₦airaland Forum

aariwa:
my brother have you seen it?i have sent it directly to your box now.its not my fault.I tire for this nairaland pm thing

OK I'll check. Thanks.

kripen:
What is the solution to this, great farmers in the house.

Probably downy mildews. u haven't been applying fungicides www.farmersjoint.com/thread-28687.html

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/denmarks-case-for-antibiotic-free-animals/. The major problem is using it for growth promotion and not obeying withdrawal period. But when the animals are sick, you need to treat them. or better still improve their living condition - cleanliness, more space, good feed etc. it will not be popular in this country until people become willing to pay good price for antibiotic free meats.
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http://www.farmersjoint.com/blog/livestock-farming/farm-animals-antibiotic-withdrawal-period-affects-health/
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www.farmersjoint.com/blog/livestock-farming/antibiotic-resistance-herbs-plant-extracts-can-help/
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www.farmersjoint.com/blog/livestock-farming/poultry/chicken-health-avoiding-antibiotic-abuse-laboratory-tests/

aariwa:
Okay.Have you received the phone number I sent you

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I'll check my mail, thanks.

Nice points Fluentifor. Any serious farmer that want to go large scale shud pls and pls start with inorganic oo. That is, if u love ur investment. There are diseases u can't simply control with organic sprays. Even organic farmers in advanced countries will go inorganic when things get tough. After that batch they go back to organic. Also using things like ginger and garlic can be quite costly oo. By the time u calculate how many you will need for just 10 plots of land u'll understand.
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As for fans of 100% organic, I encourage u guys to keep it up. I myself will be doing my own experiments. Who knows what we will find out? the things I will like to eliminate is not fertilizers but deadly insecticides and fungicides.

Looks like the variety from taiagro.

wrt health, organic farming is king. Bad effect of inorganic farming range from cancer, birth defects, infertility etc. A woman giving birth to an abnormal child is a case of birth defect which certain chemicals can cause.
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But the problem with we African farmers is that while applying these chemicals, we don't take safety precautions. I have seen an illiterate farmer boosting that he survived herbicide sprays in his eyes. I saw another using his bare hand to mix a toxic insecticides. Some farmers dont even observe reentry interval and preharvest interval. Lack of safety precautions like these only lead to bad things.
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I am also guilty of some of these misuse of chemicals but after reading about the dangers involve, I have vowed to obey safety laws. I love organic farming but the truth is that our people are not ready to pay for it. Organic produce are not cheap. Until we find a way to make it. cheap, I'll stick to that sweet spot between organic. and inorganic farming. I call it Orginorga.

organicfoods:
Have you heard about @tinworthorganic farm or OPE Farm, They are very big organic farm doing great in Nigeria. I am also developing mine... When it's done, it will be open for many to replicate. Agreed you have to be special to achieve results.

How much land do they farm? Do they have a website?

I'll like to add that potassium bicarb is more powerful than sodium bicarb. potassium nitrate is also powerful.

There are a lot of insecticides in the MKT - ddvp, lambda y'all the in etc. But allow about 1wk to pass b/4 u harvest to avoid too much residue.

aariwa:
Please send me a p.m

Done.

Dig around and you'll find worms. I'm also a big fan of fishing and hunting, but I've not have the opportunity to express my fanship.

dynamix101:
some sows will surprise you.

To be on the safe side, put sow wt into the equation.

Felixtuta:
Awka Anambra State.

If you can find land that is close to a water source you can also practice dry season farming - where the money is. There is also less disease pressure. I currently looking for such land in ogbaru area.

dynamix101:
there is a big gully where the wastes are washed into. farmers also come to clear some.

Yes! I saw the gully when I came. How I wish u people will make better use of it.

ikelords:
Bro are u a practicing rice farmer? If yes where is your farm located

I'm a farmer but not a rice farmer. I have farmed cucumber and pepper and reared poultry. But I have interest in rice.

bigthingz:
thanks.but the question is , will switching to using concentrate to compound my feeds as against the finished feeds affects their production?

