Why I Am Quitting | I Made A Big Mistake
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- Don't Make This Mistake I Made. Money is always an issue and therefore as farmers we need to be smart about how we spend our money. I hope you enjoy this video but most importantly learn something from my mistake.
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My opinion ,you should go for fattening MEANS you keep only male cow that is best to ur answer don’t quit pls. By keeping only male cow it means you must sell the old one before get younger one back by every six month ,it reduces the cost of food and stress because everything is not about multiple, mind you, you can never satisfy cow no amount of food you have and it just wasting of money and energy.
Try the paddock system
1. Get like 10 different paddocks with each like the size of a football field.
2. Built an irrigation system across it.
3. Plant lots of brachiria grass, Corn, millets, elephant grass, red clover, the local grasses etc.
4. Rotate the cattle in the paddocks let them spend a day in each paddock.
5. Water the resting paddocks so by the time they return to each one, it had been replenished.
6. It works
7. Get a piece of land somewhere and grow corn in large quantities
8. Harvest the corn when it reaches 75 days
9. With your chaff cutter, chop them am and make silage. Don’t use it until in the dry season
10. These can be sustainable
Keep pushing bro. The fact that you’re not getting comfortable is an indication that you’re being very productive
Good Thanks 🙏
Please is grass only enough for cows and goats??
Will take this lesson bro, thanks
Joachim this seems very workable, are you into livestock as well?
@@isaacmwanza2475 yes I’m into cattle and sheep
My brother don’t Quit. You didn’t fail in what you are doing. That person that burned your feed for your cattle saw the potential in what you are doing and throw a monkey wrench in your progress. Please continue what you are doing. You are giving me hope and courage to do what you are doing. I live in America also and I want to do what you are doing. May almighty Creator guide and protect you against your enemies Amen 🙏. Take care brother.
Thank you so much!!!!!!
Don’t quit buddy cos tough time don’t last but, tough people do. You can do it brother 💯. Rooting for you
This is what blessing is. Now the blessing is overflowing and can't be contained.
As you said, there isn't a lot of information about cattle farming but you have done that and that's also a plus. You haven't failed.
Maybe you expectations are high and maybe you made a few mistakes here and there but at least you took the initiative.
If you had not started, I am imagining,
no one would have
And even post it on UA-cam for us to learn.
Now we can also learn from you.
Thanks and God bless you
God bless you too Ben!!!
Sorry to hear the news, but you did manage to grow your herd so that means you are successful in taking care of them and reproducing. I think you should stay positive focus on reducing the number of cow gradually as you increase your feed production. As you sell each cow the proceeds should be used to increase your feed production. Keep your thoughts on different ideas and solutions and not the problem. Be hopeful
Thank you so much Anthony!!!
I learned something from your video. Thanks for sharing 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you so much for the information Fred & thanks for the pdf to download 🐐🐄🌾
You’re welcome
What thing that stand out is your honesty and rich knowledge
You stand tall but I've noticed something I need to break it down
It's about the concept of how doctors prepare for major operation or how military prepare for war
It's not what you know, but it's what you don't know ( simply called an understanding as to what could go wrong)
I was introduce to this channel by a colleague because I have just acquired 100 acres of land in Tanoso District around sunyani
It's been very difficult and challenging.
I have gain a lot from your clips that ordinary I should have struggled
I have seen something that can help in some of your value judgment
Remember it's not what we know but what we don't know
Thank you
Wow Achi! This is warming!!! Thank you
thanks for sharing Fred
You are welcome
Hello Brother, as always thanks for sharing, sorry you had to learn this lesson the hard way. It's always good to listen to you because what you share is practical experience and not theories.
I wish you the best.
Thank you Emem!!!
I don't regret subscribing to your channel brother. Many thanks for sharing your experiences. Av yet ventured into mixed farming & your knowledge is helping me the most. May God Bless
Oh man! Thank you soo much!!!
Hi Fred, I have being watching your videos for some time now.
Most of us want to go back to Africa and do farming.
My advice is on this video is please don't quite.
Sell some of the cows for meat.
Don't keep them as pets.
Keep the most healthy ones.
This is a great lesson for all of us. Thanks for sharing
Definitely is Hope!
Ooo you got me worried with title. I hope you can get buyers asap and also keep the few you can manage. Thank you for your videos. Very informative. I wish you all the best
Thank you Olivia
Hi Fred, I share in this predicament , but I'm glad you already are thinking scaling down the cattle herd size & that is good. You may want to retain few breeders for the future.
