How to feed 1200 cattle /yr in a dry area...cattle feedlot.
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- cattal feedlot has been practiced for decades across the globe.in kenya however, the system has not picked up really well with most beef producers citing high cost of feeds as the major challenge. I visited Matt,a farmer in the coastal region of Kenya and this is how he does it...
Matt Muthama
call : +254 734999400
I liked the moderator of the program.He’s asking sharp & precise questions to the point.
But the respondent, Matt, is answering the questions he wants, not those asked
"Information is power"
Matt is knowledgeable - he does it right.
The energy in this interview is dope- likes for Matt
Muthama's passion is always on another level.
100 guys like him with enough capital and 🇰🇪 would be the largest exporter of beef and mutton.
Guy is a walking encyclopedia of the type of farming he's doing.
Am starting the same with sheep small scale mpaka nifike, I'll recording everything in my UA-cam channel.
Thanks alot for such an informative video.
How you doing record everything in UA-cam, just download or anything?
The interviewer did his job very well.
🙏🙏🙏..
This can literally be a multi billion dollar business easily if the Govt supported Matt. I have posted a video
on how Australia intends to expand its beef export business and when watching the video i said this could literally be Kenya.
If those in charge could put their heads together. The lands scape for cattle rearing in Australia is similar to Northern Kenya infact if you saw the landscape without not knowing which country it is you would say Northern Kenya. But Kenya has a slight advantage, the proximity of LAMU PORT is the gate way to the world for North Kenya exports. There is also a direct road network from N. Kenya to Lamu.
The entire Kenya hinter land from Coast all the way to northern Kenya is ideal for cattle keep. cattle keep is the main economic activity for this region so we are not starting from scratch all we need is a plan an coordination. cattle herders will be advised to sell their cattle when they get to a certain age and weight this will also prevent herders from keeping large herds which they can not support during droughts and leave them to die. Farmers in N. Kenya and herders will also be encouraged to grow animal feeds like grasses that do well in that area and other drought resistant animal feed crops whereby they can feed their cattle once they reach a certain weight in feed lots.
1. Matt intends to export his beef to the middle east via lamu port. The coastal region and N. Kenya can be suppliers of cattle to matts beef lot. cattle herders will be instructed on the age and weight requirements needed for their cattle to be accepted by matts beef lot.The cattle should be of a certain age and weight before they can be sent to the Beef lot. Basically Matts beef lots would act as fattening grounds. The fattening should be at the quickest time possible to reduce on costs on feeding.
2. There will be other farmers who will grow the specific feeds required for the cattle. Matt has shown us that even dry areas can produce animal feed crops. In the middle east one live bull goes for $750.
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Lots of potential here.
Hoo!!.Mukenya mbona omekuwa Kari sana.This is a huge investment!!.
There does not seem to be many flies, which normally a problem. Please explain why no flies.
The government minister for agriculture should come and learn here
Waaal waaaal waaaa this is awesome , i have learnt a lot and will emmulate in Zimbabwe
What a nice simple man and Excellent farmer. ❤ Respect from the land of Sahiwal cattle breed Pakistan.
is it possible to get Sibi semen or embryos from Pakistani ?
The interviever is so proffessional
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Watching from Uganda....
Very informed and proud farmer ...i love his passion
There are so many things to pick out from Matt besides beef lots.
1.coastal region can be a bread basket even with the little rain it receives. Just plant the right maize seeds and the right animal feeds crops that do not require much rain like panicum grass, sorghum, sim sim, sugar graze and take advantage of the erratic little rains and crops will grow with the little rain they get
2. Even with saline water , one can still do farming as long as the soil is fertilized not by expensive chemical fertilizers but readily available cow manure. Not even kalro or our Agri institutions can figure this out?
3. crops even grow faster in coastal region than even the most rainy places in Kenya and their leaves are bigger, in my little knowledge of science i thinks its due to the proximity to the ocean which creates the humidity. the ocean provides moisture which then gets to land and mixes with hot weather and humidity is created resulting in plant growth. Thats why you notice the coast is actually green even in dry seasons due to the effects of the ocean blowing moisture into the land.
These are the people the president needs to invest in. folk who are actually doing it and walking the talk not just some folk in the minisitry seating in airconditioned rooms pushing papers, and wasting tax payers money in conferences at home and abroad instead discussing how to irradicate poverty via farming instead use that money to invest in MAtt.
If i were President, I would employ him into govt, ask him to give me a plan with a budget and everything that he needs on irradicating poverty in N. kenya and coastal region via beef lot farming and once the plan is done instruct him to implement it and the govt will be 100% supporting him.
I really like your analysis. Very good.