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It depends on how u go about it. It won't affect production if u change slowly over a period of 2 weeks. Start by mixing old and new feed in a ratio of say, 90:10. Then gradually increase the qty of new feed until it reaches 100% by day 14. I dont need to tell u that what will happen if the new feed is low quality. Rather than test it on the whole birds, divide them into 4 groups or so and test it on one group.

Are84:
Good morning, what organic drugs can I use to treat coccidiosis.

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Better buy drug oo. Use herbs mainly for prevention.

dynamix101:
sorry i have been away for a while.
No, you cant lease land at Oke-aro. you can only lease pens

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I once visited Okearo back in 2012. There I saw how big a big can be. What do u guys currently do with the pig manure?

toba1909:
Good Analysis on Piggery you've offered...... Kudos

Let me correct something about the Sow also, the set of teats(nipple) of the sow should be checked to be same number in each row. It is not only the boar that should be made emphasis on more.

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To add, female body wt is v. Imp since it influences body wt and delivery. A female that is too small wrt piglets weight will hav problem giving birth.

Seun:
I think commercial fungicides would be cheaper and more effective.

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I think so too. I'm yet to see where organic farming is practiced on a large scale. I think it will be risky to rely solely on organic. I prefer combining both.

Fadphils:
@Farmtech
I 100% agree with you on my mistakes and I learnt the hard way. I also forgot to mention that the land owner came harassing me for the remaining 170k which I took up to the local authority, we are yet to hear the final judgement but I was told is either the man calculates my money base on the hectare I use and give me back my remaining money or I use the land again for the next year planting season and also having a 2hectares for my maize and casava running till 2020, a very nice apartment and also a standard storage facility.

Really the experience and the exposure I have got aside farming but also on commodities outweighs the pain and also haven to leave among the farmers and learn so tricks has really really paid off not to talk of the contacts and influence made among the locals. Now am a legitimate citizen rooting the whole angles of the community like they are mine.

The greatest question am facing now is should I continue my journey there or pack my bags and move to the west which I don't think I can find such vast land in Lagos to farm rice neither can I find it in Port Harcourt except I relocate to Oyo state which I will have to start all over again by getting used to the locals.

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The fact that few people dupe u does not mean all the locals are like that. So it's better u stay there, especially if u can find gud tractor service.

I'll advise u start with crops bc of the low startup cost. And probably start with short-term crops like cucumber, pepper, watermelon, vegetables. Find the market first and learn the crop agronomy practices from google and thru realtime farmers. Where is ur locatn?

@Fadphil u made lots of mistakes. In bizness, i wont advice u to put ur whole trust on sb, esp sb u dont know well enof. If u cant farm sth all by urself, take time and learn it b4 patnering. If u learn from this experience and dont give, u'll achieve greater things to the shame of schemers.

leo1234:
How can I contact you?

.. Send me ur number, I recently lost a lot of contacts.

aariwa:
Contact Casmir on 07062958872.He is not a land agent but can help you in making the right choice.He is/was a youth leader in Atani.He is also a senior federal civil servant ,he is holding several positions in local Catholic church there,he is well rooted in his community and also reliable and if you need further details about him just p.m so that you can confirm from independent sources about the recommendation I made about him.Tell him you are from Barr Arinze

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I contacted him. He couldn't help.

SHOstrich:
Gud morning house, pls assist me with possible solution. My cow poop is watery and unable to standard after eating too much of brewery waste.

Thanks

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Feed them more of grass. Be very careful when u feed ruminants things like corn, and other high carbohydrate

Pls where is the land locatn?

Get an insecticide that contains dimethoate or lambda-cyhalothrin

For disease ctrl, use fungicides every 5-7 days. See instructions here: http://www.farmersjoint.com/thread-28687.html. For insect pest ctrl, use insecticides like ddvp, cypermethrin, lambda cyhalothin, imdacloprid etc. Instruction coming soon on my blog. B/4 u go commercial, find market first and get the agronomy right to avoid had-i-know.

Have anyone heard about the ATC training done at Mgbakwu Awka? Where 1000s of youths were trained on fishery, piggery and poultry. It lasted for 6wks. Obiano promised to empower us but till today, months have pass but nothing have happen. The worse thing is that Obiano used us to campaign,