I believe the fire incident added to this plight & I want to advice that you maintain a 10ft bare land area around your planted grass, within your fence to help reduce the possibility of another fire spillover .
The lesson I've learnt from this video is to allow feed determine the number of livestock to keep.
Thanks for sharing as always.
I agree with you!!!
I appreciate your situation, but I also think you can support their feeding wit rice bran which is available in Tamale in abundance. You add soya meal to feed them.
Good message . I'm subbed. I hope you find a profitable solution in selling off some of your cattle. Take care.
Thank you so much !!!!
Appreciate fred for that info
Thank you Charles
I've been watching your channel and it's really inspiring. You are not a failure, you're just going through a challenging time, it shall pass.
Thanks
much love from #Uganda
I have 8 acer of land for sale in Sierra Leone west Africa, I bought it for farming, but my mother advised me to start my mixed farm in my village where I have over 300 acres of land.
If it's okay by you, we can keep three at my five acre land around Aburi. Lots of grass to feed
Fred, don't quit, I am sure you can make this work. But my question to you, is intensive cattle farming have a good return?
Fred I have 300 cows in random grazing. I formed 4 groups of cows. 2 peoples taking car of each group. To start intensive farming, I bought over 400 acres of land. Watching your videos, I bought a bag of brachiaria grass that I sent home for test.
My plan is to start with semi intensive feeding. 1 day at the time till I cover the 365 day in a year. My question again, is this profitable?
I think the semi intensive system is the best for us in gh considering the fact that we don't hv modern equipments or technology to run a 100% intensive system. Pls if u hv vast land n u r sure that ur cows r not going to destroy anybody's crop farm then it's better to go with a semi intensive system. With 300 cows u need government support or partnership to be able to run them on a 100% intensive system.
Wow! That is impressive!!!
@Farming In Africa, a few months back I challenged you with a question asking if you're an internet farmer or a "real" farmer. I had serious questions about your motives, today I'm here to say, quietly watching you these months I think you've been doing great. The issue here is a miscalculation on the amount grass and feed you'd need to handle the growth rate. That's a math problem and math is finite, meaning it's a solvable problem. There's many great videos on You Tube showing how to calculate how much grazing grass and feed you'll need. The other good thing is you now know how fast your cows grow and reproduce. Which means you've been getting a lot right! Animal husbandry is science and art,, it 8snt easy! Fred, you've been successful but you just can't see it yet. Listen to the comments telling you this, especially when it comes from someone who was once a critic. You're well on your way to becoming a master breeder and that Fred is where the money is. Ghana does not have a solid breed of cow and techniques, you're building that and you've gotten much farther than I ever thought you would. I hope you're keeping meticulous records of your processes and vet records. Youre on your way to being a major beef rancher.. Good luck and continued success.
I appreciate your support and ideas. Will take them into consideration
Thank you so much for this idea and motivational message. Ghanaian youth can learn something from it . God bless you Sis
Thank you Bro
Fred thanks 👍
You are welcome
That so informative 👏
Glad you loved it 🙏🏾
I have been following you since 2020 and I learn quite a lot anytime I watch your videos. Fred, you're educating and inspiring a lot of us on the African continent and that by itself is a massive success. I am establishing my own farm with a couple of friends. We call it Generational Sakinah Farms SL. So, you can't quit. Except if you also want us to quit, do you?
Of course not!!!! Congratulations!!! Pls keep me updated on your farms
Hello Fred nice hearing from you again, I will advice you to reduce the number of the cattle and source for feed for the remaining ones, before you bagiria grass mature. Don't quite cattle farming totally .
Thanks David for the advice
I'm sorry to hear that
Thank you
Hi bro you are the best 👌. No one shears a lot experience like you does. A bit experience I had is cattle eat a lot and as you are doing mixed farming my little advice is sell the matured once for the Sala festival coming and concentrate more on the goat and layers. I have tried but end up selling all and very cheap prices due to the feed.
You are right!!!
Wow! I am loving all the comments on advice and support. This is why we love your channel we are a community! What should we call ourselves? Also, I am the only one that noticed your number of followers….. ahhhhhhhhh
Hahaha. I'm also overwhelmed 🙏
Really helpful video
Hello Larlrin, which part of the video helped you the most?
Always Happy to hear from such an exposed guy like u. U are indeed. Great.
