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nyangao
#11 Posted : Friday, February 15, 2013 12:18:56 PM
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Injere wrote:
@haron. I have no intention to be rude but you do not have much information about what you are talking about! It is easy to be negative! I have seen examples of successful projects of daily farming.


Haron is partly right. many farmers will dispose off problematic cows. i have been a victim. dairy farming is quite profitable but only if you can manage your feeds and market.it also depends on your locality. like in towns you could hawk your products at 50/= per litre while in some areas the same would go for 35/=
Tokyo
#12 Posted : Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:37:03 AM
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If you need a super dairy cow producing close to 50 lts , visit Hon Murungaru Amboni farm. Just kshs 0 .5M for a single 6months pregnant heifer. Only problem the waiting list.
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mawinder
#13 Posted : Wednesday, February 20, 2013 6:52:47 AM
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Tokyo wrote:
If you need a super dairy cow producing close to 50 lts , visit Hon Murungaru Amboni farm. Just kshs 0 .5M for a single 6months pregnant heifer. Only problem the waiting list.

Is it not 250k for a 4 month incalf heifer?
Gathige
#14 Posted : Wednesday, February 20, 2013 11:30:11 AM
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@B,The best way to grow your dairy project is to start with some low yield low risk and then gradually improve your breed as you learn the practice. If you buy a high yield and you are not good at feeding, disease management etc it will let you down big time. Avoid those "supercows" unless you are equally skilled on dairy management
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Tokyo
#15 Posted : Thursday, February 21, 2013 2:47:21 AM
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Gathige wrote:
@B,The best way to grow your dairy project is to start with some low yield low risk and then gradually improve your breed as you learn the practice. If you buy a high yield and you are not good at feeding, disease management etc it will let you down big time. Avoid those "supercows" unless you are equally skilled on dairy management


Best advice. Those cows very delicate. They need those experienced. Also cost to maintain .
Murungaru ones close to 0.5m . Incase you need a slightly cheaper high yielding dairy cow, enquire from Wambugu Farm.
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haronmogeni
#16 Posted : Sunday, February 24, 2013 7:56:57 AM
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Tokyo wrote:
Gathige wrote:
@B,The best way to grow your dairy project is to start with some low yield low risk and then gradually improve your breed as you learn the practice. If you buy a high yield and you are not good at feeding, disease management etc it will let you down big time. Avoid those "supercows" unless you are equally skilled on dairy management


Best advice. Those cows very delicate. They need those experienced. Also cost to maintain .
Murungaru ones close to 0.5m . Incase you need a slightly cheaper high yielding dairy cow, enquire from Wambugu Farm.


@tokyo you are right, i own 6 cows and 4 calves, i therefore have personal experience on dairy farming.

My advice to novice farmers-Never buy those super cows,start small with the ordinary freshians and others, upgrade them slowly otherwise you will lose your investment. Pray

thuks
#17 Posted : Wednesday, February 27, 2013 9:36:32 PM
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Where is wambugu farm? Contacts?
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mawinder
#18 Posted : Wednesday, February 27, 2013 10:53:52 PM
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thuks wrote:
Where is wambugu farm? Contacts?

0726591694 Nyeri
thuks
#19 Posted : Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:40:48 AM
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mawinder wrote:
thuks wrote:
Where is wambugu farm? Contacts?

0726591694 Nyeri



@maw.. Thanks
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FRM2011
#20 Posted : Wednesday, March 20, 2013 8:19:06 PM
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A key promise in the jubilee manifesto is free milk to school children with supply outsourced to county based farmer co-operatives. This will definately starve the big processors enough raw milk meaning the farm gate prices will head north.

A heifer from murungaru farm going for 0.5m and producing 40 litres per day @ 45/- translates to gross income of kes.54,000 p.m. Throw in the pedigree calf and the maths start adding up.
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