I’m Ugandan in the states , my grandma got her shop robbed , all items taken . Her reaction was a smile and she thanked god and started repairing her shop . At the time I was mad , I wanted her to be mad but life
I like this video! It's quick, it caught my attention. He didn't talk much for like hours before the video even started. He told us fun facts about the seeds. The results were glorious!
Thanks Doc for sharing this valuable advice. Most people only share their successes which is only good for them. Sharing your failures is good for everyone to learn and be successful like you. May God bless you always.
This is inspiring for a black man making strides in the agricultural sector. We are born farmers 🚜 by nature but some how we have forsaken or forgotten that land is the main source of wealth. Keep it growing bro vowing for you to be successful all the way from Johannesburg. Hope to see you soon Doc.
There are many lessons I've learned from my grandfather Alejo. One outstanding lesson is: If you want to go to the second floor, you should start from step one of the stairs. Another, start small and grow big. God bless!
Good video. Keep it up. Few suggestions for your problems. 1- Shift your land to Paradoxical Agriculture (Raised Bed system) it will solve excess water problem. 2- Use organic mulch, it will remove your need of any fertilizers and fully control the weeds so no pesticides. 3- Plant Fruit trees around the boundary of the land it will solve monkey problem. 4- Also being on raised bed you don't need to till your land every year and you can use the same bed for years. 5- On bed system you only need 3 machines and maximum 4 workers to take care of the sowing so no labor problem. If you need any further details let me know. Thanks.. Umar
As an Agronomist from the northern corn belt in America, my heart goes out to you. I just take for granted how easily we can grow corn(maize). Keep up the hard work and I wish you good luck and thank you for sharing your experience.
Thanks for sharing. I recently completed my studies, I love gardening, since I grew up at the village (somewhere in Africa), I am looking forward to go back and start farming. Wish me luck
Just a suggestion is to rototill or disc the field before plowing your rows rototilling would be better it's able to break up the soil better then the disc would and less stress on the tractor. Also try and find a local farmer and get advice, knowledge is a key to success. You can plant in the lowlands you just have to have place for the water to go, most dig a swale at the lowest point. Have you corn rows going the direction of the lowest point so that it is draining.
Dr. Daniel, I commend your passion for farming. Farming is a very risky business. But, you shall effectively mitigate the risks with knowledge and experience. Aim at the Sun, and hopefully, you shall reach the Moon. I have taught agriculture for 30 years, in America and Kenya, and I am now trying farming, with a lot of difficulties. You are not alone. Prof. Ogallo.
Farming isn't risky. Large scale farming is risky. I disagree on that. Lack of experience increases risk, however, learning makes for innovation and development. Everyone wants easy work, the farmers are the ones putting food on our tables and should be held in the highest regard, especially when they farm ethically.
Similar story here in South Alabama. Many of the old timers were hard headed and also very tight with money so after they pay off a tractor they run it into the ground. Then rebuild it with new parts and run it into the ground again. My grandfather farmed with a blue tractor from 1960s he had to rebuild it at least 7 times when I used to help him. Died at the age of 90 while using that same tractor. RIP Paw Paw 2019.
Dr. Daniel your a God sent your failure are our failures through them we all learn thank you so much for your transparency allowing us to take part of your journey sending love from South Africa 🇿🇦❤️
Doc please look into diversifying you chicken feed and grow sorghum the seeds are high in protein and easier to grow than maize you said your based on a dry belt and sorghum is quite drought resistant. And the canes produces sucrose and very high in fiber which your other animals like the cows can eat
Morning brother it nice to hear about the progress, can dig the big channel of waters where it is flooding, plant rice ,sugar cane a class of plants that need a lot of waters, It's good you found the problems you provide solutions...
i can understand your challenges. It is not easy, but someone MUST do it. If it is not the passionate, dedicated farmers like you, who else will? Lets keep pushing....
