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Followers of kenfarm thread, find below pix of our visit to a client farm at Ijebu Igbo for the land treatment. We did the soil analysis and the outcome of the analysis made imperative for us to balance the soil PH of the farm land to maximise yield.

Are you still contemplating on whether you need to do your farm soil analysis, consider it a wise decision to analyse your farm soil.
What you stand to gain by analysing your soil is enormous. Subsistence farming has gone pass the era of just burying seeds in the ground and go home to sleep with with your two eyes close.

Some farm land soil lack vital nutrients (macro & micro). Don't you think having an idea of the nutrient composition of your soil will help you know which treatment to give your farm soil?

Treating a farm soil include introducing the lacking nutrient into your soil, neutralisin the highly concentrated one, balancing the soil PH amongst others.
Also, a high PH soil indicate the need to .......... and low Soil PH indicate the need to ...........

However, when the PH of the soil is known, it help you to know the type of crop to plant on your farm land. As a matter of fact, some crop strive well in a soil with high soil PH while some other crop strive best in a soil with low PH.
If this is scientifically proved, what do you think will be of your crop at harvest time when you fail to do soil analysis and go ahead to plant your crop that strive well in Low PH soil on your farm land with high Soil PH

A bountiful harvest is not for the ignorant farmers. kenfarm is bringing to your notice the info that help you make a difference this season
consult us via 08038623884 or 09091405861

Many thanks to those sharing this vital info....together we can make more food available in the !arket

make haste to engage our services. a trial with us will convince you

A client once ask me to tell him or prove to him why he should buy my sucker. A sure lot of NL viewing my post will be asking themselves why I do I have to buy my sucker from ken farm.

kenfarm sells hybrid suckers known as Giant Elephant. Our sucker was genetically replicated from a special hybrid from IITA. Even as our sucker is pest resistant we treat using insecticide shortly before planting.

Am obliging all our esteem client who has purchase our sucker to encourage your fellow farmer to patronise us.

..... together we can eradicate poverty, food insecurity and created job

Hey, my cassava farmer followers, as usual kenfarm is here to give you update helpful in the establishment, maintenance and selling of your cassava tubers. Find the info below helpful
Cassava are bought according to the starch contents. Farm gate price less transport cost
Starch %. NGN/Tonne
15%. 9,750
16%. 10,400
18%. 11, 700
20%. 13,000
22%. 14,300
23%. 14,950
24%. 15,600
26% 16,900
28%. 18,200
29% 18,850
Other conditions applies
1. Tuber less than 18months old since planting
2. Tubers free from disease and in good condition
3. Tubers fresh less than 36 hours since harvest

So far, base on feed back gotten from cassava farmers who purchase our TME 419, it has been found to have high % of starch making it more valuable in the market.
contact us via email: kenfarm2020@gmail.com

collecting soil for analysis @ a farm in Ijebu

soil pH does play a role in nutrient availability. Should you be concerned on your farm? Be more aware than concerned. Keep the pH factor in mind when planning nutrient management programs. Also, keep historical records of soil pH in your fields. Soils tend to acidify over time, particularly when large applications of NH 4+ based fertilizers are used or there is a high proportion of legumes in the rotation.
A knowledge of your soil PH is the key to a successful planting season. Soil analysis with us will go a long way in helping you to make the correct decision on: type of fertilizer to apply, Quantity of fertilizer to apply, when to apply the fertilizer and the treatment to give your farm land....contact kenfarm today

soil pH does play a role in nutrient availability. Should you be concerned on your farm? Be more aware than concerned. Keep the pH factor in mind when planning nutrient management programs. Also, keep historical records of soil pH in your fields. Soils tend to acidify over time, particularly when large applications of NH 4+ based fertilizers are used or there is a high proportion of legumes in the rotation.

A knowledge of your soil PH is the key to a successful planting season. Soil analysis with us will go a long way in helping you to make the correct decision on: type of fertilizer to apply, Quantity of fertilizer to apply, when to apply the fertilizer and the treatment to give your farm land....contact kenfarm today

below is a pix of our last visit to Ijebu to collect soil sample for analysis

EFFECTS OF BUSH BURNING ON YOUR FARM SOIL FERTILITY

Kenfarm like to bring to fur the merits and demerits of burning your farm land. This we are sure will be I formative to our potential customer undergoing pre-planting process.

