The Farm CEO

PII 052: Real Life Farm Business Case Study - Excel-VB Ration Formulator Spreadsheet Software Anatomy

February 6, 2017

In this week's issue of my Performance Improvement Ideas (PII) newsletter, I discuss - using annotated screenshot images - design considerations employed in developing my popular Excel-VB Ration Formulator spreadsheet software. Prospective buyers, as well as users/owners of this app curious to better understand how it works, and how to make more productive use of […]

Entrepreneurship

The FARM CEO (Issue 72) : One New Skill Modern Extension Professionals Need to Succeed, The Need to Explore Cheaper Local Alternative Feed Ingredients In Formulating Least Cost Diets, Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs Need Extension Specialists to Help Them Solve

February 5, 2017

In this week's issue of the Farm CEO newspaper, I feature 3 articles discussing possible ways Extension solutions can evolve to better meet the needs of farm businesses. Especially in the area of data recording, analysis and report generation automation, towards achieving timely and cost-saving decision making. 1. Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs […]

Entrepreneurship

Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs Need Extension Specialists to Help Them Solve

February 4, 2017

In this article, I discuss two major challenges that many farm CEOs face that tend to limit their ability to deliver a consistent quality of balanced feed to their livestock – especially in Nigeria/Africa. 1. Poor Feed Compounding Know-How Apart from knowing the ingredients' nutrient compositions in order to formulate rations, there is also the […]

Career Development

One New Skill Modern Extension Professionals Need to Succeed

February 1, 2017

Findings from a 2013 questionnaire survey I conducted of Farm CEOs in Nigeria, for an international agribusiness paper I was engaged to write revealed 55.6% bought commercial feed (from "2 sources" or "anywhere they can find"). 66.7% of that percentage said their animals' performances varied noticeably with different sources of feed. Their farm output tended […]

Excel-VB Solutions

The Need to Explore Cheaper Local Alternative Feed Ingredients In Formulating Least Cost Diets

January 31, 2017

Rising prices of major feed ingredients like Maize, Fish Meal and Soya beans plus dangers associated with aflatoxin complications in use of groundnut cake, have driven many farm business owners to explore alternative feed ingredients. But in doing so, they also have to enter uncharted territory. Locally available ingredients which are often cheaper, typically tend […]

Entrepreneurship

Protected: The FARM CEO (Issue 71) : 11 Business Opportunities in Africa That Will Make More Millionaires in 2016, Investing in Africa's agriculture is the next best thing, AGRICULTURE INVESTMENT IN AFRICA: TOP COUNTRIES TO FOCUS ON, African farming is the new frontier for brave investors

January 29, 2017

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Entrepreneurship

[RECOMMENDED] Role of Feed Mill Laboratory Towards Improving Feed Quality - Feature article from thepoultrysite.com

January 26, 2017

Below is a preview of an excellent article I found on thepoultrysite dot com - which I recommend EVERY livestock Farm CEO read! It's packed full of practical wisdom about the value a Feed Mill Laboratory can add to the feed formulation operations of a commercial livestock farming entreprise. Even if you do NOT own a […]

Entrepreneurship

Protected: THE FARM CEO (Issue 71): Africa Enterprise Challenge Fund, AWARD LAUNCHES 2016 GAIA AGTECH INNOVATION CHALLENGE, 50 New Innovative Agriculture Business Ideas in 2017

January 22, 2017

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Excel-VB Solutions

PII 049: You Can Formulate Rations for ANY Animal, by Applying Feed Formulation Science Based on Nutrient Requirements

January 16, 2017

In this issue of my Performance Improvement Ideas (PII) newsletter, I feature photo based highlights from the One-On-One On Demand Practical Livestock Feed Formulation Training session I had on - Fri 13th January 2017 - with O. Mojeed, a Farm CEO who traveled down from his Benin City-Edo State base to meet me in Lagos. […]

Entrepreneurship

THE FARM CEO (Issue 70): Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria AESON conference coming up in April 2017 [ Deadline for submission of Abstracts now January 31st, 2017]

January 15, 2017

In this maiden issue of my Farm CEO newspaper for 2017, I feature a flyer-based description of highlights from the Agricultural Extension Society of Nigeria (AESON)'s 22nd Annual Conference 2017, scheduled to hold at the University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria between 23rd - 26th April, 2017. Theme: Mainstreaming Entrepreneurship in Agricultural Extension Practice in Nigeria Highlights: NB: Deadline for […]

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