In Kenya they will first ask his tribe and whether he is a shareholder. We are used to mediocrity.
He should also try the juncao nappier grass.
:This type of nappier can be irrigated with salty water
:while making sillage,you dont need molasses
:very nutricious
:grows to a height of 2mts withing 3 months for the first time ,later it reaches the 2mts wihing 2moths from the second time
Matt is very intelligent n innovative,,,just love him💯💯💯
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Hello please we need Matt z number
Amazing! The knowledge is dope! 👌
Matt can also use Biochar to fertilize his farm and he will triple his feeds. he can do a field test using biochar.
For a awhile I thought you sounded Nigeria thank God you didn't. Phew 😢😅
So if he sounded Nigeria you won't thank God again..?
Where can i source for the boran breed calfs?
This guy is dope, in a 1h interview you get so much out of him. Great video
Its ridiculous an individual is able to achieve this but galana kulalu project failed with all government resources
Passion wins. It's interesting,the things we can achieve if we decided to seriously invest in agriculture.
Great my brother, you have shown us the way
Folk from Northern Kenya need to come and learn from this guy on growing animal feeds in dry areas
Very true...county agriculture extension services could also be a solution. It's a wake up call to that entire region.
Watching and feeling so inspired
Love from SA...🙌
Wonderful work.
This is awesome,,, but passion is Paramount
I love his confidence ❤
This guy is very smart🫡 👌 👏
I’m very impressed. Well done Matt!!
muthama is a good teacher and an informed farmer
I have learnt a lot from this video,thank you so much.
Conserved energy not the ones that are taking laps round the world😂
Great advice
My question is how green or organic are these cattle because they are not foraging doe this change the quality of the meat to somewhat processed beef
Hey I laughed 😂😂😂
Watching from UK.Trying farming in Uganda.
The government of Kenya needs to support open an agricultural college in the dryer farming styles environment. Prof. Matharia would be a right man full-time lecturer. More farming equipment needed grass cutters, machinery, water drilling, irrigation fire control extinguishers, and clinics nearby slaughtering houses for local consumers and export routes. Once again admired his enthusiasm details orientation about integration local knowledge into dryer always food shortage villagers death during longer season a man masterpiece can control future famines and hunger.
Now we are talking. This guy is me in few years. Good job sir
60acres for 250 bags? An acre of land can give you 40 bags of maize. 60 acres would give 2400 bags. I think he made a mistake and meant 2500 bags on 60acres
Which maize is that am interested in knowing the breed 😂😂😂
40 bags per acre is a fairytale
In an acre or hectare
Mostly 30 bags
At most an acre can give you 27 to 30 bags.
Great work farmer. Watching from south Africa. May i suggest, since the maize is for animals, cut and crush the whole maize plant with the cobbs. It makes good feed. Check your grain ratio per plant, and then add your other concentrates. That reduces work and wastage of your stover
Hey Greenpeace. Iam also from South Africa. Love how you breakdown the info. I will be delighted to get in contact with you. Iam interested in feedlot.
Matt, you are the Best. Self Confident, Joy with the Work. I wish I visit you! Congratulation also to the Interviewer.
He has passion + energy.
By far the most important video I've seen on cattle farming, very informative.
I admire that man's work so much, he gave this interview everything and left no stones unturned.
Watching from South Africa, thanks y'all.
Where can i get simsim seeds and which company?
Inspiring.Would love to visit this farm
This is a master piece when it comes feeding animals
Matt is my role model
Am proudly of African youth interprinorship in Africa all thanks to the youths kudos we are wining
Kudos, with this lesson... We will eradicate poverty
Just curious how 1kg per day would double weight of the animal in 3 months?
Here in Uganda. Really love this. Inspired
Great stuff. Very educational
The energy in this guy is unmatched .
❤😊👍🇵🇭🐂
Keep the good work from sange farm Zimbabwe
kAZI SAFI
kazi safi sana!! Thumbs up!
Alot of takeaways. So basically Kenya does not need to import any food.
1. Even in the driest areas these areas can produce food.
2. Secondly one can use ocean water to farm as long as the soil is well fertilized.
3.Thirdly its so sad the county govt can not advise the residence to practice a modern way of farming. Just a few tweaks and his neighbours who practice traditional ways of farming are unwilling to adopt this new method.
I think the reason is they can not afford to buy the high breed seeds thus they chose to recycle the seeds.
4.What they can do they can act as contract farmers for Mr. Muthama. he provides the seeds and know how and they supply him with maize for his cattle and even have extra for their own consumption.
