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09/07/2025

Force Feeding Piglets: Why Early Intervention Matters in Weaning Success

In piglet production, the difference between success and failure literally depends on how you handle the first days of a piglet's life—growth, health,

09/07/2025

🐓 Good Poultry Management Starts with the Basics — And Makes All the Difference 🥚

Behind every healthy bird and quality egg is consistent, hands-on care.

This week, I focused on some key practices that often get overlooked — but directly impact flock health and productivity:
📸 Cleaning and disinfecting poultry houses
💧 Providing clean water with essential supplements
💉 Timely vaccinations and injections
🥚 Monitoring for egg irregularities (a sign of deeper health or nutrition issues)

These small, daily actions reduce disease risk, improve egg quality, and keep production levels steady.

Poultry farming isn’t just about feed and housing — it’s about observation, prevention, and continuous care.

Let’s keep raising the bar in poultry health and biosecurity. Your flock — and your bottom line — will thank you.

09/07/2025

In sheep and goat production, feed management is everything.

Proper nutrition doesn’t just keep animals alive — it fuels their growth, improves reproduction rates, boosts immunity, and enhances meat and milk quality.

Yet, poor feed planning remains one of the most common causes of low productivity in small ruminant farms.

Here’s what good feed management looks like:
✅ Balanced rations for different life stages
✅ Efficient use of forages, crop residues, and supplements
✅ Strategic feeding during breeding, gestation, and lactation
✅ Regular evaluation of body condition scores
✅ Clean water and mineral access — always!

When feed is managed well, farmers see better returns and healthier animals, while reducing waste and costs.

Promoting smarter, sustainable feed practices — because well-fed animals are productive animals. 💪

09/07/2025

🌱 Earthworms in Soil: Indicator for Healthy Soil 🪱
Earthworms are vital allies for commercial farmers. Their presence in soil signals good health, fertility, and structure. These natural tillers aerate the soil, enhance water infiltration, and break down organic matter.
Healthy soil starts from the ground up watch for earthworms as a living proof of sustainable land management. 🪱🌾

09/07/2025

Apple farming in Kenya, demand sours as popularity increases

An apple a day, it is said, keeps a doctor away.

09/07/2025

From Two Piglets to a Thriving Agribusiness: Real Stories from Kiambu Farmers

Pig farming in Kiambu County is experiencing a remarkable transformation, bringing prosperity and renewed hope to thousands of farmers across the region.

08/07/2025

🥑 𝐖𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐯𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐨 𝐇𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐬? 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞’𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐰 𝐭𝐨 𝐌𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐈𝐭 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧

A healthy avocado tree is a productive one. Whether you're just starting or have a few seasons under your belt, these proven tips can help you boost yields and tree strength:

1️⃣ Use Organic Compost & Manure
🌱 Improve soil structure and boost root development naturally. Healthy roots = healthy fruits.

2️⃣ Mulch the Base
🍂 Mulching conserves soil moisture, suppresses weeds, and regulates temperature—especially useful during dry spells.

3️⃣ Water Wisely
💧 Avoid overwatering or underwatering. Steady, consistent irrigation supports consistent fruiting and tree health.

4️⃣ Feed the Flowers
🧪 Micronutrients like zinc and boron during flowering can significantly improve fruit set and reduce fruit drop.

5️⃣ Apply Foliar Sprays
🌿 Foliar feeds such as seaweed extract or humic acid enhance nutrient uptake and leaf health.

6️⃣ Prune Smartly
✂️ Remove dead, diseased, or overly dense branches to improve airflow, reduce disease pressure, and allow better sunlight pe*******on.

7️⃣ Add Calcium
🪨 Use lime or gypsum to strengthen plant cells and improve fruit quality—especially helpful for long-term productivity.

✅ The key to higher yields? A good balance of nutrition, water management, and regular care. Stick to the basics, do them consistently, and your avocado trees will thank you.

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08/07/2025

3 Biosecurity Mistakes Smallholder Farmers Make and How to Fix Them

Many small farms overlook basic biosecurity. Learn how to avoid common risks and keep your animals healthy with practical, low-cost solutions that really work.

08/07/2025

🌿 Nature’s Unsung Heroes: Useful Insects in Agriculture 🐞🪲🕷️

🔸 Pollinators – Bees, butterflies, wasps
🔹 Help in the fertilization of crops like fruits, vegetables, and oilseeds.

🔸 Predators – Ladybugs, lacewings, spiders
🔹 Feed on harmful pests like aphids, whiteflies, and mites.

🔸 Parasitoids – Trichogramma wasps
🔹 Lay eggs inside pest eggs, stopping them before they hatch.

🔸 Decomposers – Dung beetles, springtails
🔹 Improve soil health by breaking down organic matter.

🔸 Soil Aerators – Earthworms, beetle larvae
🔹 Enhance soil structure and nutrient cycling.

🌱 Embracing these beneficial insects means fewer chemicals, healthier crops, and a more balanced ecosystem. Let’s support eco-friendly agriculture by recognizing the power of these tiny warriors.

08/07/2025

Not Every Farm Problem Needs Fertilizer or Chemicals

Sometimes your pepper, tomato, or cucumber isn’t growing well, and the first advice you’ll hear is:
"Apply more fertilizer."
Or worse:
"Spray more pesticide."
"Add more chemicals."

But not every problem is a fertilizer problem.
And not every issue is solved by spraying.

Maybe the problem is:
– Poor seed variety
– Wrong spacing
– Water stress
– Soil exhaustion
– Overuse of chemicals that’s now affecting the crop
– Or even wrong timing of planting

Spraying too much pesticide or applying too much fertilizer can destroy the soil, damage your plants, or waste your money.

This is why recordkeeping is important.
Write down what you applied, when you applied it, and the result.
Observe the changes. Learn from your past seasons.

Before you rush to buy more chemicals, understand what your farm really needs.
Farming is not trial and error anymore, it’s strategy.🌾

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08/07/2025

🌱 MINT FARMING: WHERE AROMA MEETS INCOME 💸

Looking for a high-value crop that grows fast, sells faster, and smells like profit? Try mint—a powerhouse herb used in teas, oils, cosmetics, and medicine.

✅ Thrives with drip irrigation
✅ Quick regrowth = multiple harvests
✅ High market demand across sectors

Fun fact: Mint contains menthol, which gives that cool, refreshing sensation—and it naturally repels pests too. Talk about farming with benefits! 😎🌿

With the right agronomic practices, mint farming is more than refreshing—it’s rewarding.

08/07/2025

Plymouth Rock Chickens: A Dual Purpose, Cold-Hardy, Heat-Tolerant, and Ideal for Any Climate

Plymouth Rock chicken farming is very popular among the poultry keepers. Because it is a very good and highly productive dual purpose chicken breed which is