You have been absolutely honest and your videos have helped a lot of young farmers but the problem is thinking we can bring what is applicable in West to Africa without considering the facilities and support they have there. It's almost impossible for intensive cattle farming except those who are super rich who do not care about profit. Considering the market value of the cows what will be suitable is semi intensive farming by having good relationships with villagers where your farm is situated.
So, I hear most people say reduce the numbers to manageable level to which I agree. Don't be in a hurry to quit completely. YOU ARE CERTAINLY NOT A FAILURE. Let your assistant move about town and collect fresh corn husk from the women who roast and boil fresh corn along the roads. Talk with farmers around who harvest corn, cassava etc and collect the left overs and give to the cattle and plant more brachiaria grass and you will bounce back. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH YOU
I appreciate your support 🙏
We really like your videos, kindly refrain from pedestrian tittles, you are too good not to be taken serious
Bro let the cows roam & feed themselves.
Sell some set someone up in a different location.
Bless up
Watching from Sydney
Fred thank you for everything you're doing , i started my poultry farm with only 61 birds . Am learning a lot from you. Thank you so much
You are welcome Sir
Master Fred I heard u talk about ur dried grass I was hoping u have to water like sraying as they do to the football parks when to dried season
No you don’t have to, it’s drought resistant
you have to put some of the grown cows on the market, sell them until you them number you can maintain with your available resources. also any time you get a female calf sell a grown cow in order to maintain a specific number.
Thanks man!
Mr Fred, thanks for sharing your experiences with as and education, I think the idea of reducing the number is the best. The Muslims are about t celebritie the EID UL ADAH just next month. Please if possible try and sale some of them so you will manage to feed the remaining ones better, that my little advice. But don't think you are a failure but you are a BIG HERO . May God keeps on protecting you and your team. Am very proud of you.
Hi Fred. Try plantain leaves as well. If you have those around it helps. I am from Kenya and you've been there. Other regions use banana leaves or fallen banana plants to feed the cattle. Something if you set up zones like ranches and they feed then it helps. Plenty of water and resting areas to chew cud helps them grow a bit. I think its better to start disposing of the older cattle. Selecting a bunch to grow them fat and then sell them to the butchers or you opening a butchery will really help.
I love what you're doing and you have not failed, you have learnt and that is what its about. There's a farmer from Kenya who went to Botswana and he does beef farming. Somehow he manages really well.
You're very right in that starting with a large herd, it becomes difficult to manage records and keep tabs on them. Also try ear tagging them as well to help keep track. There's a farmer in Kenya who uses microchips to keep tabs on his cows. I really hope you keep at it and be an inspiration to others. I hope this helps.
I tried it and they loved it but we don’t have enough here since there is no plantation
Pls get a farm hand to be in charge of hay production only all year round
Have you tried using irrigation, and planting your fodder in different stages so as to make sure you have food all yeah round also try different kinds of feed don't just focus only on hay. Alternate with fodder like desmodium, Lucern,rodes, hydroponic fooder like barley,orts and wheat is you do circulation of this I think you will sorted
Those are some great ideas am considering brother!!!!
Ty
I do not think you should stop this entirely but rather cut down the size of your herd. I would suggest that you practice rotational grazing instead of keeping the cows confined. And keep the herd to a manageable size as they reproduce you send them to slaughter.There’s a formula for The appropriate number of cows to acres of past year. Look into that and adjust the herd size accordingly
I love your videos. I'm inspired by them and hope to buy boar goats from you soon.
My advice to you is to reduce the number of cows. That will help you manage them well with regards to the available feed at hand, and give you more knowledge from the experience you will get with ranching.
Thanks for the tips! Well noted 💪🏾
You can complement your feed with rice brand. I think that will help
Yes, thanks 🙏🏾
Bro,I was into cattle farming and also had the same problems so I quite but am trying to raise some capital and start all over again,advice to this problem is to contact the rice mills around for the rice brand mix it with the little cassava peels it will help sustain them a bit cos rice brand is a dry matter feed,bro don’t quite am one of your big fun keep doing the good job
I see! Will do that
Those in Accra sometimes buys de leftover of wheat use for malt drink from brewery company which de animals like so much. I don't know if you can try that one too.
Yeah I wish I had that closer to me
Nice video young man, very proud of you and your wife. You have a new subscriber now and you can thank Wode Maya and your good content for that. Wishing you continued success and happy to see that you are sharing the love and knowledge with others.