it was a success the day you put the first boot on the ground. we have a lot of people with good ideas who do not put them to action so just acting on your ideas is a huge success. the rest don't worry about the experience will fill in the gaps
Thanks my brother don't worry you will get there keep going we all do mistake martisoor group from Somalia we have about 300 acre and I can feel the pain you are feeling but please keep going
you've got to look at the drainage and create run-off ponds. harvest the water and prevent the puddles. Look into the French Drain style drainage and also orient the beds and rows to prevent pooling. time the land prep to before the rains
Plowing the soil will certainly lead to waterlogging on its own, so preserve your soil structure so it drains properly, try using a disc seeder next time or direct drilling instead, and if you plan on continually growing maize in the same paddocks then try and get some nitrogen fixing ground covers growing in place of the grass, white clover and vetch do well here with maize, but in Uganda you would have a wider range of legumes you could grow, I've tried peanuts that grow really well under the maize but our season isn't long enough for good yields, maybe they would work for you? Growing pumpkins or watermelons underneath would also be a great way to grow more chicken feed, and they absorb excess moisture. If waterlogging continues to be a problem you might need to do some earthworks to drain water from the higher spots into those low areas where you could hold it in a shallow wetland or dam that you can irrigate from if needed, I would be rimming your fields with mounded drains and planting that thorny acacia all over the mound as a monkey fence, that's if the soil is prone to waterlogging which you can't know if you've only ever plowed it, looking at the footage of the plowing I would say with near certainty the waterlogging is atleast in part due to excess air pockets in the soil from dry plowing, this can be incredibly destructive if you get heavy rains and you can lose tonnes of topsoil to erosion. You have a beautiful looking piece of land, learn from the mistakes of previous generations of earthlings and stop plowing, then your land can build fertility rather than degrade it, sequester carbon rather than release it into the atmosphere, and then you can benefit from the increased productivity that comes with preserving your soil and its microbiology.
Dr. Daniel, as a fellow newby in farming I say l say kudos bro! No amount of hard turns should dampen your spirit. I agree with he who advised on sorghum, it’s also an amazing nutrient source. The rains this year have been unpredictable but I give thanks to God who make the seasons happen in time.
Also, I've always started small and scaled my way up, just so I can see what problems occur on a small scale first. I can then apply that knowledge to a much larger scale later.
I'm your brother from KENYA . next time when ploughing a virgin land, use a mould, then plough it again for the second time after four months using a basin (the kind of system you've used). The issue with monkeys, try using scare crows
I've been watching your video for 4_5days now(thanks to the lockdown😂😂😂). So full of energy, your such an inspiration !!! Damit ......!!! You make me want to start my own farm.....lots of love from India ! 😍😍😍
Hi Steve, Monocropping is always prone to more diseases and requests use of more insecticide & pesticide which is dangerous to us & nature. th-cam.com/users/Organicmandya1
You are Dr. Daniel. I am Engr Daniel. You are in Uganda. I am in Nigeria. You will hit the moon someday if you don’t quit. I don’t expect any success in my first five cycle in any crop I venture into. After all, I only learn from mistakes. In my case, each mistake comes from doing what I don’t know how to do.
Dr. Daniel take this year entirely to study the weather patterns of this place. This will help you learn when and where to plant your maize. In our low lands we normally plant our maize early and by the time when the area gets water logged, the plants are already one meter tall and cannot get stunted. Another option could be intercrop maize with rice in that water logged area after thoroughly removing the stocks of those weeds during the dry season otherwise this specific weed which looks like a nice grass will not allow you grow maize in the water logged areas of your property. This weed can easily regenerate from small pieces and can over power maize plants. Our cows also do not like eating this specific grass (weed) during rain seasons however they will graze on during dry season. My other advice could be bring your cows here during the dry season by then the texture of the soil would have changed and the cows will love to eat the green tips of the grass.