In as much as burning your farm after clearing seem to be the fastest way to clear off the weeds, it is imperative we understand that fire can diminish nutrient pool sizes, nevertheless nutrient availability often increases. Soil fertility can increase after low intensity fires since fire chemically converts nutrients bound in dead plant tissues and the soil surface to more available forms.

The fire indirectly increases mineralization rates through its impacts.
Note that the concentration of potassium, calcium, and magnesium ions in the soil can increase or be unaffected by fires whereas nitrogen and sulphur often decrease.

Thus, if you have burn your farm land after clearing, we advise you perform soil analysis to ascertain the soil fertility.
contact us via email: kenfarm2020@gmail.com

EFFECTS OF BUSH BURNING ON YOUR FARM SOIL FERTILITY

Kenfarm like to bring to fur the merits and demerits of burning your farm land. This we are sure will be I formative to our potential customer undergoing pre-planting process.

In as much as burning your farm after clearing seem to be the fastest way to clear off the weeds, it is imperative we understand that fire can diminish nutrient pool sizes, nevertheless nutrient availability often increases. Soil fertility can increase after low intensity fires since fire chemically converts nutrients bound in dead plant tissues and the soil surface to more available forms. The fire indirectly increases mineralization rates through its impacts.

Note that the concentration of potassium, calcium, and magnesium ions in the soil can increase or be unaffected by fires whereas nitrogen and sulphur often decrease.
Thus, if you have burn your farm land after clearing, we advise you perform soil analysis to ascertain the soil fertility.
contact us via email: kenfarm2020@gmail.com

What is the frequency of rain fall at your location??

EFFECTS OF BUSH BURNING ON YOUR FARM SOIL FERTILITY


Kenfarm like to bring to fur the merits and demerits of burning your farm land. This we are sure will be I formative to our potential customer undergoing pre-planting process.

In as much as burning your farm after clearing seem to be fastest way to clear off tge weeds, it is imperative we understand that fire can diminish nutrient pool sizes, nevertheless nutrient availability often increases. Soil fertility can increase after low intensity fires since fire chemically converts nutrients bound in dead plant tissues and the soil surface to more available forms. The fire indirectly increases mineralization rates through its impacts.

Note that the concentration of potassium, calcium, and magnesium ions in the soil can increase or be unaffected by fires whereas nitrogen and sulphur often decrease.

Thus, if you have burn your farm land after clearing, we advise you perform soil analysis to ascertain the soil fertility.

EFFECTS OF BUSH BURNING ON YOUR FARM SOIL FERTILITY


Kenfarm like to bring to fur the merits and demerits of burning your farm land. This we are sure will be I formative to our potential customer undergoing pre-planting process.

In as much as burning your farm after clearing seem to be fastest way to clear off tge weeds, it is imperative we understand that fire can diminish nutrient pool sizes, nevertheless nutrient availability often increases. Soil fertility can increase after low intensity fires since fire chemically converts nutrients bound in dead plant tissues and the soil surface to more available forms. The fire indirectly increases mineralization rates through its impacts.

Note that the concentration of potassium, calcium, and magnesium ions in the soil can increase or be unaffected by fires whereas nitrogen and sulphur often decrease.

Thus, if you have burn your farm land after clearing, we advise you perform soil analysis to ascertain the soil fertility.
consult us for your soil analysis

Followers of kenfarm thread, find below pix of our visit to a client farm at Ijebu Igbo for the land treatment. We did the soil analysis and the outcome of the analysis made imperative for us to balance the soil PH of the farm land to maximise yield.

Are you still contemplating on whether you need to do your farm soil analysis, consider it a wise decision to analyse your farm soil.
What you stand to gain by analysing your soil is enormous. Subsistence farming has gone pass the era of just burying seeds in the ground and go home to sleep with with your two eyes close.


Some farm land soil lack vital nutrients (macro & micro). Don't you think having an idea of the nutrient composition of your soil will help you know which treatment to give your farm soil?

Treating a farm soil include introducing the lacking nutrient into your soil, neutralising the highly concentrated one, balancing the soil PH amongst others.

