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









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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Entrepreneurship
Five Essential Poultry Layer Farm Production Records









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







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Entrepreneurship
Top 10 Ingredients Used in Livestock Feed









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







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Entrepreneurship
A Key To Livestock Farming Success









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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Entrepreneurship
A Marketing Secret You Need To Know









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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Entrepreneurship
5 Proven Ways to Boost Farm Profits Without Raising Prices









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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Entrepreneurship
Understanding Feed Ingredients Used For Livestock Feed Formulation 









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









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









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









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 […]







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