Brookside Dairy has begun the distribution of Super Napier Grass (Pakchong 1) planting material to its network of farmers in high milk-producing regions in an effort to improve milk output. The initiative follows successful trials on the fodder and seeks to ensure there is a continual milk supply to the milk processor. Speaking in Nakuru […]
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A Nyandarua County farmer has maintained milk production with hay and silage, which he harvests and prepares at his farm in Kinangop. Joseph Mbugua converts the hay into bales and fodder maize into silage, months ahead of every season. The three cows consume about 40 litres of water per day and he gets about 20-25
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Smallholder farmers in the coastal region of Kenya can triple milk yields from five to fifteen liters per cow by feeding their cows on creeping legumes such as clitoria and mucuna. These legumes are perennial plants rich in protein content, a key component in improving milk production efficiency and can be fed to dairy animals
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Kenya based edible oils manufacturer Bidco Africa has partnered with American conglomerate Land O’Lakes to invest Sh1.2 billion in the upgrade of an animal feed factory in Nakuru in a bid to curb the rising shortage of quality and quantity feeds pushing farmers’ cost of production high. Currently in Kenya, the annual demand for fodder
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Farmer winnowing rice at Jarajara, Marsabit County. Many farmers in the county are now adopting rice farming for food security and more income. Photo courtesy. More than 50 pastoralists at Jarajara, Marsabit County have adopted rice farming and they are happy with the new venture which is earning them alternative cash boosting their income as opposed
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Farmer cleans his dairy cow in Nyeri show grounds during Central Kenya ASK show . Cows grazed in a farm with little pasture and water and housed in dirty sheds littered with cow dung and urine, the result is low milk yields and cases of diseases. Dairy cows whether exotic,
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Farmers growing Ex-Mukurweini potato variety stand high chance of benefiting from its multipurpose nature and double their income from selling the potato storage roots which are used as food by human beings and the vines as fodder for livestock. Ex-Mukurweini has short maturity period compared to other potato varieties and
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