That's a very good suggestion although it would mean riding the two horses of raising chickens and land improvement for maize production at the same time. The low area could very well be the most productive land on the farm if improved and managed well. One could start with surface drains and water storage ponds and depending on local water table levels and rainfall patterns, install systematic tile drainage on 20, 40, 100 acres and rent/lease the land to a market gardener or an experienced maize producer.
The last time you showed us your maize field it needed weeding. Probably it's one of the reasons for that malnourished maize🤣 as you've said. The weed was competing with the maize for the soil nutrients. Lesson learned for the next harvest I guess.
Sorry Doctor about the loss!! Please also consider the type and health of your soil, it worried me a little bit. If there is "Olumbugu" then your soil is in bad shape (try composite). Also be sure to check its drainage before the next planting. I love the positive energy in you!!
I really like your drive.as a fellow farmer in Uganda,I will suggest a few things for you to think about.1.obviously your end goal is to have sufficient maize to feed your so many chicken, but I think you need to start by tilling say 100 acres.if this is properly done,then the next season you can encroach on an additional 50 acres bringing the total to 150 acres.2.that bit of maize that turned yellow (lack of phosphorus) could be a sign that the workers didn't put any fertilizer in the holes,as apposed to the one that grew well.I personally prefer contract workers at because its a win win for us all.when the work is done,they get paid.don't lose hope, and making mistakes is part of the success story. Just pick the hard learned lesson/s ,and make the necessary adjustments. Start small,then grow.if it doesn't work out,the lose is minimum. The opposite is pretty painful
I love your energy and your positive attitude. You are a very good story teller as well. You learned some important lessons from your mistakes that will spur you to success later. Wishing you all the best for the future all the way from India.
This narrative of your first disastrous year of farming is instructive and hilarious. You can't make this up! Lol! I laughed so hard. Thank you for sharing.
If you know you have a wet spot, you could always make pond and raise fish. Cranberries, raspberries, pears, lettuce, rhubarb, watercress, cabbage, taro, and rice like wet feet. You could try growing hot peppers, make a spray out of the peppers, and then cover your crops. Might help with the monkey problem.
iam from Zim I really admire your chickens I wish I could just have 1/10 of that number of chickens which u have I have been following your progress since you started I wish I was still young I could try it I have just got a hand full of our home roadrunners which I enjoy feeding everyday be blessed
If you want to get your land flat after disking it, I'd use a Chain Drag Harrow to flatten your soil. Then plant your seed. We usually use a direct seeder for our corn and sudan grass after using the harrow. Good video dude and good luck in the future!!!!
It's not too different in America than Uganda. Here in America your boss pays you just enough so you don't quit, and you work just hard enough so they don't fire you.
@@nina-maeforde3269 capitalism means you keep what you earn. That's not slavery. Slavery is when you are forced to work against your will. You get to choose where you want to work at that location or not in capitalism. You don't like the wages you can find yourself a better job with higher or lower wages. Capitalism means that if I work harder than you and I produce more than you that means I make more than you. Capitalism's means freedom. The poorest man in America is still the richest man in other countries. Whoever is teaching capitalism is slavery is lying to you and keeping you a Slave.
Well..yes but ashes add phosphorus and while mulch would be good for improving the soil structure, it would also retain water and it sounds and it looks like there is too much water in the soil to start with. The thorny brush suggests drought so I would really like to know more about where the water table is and the seasonal pattern of rainfall. I would definitely use a moldboard plough to turn that grass under as a cover crop fertilizer and then use a disk harrow to level the field and break the clumps down. Leaving the field in the ploughed state may have retained water but there was clearly surface water suggesting that the soil was saturated so maize roots would drown from lack of oxygen. Consultation with the best maize farmer in the local area is highly recommended.
My brother that is not a failed cultivation. Just let it grow to whatever height it can. Then while it is still green, cut it for the cows. Good fodder. 😁😁😁😁😊
Hey Dr., bowani. Have you ever heard of joe salatin pasture farming? You build chicken tractors that move behind the cows. So the chickens clean up the larvae in the poop. The cows and chickens are moved daily inside electric fence/wire. You save money on feed.