5. Mr. Muthama has a vision to be an exporter of beef to Middle east and the area is conducive since its close to Lamu port
His vision is to have 10,000 goats and 1200 beef cattle at any one time, expand his feeds storage capacity to hold 100,000 bales of feeds meaning he will increase his goat and beef capacity to may be double or triple to hwta he has not to become a consistent supplier of beef to the middle east.
6. The entire Lamu region and hinterland can become an export beef hub if this type of animal feedlot can be replicated in the entire region can Kenya can be the major supplier of beef to Middle east. The middle east gets their beef from Australia which is thousands of miles away, and Kenya can be a very competative market for beef export to the Middle east if the govt can put its head together and support people like Muthama to create feed lots in the entire coastal. The value chain will also create jobs for feeds growers, transporters and employ folk to work on these feed lots
Great observation especially on the high breed seeds...it is all possible.
Uko sawa mkuu,
Huyu ni fayaaaa
Are all the 1200 confined on the 50m by 200m feedlot ? Gud work wish you all the best mark.
Wonderful, we have learned something
Kazi nzuri sana, i have a question though, is your siring bull 810 kg or pounds ?
I have watched this guy's video s many times
He is so into his thing
The way he narrates,so incredible
May God continue to bless his farm
You are a rare breed
Asking to be your neighbour..kuna shamba naeza nunua hapo Karibu na wewe?
Kilifi nikubwa.shamba ziko...
This informative, rise Africa rise. However your steers are given to much space per m^2 which allows them to use too much energy.
Nigeria Herdsmen need this education.
I wish I knew how much it would real require me to start something like this 😕
What a informative subject ❤
Kudos, with this lesson... We will eradicate poverty
yoo he s the best ,
Yes,yesssss,yessss,yeeessss, hahaha yeeessss,yeeeessss,😅😅😅yeèees
With all these investment and operational cost, I am afraid it will take a long time to break even. But it is a good thing to be optimistic....
You also need to invest in automatic water fire sprinklers because if you have a fire 🔥 accident there at your hay storage it will be catastrophic.
My dream
How many acres do you have that accommodate 1200 cows and 10000 goats?
I like feed lot thanks bro
Also, consider making silage from your maize crop at milk stage
I lover your energy
How your speak my fellow farmer
Very interesting to listen to Matt, he is full of knowledge and energy.
Anything brought to the market is a waste?
This is an excellent setup; very well thought through with great priorities i.e. starting out with the feeds first. My prayer for you as that the local community will continue to be welcoming to you in the medium and long term and that this will result in sustainable transformation of beef production in that area... All the best...
Oh my God, this information is worth morethan a million
The interviewer you are a guru when it comes to penning questions for your audience. You have asked all questions Pilate Pontpher the ruler never asked those who crusified our Lord Jesus Christ. Kudos to video and interview questions. For Matt, you comic and mastery of what you are doing apart from educative is entertaining too😂😂😂 Following from Kondele Kisumu Liiiiiiiive!
😂😂😂...thankyou for the kind yet hilarious words. Glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank you sir I have learnt from you a lot about farming the Cattle, you are direct in answering questions asked
If your well water is saline....you can add crushed sea shells into the water....it should be crushed into powdered form...it will balance the PH and make the water taste/look great.
Great, thank you...ratios?
You can add 1 kg per day until the water clears up(where you can see the bottom of the well properly) and the hard taste of the water goes away. Then add about 5 extra KG so the water stays fresh.
Adding more than needed will not harm the water or pople because this is a natural/organic product. If you can test the water before adding the crushed sea shells, it will be great. Then test the water after the water has cleared up after adding the sea shells.
Make sure the sea shells are crushed into tiny granules no bigger than a grain of rice. @@farmbusines
@@sharpjk interesting...thankyou for this information
Top Information . Thx alot❤
Very informative all this good planning was done on how many hectors
Watching from Seattle. Comming soon.
You are well knowledgeable. How can we get your contact to visit your farm?
Check video description for contacts
Matt is a Legend...💪🏿❤️
Very educational for anyone who wants to learn about farming
Puff adder, I done with farming
This man is highly knowledgeable, i just love how he explain things….and interviewer asked very vital questions too…thanks for a job well done.
How much is a young boran bull
Very educative, good job man!
Beast episode!
Amazing lessons.
Nice job!❤❤ i love what you doing
Thank you, thank you and thank you so much.
great video....good questions and content
Am so furious the video just ended too much love from Zimbabwe👌💯
60 acre 250 bags of maize. 4 bags per acre??? Mmmh. Thats terrible
For the cows- he knows what he's doing
How many bags do you get from a silage farm
also consider the soils in that area
250 bags is a minimum Conservative estimate
@@trudymuthama8170 silage farm you dnt get any maize bags
Hello.am so much inspired with your feedlot..i want to your farm
Please share contacts