Also, a high PH soil indicate the need to .......... and low Soil PH indicate the need to ...........
However, when the PH of the soil is known, it help you to know the type of crop to plant on your farm land. As a matter of fact, some crop strive well in a soil with high soil PH while some other crop strive best in a soil with low PH.
If this is scientifically proved, what do you think will be of your crop at harvest time when you fail to do soil analysis and go ahead to plant your crop that strive well in Low PH soil on your farm land with high Soil PH


A bountiful harvest is not for the ignorant farmers. kenfarm is bringing to your notice the info that help you make a difference this season

consult us via 08038623884 or 09091405861

JohnieWalker12:
Thanks for the helpful tips.

Thanks Bro, it is our work oh!!!!

Call for your viable sucker free of all pest from kenfarm and you will be smiling to the bank at the end of this planting season. Whether you will be satisfy or dissatisfy on your harvesting day depends on your choice of suckers.....this follow the saying that ..... "what you plant is what you harvest"
Make no mistake of your choice of sucker....improved variety is expensive, more viable and pest resistant unlike local specie that are as cheap as 40naira with low yield, pest infested, fruit after 2yrs and nonviable. Make a wise choice by calling kenfarm for your genetically engineered suckers suitable for the tropical region.
kenfarm customer care on WhatsApp :08038623884

Followers of kenfarm thread, find above pix of our visit to a client farm at Ijebu Igbo for the land treatment. We did the soil analysis and the outcome of the analysis made it imperative for us to balance the soil PH of the farm land to maximise yeild. Are you still contemplating on whether you need to do your farm soil analysis, consider it a wise decision to analyse your farm soil.
What you stand to gain by analysing your soil is enormous. Subsistence farming has gone pass the era of just burying seeds in the ground and go home to sleep with with your two eyes close.

Some farm land soil lack vital nutrients (macro & micro). Don't you think having an idea of the nutrient composition of your soil will help you know which treatment to give your farm soil?

Treating a farm soil include introducing the lacking nutrient into your soil, neutralising the highly concentrated one, balancing the soil PH amongst others. Also, a high PH soil indicate the need to .......... and low Soil PH indicate the need to ...........

However, when the PH of the soil is known, it help you to know the type of crop to plant on your farm land. As a matter of fact, some crop strive well in a soil with high soil PH while some other crop strive best in a soil with low PH.

If this is scientifically proved, what do you think will be of your crop at harvest time when you fail to do soil analysis and go ahead to plant your crop that strive well in Low PH soil on your farm land with high Soil PH??

A bountiful harvest is not for the ignorant farmers. kenfarm is bringing to your notice the info that help you make a difference this season
consult us via 08038623884 or 09091405861

Ken4agent:
the ANS is simple.....if you plant your nursery suckers on yur farm, they will germinate to produce other sucker as children which is the once display on kenfarm pix.

So can't the parent suckers (Nursery suckers) and the children suckers (suckers on kenfarm pix) be called hybrid?

the answer is YES because genetically they have the same genetic makeup
Make further investigation

kenfarm suckers are product of a Nursery sucker planted many season ago

zeux:
The future of your plantation begins with your sucker. A fruitful and bountiful harvest is determined by the type of suckers you plant.

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Image from lesgupnigeria thread.

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Image from ken4agent thread.

Please gentlemen and other farmers, I need your input on the above.
A lot of people selling suckers call theirs hybrid. From the above, they look different but are both called hybrid.
I only need a clarification on 'what is what' or 'which is which'.
Thank you.

the ANS is simple.....if you plant your nursery suckers on yur farm, they will germinate to produce other sucker as children which is the once display on kenfarm pix.

So can't the parent suckers (Nursery suckers) and the children suckers (suckers on kenfarm pix) be called hybrid?

the answer is YES because genetically they have the same genetic makeup
Make further investigation

Agritech:
Nice. One of the first decision a farm should make is carrying out a soil test on his farm. Soil acidity is a problem in southern Nigeria. If a soil is acidic, macro nutrients would be immobilized. Even if fertilizer is applied, the soil would hold the nutrients and not sulply to the crop until the soil is neutralize.

Soil testing helps farmers to know the capability and suitability of his land and it's not expensive.

You are doing a good job by educating people the need to carry out soil testing.

