PRIME Urban beekeeping As land sizes shrink, number of bees dwindle and demand for honey grows, experts advocate the keeping of the insects in the backyard.
Cattle diseases to watch out for as rains intensify Three cattle ailments that are associated with heavy rains are lumpy skin disease, Rift Valley Fever and three days’ sickness, all which are vector-borne.
PRIME Urban beekeeping As land sizes shrink, number of bees dwindle and demand for honey grows, experts advocate the keeping of the insects in the backyard.
For good urban beekeeping, keep apiary away from people Urban beekeeping is common in developed countries as it gives aspiring bee farmers an opportunity to carry out the business.
PRIME My secret of making silage for big returns, from harvest to feeds Eric De Jong offers silage-making services where he harvests maize crop, chops into tiny pieces using machines, compacts and later bales in a business that has seen the investor reap in a sector...
PRIME Why some cattle go blind and all the possible remedies The common cause of blindness is pink eye disease or infectious bovine keratoconjunctivitis, caused by highly infectious bacteria called Moraxella bovis.
Make hay-making enjoyable and easier with this hand machine To bale hay using the fabricated machine, grass is added through the opening at the top.
The good, bad and ugly of growing pumpkins Moses Gitonga grows giant varieties of pumpkins on an acre-and-a-half in Nagum village in Gilgil, Nakuru County.
PRIME Business of breeding sheep Purko Development Trust owns a community ranch in which they keep over 600 Coriedale sheep.
PRIME How to check quality of milk after buying from the ATM Milk sold through the machines can be contaminated by dirt or dust, chemicals and drug residues.
A-Z of drying food to ensure long shelf-life This involves shedding as much water as possible so that organisms that may lead to spoilage of the food do not grow and multiply.