First of all don't use the plow just use the subsoiler plow to crack the hard pan under the 40 cms, plow kills soil biodiversity Second or maybe fist keep all the dry matter in the soil to build organic matter, most important all that dry matter gives you tons of nutrients Third calibrate the planter all the fertilizer goes 2.5 inches below the grain and 2.5 inches at one side of the grain, plant the most early possible to wide your window Yes build ditches to control overflood and control the grass before corn is germinated Good luck from Mexico
I really love your videos - the lessons, the tips, the journey and especially your passion, energy and positivity even on a day like when the anthills were discovered - it’s your first year and no experience or lessons learnt gets wasted - we are rooting for you, you definitely are going to excel at this , in an epic way
That field looks like you can plant rice as it gets water logged. If you continue to grow maize, you should try to make (rigies) and create abit more of spacing between the grop.
I’m still watching your videos so I haven’t seen the recent ones. However, I was just thinking that many other plants can replace maize in chicken feed that would be ideal for the soggy land. For example, cassava requires a lot of water as it grows and dried cassava is a good substitute to maize in chicken feed. Banana flour or pulp can also make up some part of the feed and they grow in marshy land too. The point I’m trying to make is that the good land paddocks can grow maize and the other parts can grow a supplementary crop that can be used as an inclusion to the commercial feed. But that’s just my two cents and I’m still watching the older videos so I am yet to see what you’ve done recently. Having said all that, I really like your content and your passion. Thank you for keeping up with your passion 🙂
Well all I can say to you and I'm not a farmer but I've enjoyed watching what you do with your chickens and stuff but check into no-till farming the people that I've seen on TH-cam that are using it in the states really enjoy it and there's some people have been doing it over 20 years and if the opportunity ever knocks that I get involved in something like that I will definitely look into it myself
Sounds like you need some ditches dug and then get some land drains installed. Water logging = nitrogen loss and if maize is stressed when young it will never recover. You have some of the best soil in the world mind!
The problem with salaried workers is the same all over the world, and not only in your country. Contracted work is now followed everywhere. You have stuck out the first year bravely, and believe me it is going to be easier from now. All the best.
My man. Hit me up. I am cultivating all kinds of stuff all across Southern Africa. I have brought over several consortiums from US/Canada to help scale projects. Even if you don't reach out keep it going my man. Lovely attitude
Walk before you run and step back and learn best farming practices, the tractor drivers are acting like cowboys racing around the field, control them, reduce their speed, make them plough in straight lines, decided the depth for maize around 8 -10inches, and insist they keep to it. After ploughing you need a disc harrow to break up the large lumps of soil and level the ground and again control the speed. A planting machine needs a flat field with no large lumps, if necessary re -disc the field, set the planter to the recommended row width and the correct seed setting, and plant in very straight rows at the planter's recommended speed and take your time.
on top of that, your land is new so no miracle would happen to meet the high expectation. but I hope in the second season you are going to perform fantastically. Remember to put water drainage canals and plant early.
8:40 I know this might be a long stretch but here's an idea to keep the monkeys away: Since they run from the dogs, you can bring dolls or wooden dogs and put them in several places around the farm -where monkeys won't notice or reach-, then invest in some speakers and let them blast a powerful barking soundtracks whenever monkeys walk in the farm. All you have to do then is observing the monkeys for few days to see a pattern of their arrival times so you can scare them away at the right time! In the end they're animals and if humans have patterns, surely animals will also have their patterns too. I hope this helps.
Keep at it, you are learning the planting season. Fencing property may limit pray and acquire live stock guardian dogs to protect the land and animals. Many blessings
Have you thought of getting a walking tractor? It also has a planter attachment and it is good to have around so that mistakes can be easily corrected without spending so much. I can't afford one yet but will surely get one soon. Also I think using the soggy area to plant rice won't be so bad an idea. Rice bran can still serve. You're doing great. Greetings from Nigeria
awesome video.. now for animals to use there.. get damara sheep to eat that brush.. what you cut, do not burn, use a wood chipper and mulch the lot.. for chickens.. grow your own pasture, and grow bugs, black soldier flies for example.. look at vertical farming for example, you can reuse a lot of plastic containers and trays for that, and if stacked you have minimal staff.