Thanks for your encouragement Sir, the pleasure is ours.
We dish our educative inform for farmers to utilise because we at kenfarm believes Together we can eradicate poverty, joblessness and food insecurity.

Followers of kenfarm thread, find below pix of our visit to a client farm at Ijebu Igbo for the land treatment. We did the soil analysis and the outcome of the analysis made imperative for us to balance the soil PH of the farm land to maximise yeild. Are you still contemplating on whether you need to do your farm soil analysis, consider it a wise decision to analyse your farm soil.

What you stand to gain by analysing your soil is enormous. Subsistence farming has gone pass the era of just burying seeds in the ground and go home to sleep with with your two eyes close.

Some farm land soil lack vital nutrients (macro & micro). Don't you think having an idea of the nutrient composition of your soil will help you know which treatment to give your farm soil? Treating a farm soil include introducing the lacking nutrient into your soil, neutralising the highly concentrated one, balancing the soil PH amongst others. Also, a high PH soil indicate the need to .......... and low Soil PH indicate the need to ...........

However, when the PH of the soil is known, it help you to know the type of crop to plant on your farm land. As a matter of fact, some crop strive well in a soil with high soil PH while some other crop strive best in a soil with low PH.

If this is scientifically proved, what do you think will be of your crop at harvest time when you fail to do soil analysis and go ahead to plant your crop that strive well in Low PH soil on your farm land with high Soil PH

A bountiful harvest is not for the ignorant farmers. kenfarm is bringing to your notice the info that help you make a difference this season

consult us via 08038623884 or 09091405861

WHY YOU SHOULD DO SOIL ANALYSIS

Ideally, fertilizer recommendations should be based on soil analysis but when this is not done then use the land history and vegetation to determine the soil fertility. Agricultural research has proved that 90% of farmer who carry out the soil analysis of their farm land experience a bountiful turnover output (I.e bumper harvest).

This is so because the soil analysis will reveal the level of micro & macro nutrient in the soil especially NPK (Nitrogen, patacium calcium) Hence, the knowledge of your farm soil fertility will further give a clue as to what Quantity of fertilizer to apply, what time to apply it, and which type of fertilizer to apply. I must quickly in for you that a farm land that will be used for cassava forming much be rich in NPK element and must have an acidic PH of not more than 6.0. This is the reason lime is usually added to the farm land as a pre-preparation step to cassava farming. Also, plantain suckers strive best in an alkaline soil. If you intend to cultivate any of these two crops, then next thing after clearing your farm is soil analysis for soil fertility text.

You do not want to depend on the soil vegetation to conclude on the soil fertility because the weeds on your farm land which appears healthy may be enjoying nutrients in the soil of your farm. But after clearing your farm land and tilling it especially using mechanised method (tractor), the Tractor often time compromise the soil fertility by 20% due to mixing of the top, middle and inner soil together.

So when you plant your crop afterwards without doing the soil analysis believing your crop will look healthy like the weeds/vegetation on your land, you will be taking an erroneous decision capable of compromising the growth of your cassava stem.

Subsistent farmer are free to depend on vegetation to ascertain soil fertility but I strongly discourage commercial farmers from using such method but rather do soil analysis to save yourself lot of challenges that arise in the future. A healthy cassava easily resist pest, fungi, bacteria etc.

Farmers complain that after a few harvests, plantains don’t do well, what’s the problem?
This is caused by nematodes and borers’ attacks which make plantains to dry off; all of these are soil pests. So, to control these pests a farmer needs to apply enamaticide twice a year. They can use MOCAP bastion and it will be good to have a permanent calendar. It is good to apply in April and again in September. If this is well followed, you will stop this effect. You know that the nematodes and borers attack plantains more, not bananas. That’s why banana stems which were cultivated by our parents long in the 50s are still surviving

Farmers complain that after a few harvests, plantains don’t do well, what’s the problem?
This is caused by nematodes and borers’ attacks which make plantains to dry off; all of these are soil pests. So, to control these pests a farmer needs to apply enamaticide twice a year. They can use MOCAP bastion and it will be good to have a permanent calendar. It is good to apply in April and again in September. If this is well followed, you will stop this effect. You know that the nematodes and borers attack plantains more, not bananas. That’s why banana stems which were cultivated by our parents long in the 50s are still surviving

Kenfarm email: kenfarm2020@gmail.com
Oder for our suckers today!!!!!!

