't mind you putting me thru

If it is 2,000 per congo, then it is better to buy hybrid because it is treated, gives better yield and drought and disease resistant compared to local.

About threshing, I bought a new thresher from china because the cost of manual threshing is becoming unbearable.
In your case, you don't have a choice than to use manual labourers

You Must Have This In Whatever You Do In Life

Apostle Joshua Selman


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqfutegBSag

emmaodet:


Ogun state

Wow Thanks.

This Is nice. I'm In Lagos and It's quite close. I will reach out to you for more Inquiries. Thanks.

emmaodet:


Per year

Is there still available land to rent out?

Please provide the contact details of the company.

Some of us here are in dire need of genuine land to buy or lease

Monaboo:
I used to work for a Real Estate Company that sells Farmlands at Ogun State for farming to people.

The Farmlands were so Cheap.

The least plot we sold then was N80K per plot

People buy Acres and Hectares and start commercial farming and were making good money.

There is money in Agriculture o.

Infact, Agriculture is blood money.

This I have seen.

The last time I heard, they were still selling these Farmlands to clients till date.

emmaodet:


If it is 2,000 per congo, then it is better to buy hybrid because it is treated, gives better yield and drought and disease resistant compared to local.

About threshing, I bought a new thresher from china because the cost of manual threshing is becoming unbearable.
In your case, you don't have a choice than to use manual labourers

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[quote author=emmaodet post=123696374]First of all, i am grateful for this forum in getting and hiring a good farm manager.
My former manager frustrated me and i ran at loss last year but so far so good, the person i hired on nairaland has been faithful, loyal and hard working.
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if you don't mind sir, can you please employ me too sir?
To add more value to the continuous development of your farm sir, thanks sir.

emmaodet:
Will it make any difference than putting one per hole? Yes, you are right. Farming is not easy

So long as you have viable seeds, I think it would be wasteful having more than 1 seed per hole. I think it would be better applied to closing up the space gap between plants. That way you have increased yield per square area.

Kobojunkie:
So long as you have viable seeds, I think it would be wasteful having more than 1 seed per hole. I think it would be better applied to closing up the space gap between plants. That way you have increased yield per square area.

I am worried about your spacing, the maize not not grow to full big cobs due to competition among themselves

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Let's see how it goes.
Remind me by end of the year when we have done our audit and decide how many acres to add to the farm and determine people to add

emmaodet:
■ I am worried about your spacing, the maize not not grow to full big cobs due to competition among themselves

You mean like the ones in the pictures? I really you should do your research into optimal spacing for crops before your next planting season.

Read this https://nation.africa/kenya/business/seeds-of-gold/agronomist-s-notebook-here-s-how-to-grow-maize-for-higher-yields-102530

emmaodet:
Wacot yellow maize is the one planted later.

My target are the feedmillers and from experience, I know they prefer the white maize to yellow hence I planted more of white

If you know why yoke in eggs are mostly yellow then you will know that miller's prefer to use yellow corn to prepare feed for layers and when u see egg yoke that's white then it means white maize was used to prepare the feed.
Most egg yoke comes in yellow coloration

Alvin212:
Poverty


Poverty



Rubbish

who b this idiot abi you’re from American nii even American sef know agriculture more than we who come b u wey Dey shout Poverty

Alvin212:
Poverty


Poverty



Rubbish

who u b abi you’re from American nii even American sef know agriculture more than we who come b u wey Dey shout Poverty

Mcreloaded:


If you know why yoke in eggs are mostly yellow then you will know that miller's prefer to use yellow corn to prepare feed for layers and when u see egg yoke that's white then it means white maize was used to prepare the feed.
Most egg yoke comes in yellow coloration

Yes I know bro.
Most millers are looking for cheaper maize and that is while they mostly go for the white maize compared to yellow maize

I’m honestly interested in this ,