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maka
#21 Posted : Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:11:11 AM
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FRM2011 wrote:
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.

I hope if they are the ones to run this country they will boost farmers country wide esp dairy farmers...better pay is all they want.
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maka
#22 Posted : Thursday, March 21, 2013 8:16:03 AM
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haronmogeni wrote:
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


a problem facing farmers is getting good "seed" for their cows most of this vets arent straight if am allowed to use that word they,l do an AI with a seed you dint choose probably a local breed instead of a superior imported one thus your calves will forever be of inferior breed...
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Tokyo
#23 Posted : Thursday, March 28, 2013 1:43:20 AM
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maka wrote:
haronmogeni wrote:
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


a problem facing farmers is getting good "seed" for their cows most of this vets arent straight if am allowed to use that word they,l do an AI with a seed you dint choose probably a local breed instead of a superior imported one thus your calves will forever be of inferior breed...


In every market place , there are crooks . engage reputable service providers. Expensive but they do honor as per agreement .
Feeding is the main one that will make or break dairy farming.
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murchr
#24 Posted : Friday, March 29, 2013 10:10:35 PM
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mawinder wrote:
thuks wrote:
Where is wambugu farm? Contacts?

0726591694 Nyeri



Ooh man you have contacts for everything smile
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#25 Posted : Friday, March 29, 2013 10:18:29 PM
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murchr wrote:
mawinder wrote:
thuks wrote:
Where is wambugu farm? Contacts?

0726591694 Nyeri

Ooh man you have contacts for everything smile

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