Nematode/Nematicide Information

As we prepare our farm land for planting of suckers, it imperative we note all plantation farmers enemies and way to tackle them. Kenfarm wish to advise that getting a viable nematode resistant plantain sucker from us is the best preventive measure. But if you have bought your suckers from another source, then the below info on Nematode will be useful for you.
What are nematicides, and what do you need to know about using nematicides in gardens and farm land? In simple terms, nematicides are chemicals used to kill nematodes – tiny, parasitic worms that live in water or soil. Although the threadlike critters are microscopic, they can cause major damage when they feed on plant tissue or roots.
Using nematicides in gardens or farmland, gardeners have access to two common nematicide products.

There are numerous formulations within each type.
Fumigant nematicides are dispersed rapidly as a gas through the spaces in the soil, thus killing the nematodes living within those spaces. Fumigant nematicides are most effective in moist but well-drained soil with relatively low levels of organic material.
Non-fumigant (non-volatile) nematicides are sold as liquids or granules that are applied to the soil surface or mixed into the top of the soil. The active ingredient is released by irrigation or rainfall, and the effectiveness of the chemicals varies depending on a number of factors, including available moisture, soil structure, soil temperature and organic material content.

How to Use Nematicides

Most products are approved only for commercial applications, as nematicides are highly toxic and should be used only by trained applicators who understand how to mitigate the risks. The chemicals should never be applied when crops are nearing harvest.

Several newer, safer nematicides are currently under study, including biological products based on a fungus that destroys nematode eggs. However, the effectiveness of the products has yet to be proven.
Research has specify that the addiction of manure, compost or other organic material is one nontoxic way to reduce the damage caused by nematodes( consult kenfarm to know why). By improving soil structure and water retention, organic material creates a healthy environment that increases the chances of plant survival even when nematodes are present.
Deep, infrequent watering helps create healthy, nematode-resistant roots. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilizers, which produce lush growth and nematode-prone roots.

Growing plants in above-ground containers (Nursery plants) can also reduce damage caused by nematodes. Use only clean potting mix that hasn’t been contaminated by regular garden soil.

Oder for that Nematode free sucker and smile to the Bank at harvest time

Kenfarm email: kenfarm2020@gmail.com
Oder for our suckers today!!!!!!
Nematode/Nematicide Information
As we prepare our farm land for planting of suckers, it imperative we note all plantation farmers enemies and way to tackle them. Kenfarm wish to advise that getting a viable nematode resistant plantain sucker from us is the best preventive measure. But if you have bought your suckers from another source, then the below info on Nematode will be useful for you.
What are nematicides, and what do you need to know about using nematicides in gardens and farm land? In simple terms, nematicides are chemicals used to kill nematodes – tiny, parasitic worms that live in water or soil. Although the threadlike critters are microscopic, they can cause major damage when they feed on plant tissue or roots.
Using nematicides in gardens or farmland, gardeners have access to two common nematicide products. There are numerous formulations within each type.
Fumigant nematicides are dispersed rapidly as a gas through the spaces in the soil, thus killing the nematodes living within those spaces. Fumigant nematicides are most effective in moist but well-drained soil with relatively low levels of organic material.
Non-fumigant (non-volatile) nematicides are sold as liquids or granules that are applied to the soil surface or mixed into the top of the soil. The active ingredient is released by irrigation or rainfall, and the effectiveness of the chemicals varies depending on a number of factors, including available moisture, soil structure, soil temperature and organic material content.
How to Use Nematicides
Most products are approved only for commercial applications, as nematicides are highly toxic and should be used only by trained applicators who understand how to mitigate the risks. The chemicals should never be applied when crops are nearing harvest.
Several newer, safer nematicides are currently under study, including biological products based on a fungus that destroys nematode eggs. However, the effectiveness of the products has yet to be proven.
Research has specify that the addiction of manure, compost or other organic material is one nontoxic way to reduce the damage caused by nematodes( consult kenfarm to know why). By improving soil structure and water retention, organic material creates a healthy environment that increases the chances of plant survival even when nematodes are present.
Deep, infrequent watering helps create healthy, nematode-resistant roots. Avoid high-nitrogen fertilizers, which produce lush growth and nematode-prone roots.
Growing plants in above-ground containers (Nursery plants) can also reduce damage caused by nematodes. Use only clean potting mix that hasn’t been contaminated by regular garden soil.
Oder for that Nematode free sucker and smile to the Bank at harvest time

The below info will give you reason to do soil analysis. Your soil analysis outcome will determine what treatment kenfarm should apply to your farm to maximise yield.

