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    Pasture and forage crops
    Pastures and forages are known to provide the essential nutrients to livestock and some times poultry. These can be fed to the livestock by allowing animals graze through pasture and forage fields or harvested and fed to the animals especially in zero grazing. Pasture grasses These are known to be high in energy and low […]
    Duration: 07:29:00
    Classification and identification of common weeds
    The weeds can be annual or perennial with annual weeds completing their life cycle up to production of seeds within one growth year while perennial weeds take more than 1 year for them to complete  a growing cycle. Weed control Weed control can take a variety of forms ranging from cultural, mechanical to chemical control […]
    Duration: 17:17:00
    Why chickens stop or reduce laying eggs
    The main reasons why chicken reduce or stop laying is being too young or too old, short day light and when the feed is of less sufficient nutrition value. Reducing the stress of chicken can help improve on their laying abilities. To measure productivity of chicken, parameters like egg quality, quantity, egg size, feed utilization, […]
    Duration: 10:18:29
    Duck farming guide for beginners
    Ducks can be raised for meat or eggs, for commercial purposes or for home consumption. Ducks provide big eggs that are rich in nutrients and very nutritious and tasty eggs. Starting duck rearing Start your duck farming business with just few ducklings. About 12 birds are a good number to start the duck farming business. […]
    Duration: 05:41:00
    Best green manure plants for organic farming
    Green manure crops are grown specifically to improve soil fertility and soil structure. Green manures improve soil nutrient content, suppress weeds and reduce erosion. Green manures are usually ploughed under or incorporated in to the soil. Green manure crops Clover. This is one of the most popular green manure crops due to its ability to […]
    Duration: 04:44:00
    Mulberry Cultivation
    Mulberry trees are grown mainly for their leaves which are the major food for silk worms. The process of growing mulberry trees involves growing and maintaining the trees, rearing silk worms and harvesting the silk. Mulberry cultivation practices Site selection. Choose a well drained site with fertile soils and good sunlight exposure for mulberry farming. […]
    Duration: 04:39:00
    How to grow strawberries at home
    Strawberries can be grown either in the backyard on a small scale or on a large scale in the field. To grow strawberries, choose a sunny location as the straw berries thrive in full sunlight. Ensure that the soil is well drained, fertile and slightly acidic. The soil is prepared by removing rocks, weeds and […]
    Duration: 03:44:00
    How to Make a Wine Syphon (or Siphon)
    Wine processing First, insert siphon tube in jar of wine and close with cork and place second jar on lower level and insert flexible tube into it. Blow air through straw for wine to start flow of wine through flexible tube to lower jar and finally keep tube in liquid to continue flow.
    Duration: 07:25:00
    How To Feed And Mulch Fruiting Plants, and Harvest Garlic
    Crop management Though a farmer should apply fertilizer over the leaves for flowering, she should mulch the garden and water after to prevent blowing away of the mulch and also cover garden using net to protect it from intruders and harvest garlic when leaves grow yellow and lay them on soil for drying for 3 […]
    Duration: 08:38:00
    Feeding and Mulching Garlic and Strawberries
    Crops management First, cover garden with net to prevent birds after mulching and watering and feed straw berry with potassium fertilizer. First soak the plants before feeding them with liquid fertilizer and mix 5mls of fertilizer by 5l of water an feed plants after every 2-3 weks of growing season.  Add straw ro mulch the […]
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