Farm Business Owners - SD Nuggets™

No. 111: Farm Business Owners Can Speak to Influence Research

October 14, 2013

I recently got another email from my "Professor of Agriculture" friend. This one contained details of a “Call for submission of brief papers, case studies and synthesis papers”. A quick online search led me to the website where the call originated. It was made by an organisation covering "smallholder agriculture" across Africa, Carribean, and Pacific […]

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Five Essential Poultry Layer Farm Production Records

September 18, 2012

This is my latest guest post published at Africabusinesscommunities.com. Click here to read full post.

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Top 10 Ingredients Used in Livestock Feed

September 11, 2012

This is my latest guest post published last week at Africabusinesscommunities.com. Read here

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A Key To Livestock Farming Success

September 5, 2012

Many livestock farmers out here frequently start out with little knowledge of animal nutrition. And yet some successfully manage their businesses with profit for reasonable periods of time. Seasoned extension specialists and farm business support experts have variously made this observation over the years. The above shows just how much potential exists to do even […]

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A Marketing Secret You Need To Know

September 1, 2012

Browse the new WordPress version of my 6 year old Farm Business Support Service website. Click here to visit the new site Note that it's still being updated, and some links will take you back to the old site. FEEDBACK: If you have any ideas, suggestions or comments about the new site, send them to […]

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5 Proven Ways to Boost Farm Profits Without Raising Prices

August 27, 2012

My latest (above titled) guest post is now live at http://africabusinesscommunities.com/features/5-proven-ways-to-boost-farm-profits-without-raising-prices.html

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Understanding Feed Ingredients Used For Livestock Feed Formulation

August 24, 2012

Feeding is one critical element that determines how well poultry or any other farm animals perform. It impacts not only on growth rates, but also on the disease resistance of the birds(though protection is also afforded the birds through vaccination/medication regimes). To put it another way, it has been acknowledged that 'Diet is an important […]

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Ideas for Exploring Low Cost Feed Ingredients, When You Have No Laboratory On Your Farm

August 13, 2012

This article is a follow up to my earlier report titled “Reducing Catfish Feeding Costs (A Secret Weapon). At the end of that piece, I indicated my intention to address objections I anticipated would arise about the workability of the ideas advocated in it. In case you have not read the first write-up, click here […]

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Practical Guide To Important Feed Ingredients (Pictures, Prices, Nutrients, Uses etc)

August 10, 2012

When I posted information about my new report (shown in the above -e-flyer on my Facebook timeline yesterday (9th August 2012), someone posted the question: "Are you into agriculture(?)". I gave him a short answer first, and then went on to elaborate for the benefit of others who would come across the post in future. […]

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Practical Ideas to Address High Livestock Feed Costs - Useful Links For Farm Business Owners

August 1, 2012

This resource URL post is setup to support a new write-up I've written for publication as a guest post titled "Reducing Catfish Feeding Costs (A Secret Weapon)" on www.africabusinesscommunities.com. Readers of that guest post will find a link to THIS post at the end of that post. The guest is now live: click here. Enjoy! 1. Nutritional […]