In the pix in this post is a farm Kenfarm is Managing and has just accomplished treatment process after soil analysis of the soil indicated high PH.

Won’t you rather invite kenfarm for your soil analysis and treatment of your farm. Secrete to a bountiful harvest is adequate preparation…….contact kenfarm via WhatsApp line. 08038623884.

Organic Matter
Incorporating any organic matter will make soil more acidic, but sphagnum peat and pine bark mulch are particularly effective. However, enormous amounts of organic matter must be turned into the soil to have 4.5 8.0 7.0 6.0 4.5 3.5 making conditions that are as bad, or worse, for the plants than the original alkaline soil. Iron sulfate and aluminum sulfate lower soil pH faster than elemental sulfur since they require a significant effect on pH. Because of the cost and effort, this method is generally limited to small garden plots.

Ammonium Fertilizers
Ammonium fertilizers include urea, ammonium nitrate, and ammonium sulfate. Bacteria in the soil convert the ammonium into acidic compounds. Ammonium fertilizers are convenient because they simultaneously fertilize your plants and acidify the soil. However, to avoid applying too much nitrogen, use these products only to make gradual changes to the soil pH. Still, there is less risk of lowering pH too much when using ammonium fertilizers than there is when using elemental sulfur. Ammonium fertilizers also can be used with acid-loving plants to maintain an already low soil pH. Ammonium sulfate is an ammonium fertilizer that is two to three times more acid forming per pound of nitrogen than other commonly used ammonium fertilizers.

Sulfur Compounds
Elemental sulfur, iron sulfate, and aluminum sulfate are products that are often used to dramatically acidify the soil (by 1 or more pH units). Soil bacteria combine elemental sulfur with oxygen and water from the soil to form sulfuric acid. The bacteria require warm, moist, aerated soil. Acidification occurs faster when the application is incorporated into the soil than when the application is left on the soil surface. Sulfur compounds may take up to a year before they have their full effect on soil pH. Too much sulfur can reduce the soil pH below the optimum range for your plants, chemical rather than biological reactions. This speed carries the risk of applying excessive iron or aluminum if you add too much of these products (typically more than 5 pounds per 100 square feet).

Mix Amendments Properly

Soil amendments mainly lower just the pH of the soil they are incorporated into. Mixing amendments into the top 6 to 10 inches of topsoil is generally adequate to acidify soils. Most plants, including trees, absorb the majority of their nutrients from this area. However, deep roots may be subject to nutrient deficiencies since some of the nutrients that are only available in the upper acidified soil are difficult for plants to transport down to the roots.

so if you have cleared your farm, the ideal next step is soil analysis. We will visit your farm regardless of the distance.

Congratulations to all farmers !!!!! waiting for the rain was like waiting for eternity but God has poured out his rain pour on our land and indeed we are glad.
For those of my potential client calling and Charting me to find out when to start planting, am pleased to inform you that the time is NOW!!!!
call kenfarm customer care 08038623884 or email us via:kenfarm2020@gmail. com
to book for your viable plantain suckers. Do not patronise cheap local sucker because it will amount to share Waste of effort......
we will not only supply you with the suckers but we will guide you through a successful planting season... your success is our pride.

Call for your viable sucker free of all pest from kenfarm and you will be smiling to the bank at the end of this planting season. Whether you will be satisfy or dissatisfy on your harvesting day depends on your choice of suckers.....this follow the saying that ..... "what you plant is what you harvest"
Make no mistake of your choice of sucker....improved variety is expensive, more viable and pest resistant unlike local specie that are as cheap as 40naira with low yield, pest infested, fruit after 2yrs and nonviable. Make a wise choice by calling kenfarm for your genetically engineered suckers suitable for the tropical region.
kenfarm customer care on WhatsApp :08038623884