Thank you Joi!
hydroponic fodder can help try it
Do you know about Hydroponic fodder?
You can import barley seeds and grow them. They will germinate and their roots will coil around each other forming a mat that will be very big and heavy to feed them
It take between 4 to 9 days to be ready from seed to harvest. I am 100% sure you will be relieved.
Please try it
Definitely something I am looking into
Fred you are doing well, don’t quite. Just reduce the number and plant additional grass somewhere else .
Thank you Seth
Hi, I'm sad to hear that you quitting cattle farming, please my advise to you is to reduce the number of the cattle or get a Fulani man and take care of them for now.I have a Fulani man my self and things are very good.I think if you do that it will help.but please don't give up, try to get Fulani man or some two people to take them to feed in the bush till next year to see the out come.thank
I have listened to this and it doesn't look like quitting in my vocabulary but rather a step back to come up with a different strategy which is very much okay....happens many times in the corporate world and entrepreneurs aren't exempted...
So, as the guys have mentioned, you just need to come up with a different strategy as to how you gonna solve the feeding issues while maintaining a reasonable number of cattle....all will eventually be well...keep up the good work Fred.
Thank you Hassan! I am still thinking
By the way I’ll meet up with you again and see if I can by a few cows I’m near you in Nsawkaw
My proposed Solution
1. Reach out to people that have bushy land with a lot of grasses, cut it for them and pack the grass to your farm as a substitute for brachiaria grass, for now, you are solving your problem and at the same time solving the farm owner problem.
2. Look into meat sharing for buyers per kilo. Create awareness to people about your farm going into this. Fix a date for this, for most of them the buyers to be available to monitor the process so as the earn their trust ( make the price of your kilo to be cheaper than the market price to gain customers but not at a loss rate may be at a minimum profit.) Most farms practice this in Nigeria
3. Pls consult your doctors to check those animals because they are not used to open grazing, they might have been stressed, expose to a lot of parasites out there and might contact diseases. You need to be prepared for unforeseen contingencies. Thanks
Brilliant
Thank you soo much Ibukun! Really appreciate this!!!
For me I think you have more land for rotational grazing you just need to partition your land.
I am trying that
Seriously this is not a failure this is a blessing . Try to mango leaves and sprout corn beans and millet and in seven to ten days you can get feed
How many cattles do you have?
My brother has over 100 cattles but he is keeping them intensively?
I think you should just maintain few that u can feed and sell the rest
I side with all the positive comment below, don't give up Bro,
Just a bit frustrating
Yeah is really good you learn from your mistakes but to my idea dont sell all
I don’t think you can call this a failure. The feed you depends on got burned. You just need readjustments in the feed production. But meanwhile, it’s okay to let them graze the land whilst the reorganizing is going on. Please don’t quit. Thanks
Thank you
How about downsizing by selling some of your cows or unwanted stock
You are right. Cows are big ruminants so they eat a lot of grass. I am happy to note that you have goats. You could look into rearing Boers goats for meat as they put on weight faster. I had to reduce on the number of cows as well. Had 43 and I am selling most of them & will buy 5 dairy better genetclics ones. To me you are downsizing on cows, you aren't quitting. You have learnt from practical experience with raising cows, and now you want to do things in a more sustainable way. Never give up brother.
Thanks for the advice. We are actually into Boer goats and other breeds as well now
I would suggest you reach out to nearby farmers, they may be able to supply you with feed and in return you offer them animal in the future. Because what you really need is time. Time to grow enough feed. Reach out to a corn local feed supplier and make a deal to buy yourself more time.
Will do
Fred I don’t see this as a mistake. Maybe expanding too fast. But even so it shows the farm is growing. Sell some of the cows until the grass grows again.
Not a quitting matter. Too much investment to quit.
Re-strategise pls and move on.
Hmmmm you have a good point Cathy!!!
😅 You are taking different approach, not quitting #matrikew
God bless you my brother I'm watching from telavi Israel 🇮🇱 i will contact you 🙏
Thanks. Alright, will be expectant 🙏🏾
I think you will have to invest in Hydroponics fodder solution to supplement your feed especially when you find yourself short in the dry season
I agree
We make mistakes to learn in life.so don't give up, you did it with a good intentions.
Thank you!!!
Please the website is not complete
keep few you can feed ,and in the future you will find a feeding solution.
you a lone can decide what's goid and whats bad but before you get rid of them try at least what @ Joachim wrote in his comment.
we are here to support you.!
Thank you!!!
Hi bro
When do you plan to came in USA soon?
Because I need 1 package of semanhyia grass seeds here.
Thanks
In December
Ok bro
I will remind you
To bring me 1 package
No Fred don’t, it’s a challenge but what opportunities does this bring. Don’t quit but you can down size and come back.
Hmmmmm!
Hello there. - livestock extension is my field
And from a livestock expert's eyes...
I would like to say you just hit a snag but not failure.
Like you said.. the mistake was starting without knowledge about Cattle farming.
But you can do proper planning of feed ..
Buy grazing land
Hay must be fed when grazing land is lost
And also silage making..
Beef cattle need 2% - 2.5% of their body weight feed everyday.
Fattening/ maintainance about 3%
On dry matter basis.
So you can work on how much feed is needed per year/ season.
You can manage.
For now just sell most of them and have those you can feed
Thanks 🙏
Why not supplement with concentrate?
You make adjustments and reductions but if you quit today, 5 years later you'll regret. I'm a mixed farmer in Kenya and i started small and now people are asking for advice. The ones who mocked me 😆
Fred, Pl try Hydroponic fodder using corn, barley seeds etc. You may not have to sell your herd
That is something I am thinking about as well
Corn is so low in protein. It'll stunt their growth.
Barley is best
Just focus on reducing and maintain the number of the cattle you are able to feed.
Sell them where you think the number is too much. You inspire me alot and am not afraid to start a cattle farm because of your videos.
You are too big for a decision of quiting!
Thanks a lot
Can't you get free Rice bran from Rice Mills or water Hyacinth they are protein Rich or you can sell some of the Suplus Males and use it to buy Wheat Bran or Bean Chafs
No rice farmers in this area.
@@FarmingInAfricaOfficial What of Dried Brewer Grains from Malt drinks producers they often deliver for only the Transport Cost
i suggest you sell some to reduce the population so you can control them . you're doing well and with time you'll be one of the biggest in Ghana. you can outsource the growing of grass so you buy them from the people
I agree with you!!!
Fred just sell some off and keep the number you can maintain with the little grass for now
I agree K
You can reduce the number of mature bull to 2 and sell all the young males. Then contract people to bring you feeds, like plantain/banana leaves, other type of grass (elephant and etc) that can be sources locally Sourced. Then Hire people to help you plant the brachiaria grass on the whole 100 acre as quickly as possible
You can even plan to Sell one bull and you the proceeds to Fund the feeding
Thanks Solo
And again if you want to deal with cattle just don't mixed up else you will be frustrated...keep going bro 💪
Thank you Dady
Share the link for the mistakes to avoid when starting farming please?
Is in the comment session
@@FarmingInAfricaOfficial where exactly?
Fred you are doing a good job but don't quit I advise you to reduce their number in order to feed
Thanks bro!!! Will consider that
hie, no it's not a mistake you are doing well man. here is my suggestion, reduce the number to a well-managed head. get ready of old cows first and invest back the money into a well-managed head. you can pay for more hay, medication, and labour. keep them on an open feeding system for now, till your grass is ready for harvest. you can then work out how much feed you need. 1 mature cow needs approx 20kg-25kg of feed per day and a young one about 10 to 15kg depending on size. would also suggest you keep your heifers so that you will have more time to decide on the number before they reach maturity to be bred.
Thanks for the advice
Lease a land nearby that the cattle can graze on for a period of time sufficient for the number of cattle you cannot feed. Cows are natural manure creators, they will help soil growth.
That is a great idea!
@@FarmingInAfricaOfficial Medawase. Thanks for the opportunity to reply.
I definitely agree! Lease land and do rotational grazing. It will cut down on your dry feed cost. You are doing amazing work!
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Why not doing silage with maisr?
Yeah it’s something we hope to do soon
I want some of the boer goat
Great. Send us a message on WhatsApp +233241177677
It's not a failure but a big lesson learned..the best solution is to sell the bigger ones then start over with the younger ones but not something less than 60
Thank you Don!!
You can start a place called..,, 1 stop for all your dairy needs….where people can get training, buy cow feeds, medicines, consultation and other services that people who have a problem may get your service and you make money
Good idea
How about contacting consultation from usa or even Kenya has professional cheap consultant even you can bring a Kenya brother or sister to Ghana 🇬🇭 buy him a ticket and a place to sleep and pay him