Failure is a powerful teacher; you never forget its lessons.
Absolutely
I forgot what you said.
Being realistic and not being an idiot, helps immensely...
Exactly
Protect this man at all cost.... he is an inspiration to many and hope for all 💥💪🏾
I think it is better to enlighten him🙏
@LowJack187 make him white in which way?
And you are still smiling despite your “failures”? Great attitude!
I’m Ugandan in the states , my grandma got her shop robbed , all items taken . Her reaction was a smile and she thanked god and started repairing her shop . At the time I was mad , I wanted her to be mad but life
@@Frogingscope no point in being mad, doesn't change the circumstances
Because he knows he is #maderom♾v, we all are 👁🗨👅♾👁🗨 alfather said #casocerrado
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He’s only experimenting, for learning sake
It's your first year at that farm, you will do better next year. Don't loose hope.
they lost the export route to Kenya..all went pear shaped..
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I like this video! It's quick, it caught my attention. He didn't talk much for like hours before the video even started. He told us fun facts about the seeds. The results were glorious!
Thanks Doc for sharing this valuable advice. Most people only share their successes which is only good for them. Sharing your failures is good for everyone to learn and be successful like you. May God bless you always.
This is inspiring for a black man making strides in the agricultural sector. We are born farmers 🚜 by nature but some how we have forsaken or forgotten that land is the main source of wealth. Keep it growing bro vowing for you to be successful all the way from Johannesburg. Hope to see you soon Doc.
Thank you. Sure, the life is from the ground
The main source of wealth is knowledge
Ooh yes Home Boy
I love ❤ 😍 💖 your videos 📹 ♥. They are so amazing 👏 😍 . It teaches people more about agriculture. Good job 👏 👍 sir 👏 ,keep it 👏 👍 up .
You are 👋 highly welcome 😊 🙏
There are many lessons I've learned from my grandfather Alejo. One outstanding lesson is: If you want to go to the second floor, you should start from step one of the stairs. Another, start small and grow big. God bless!
Good video. Keep it up. Few suggestions for your problems.
1- Shift your land to Paradoxical Agriculture (Raised Bed system) it will solve excess water problem.
2- Use organic mulch, it will remove your need of any fertilizers and fully control the weeds so no pesticides.
3- Plant Fruit trees around the boundary of the land it will solve monkey problem.
4- Also being on raised bed you don't need to till your land every year and you can use the same bed for years.
5- On bed system you only need 3 machines and maximum 4 workers to take care of the sowing so no labor problem.
If you need any further details let me know.
Thanks.. Umar
Teach me your ways shifu
@@brainsummer9346 anytime sir
As an Agronomist from the northern corn belt in America, my heart goes out to you. I just take for granted how easily we can grow corn(maize). Keep up the hard work and I wish you good luck and thank you for sharing your experience.
North Americans success with growing maze is due to the knowledge passed on by the Native Americans.
Thanks for sharing. I recently completed my studies, I love gardening, since I grew up at the village (somewhere in Africa), I am looking forward to go back and start farming. Wish me luck
commit to it. Failure may happen but don't give up and don't stop learning. Good luck.
Just a suggestion is to rototill or disc the field before plowing your rows rototilling would be better it's able to break up the soil better then the disc would and less stress on the tractor. Also try and find a local farmer and get advice, knowledge is a key to success. You can plant in the lowlands you just have to have place for the water to go, most dig a swale at the lowest point. Have you corn rows going the direction of the lowest point so that it is draining.
The govt must help this kind of hard-working man he is an inspiration to many .
So generous of you to.spend other peoples money n charity.
@@preciousplasticph truly he is the greatest of altruists we should praise him and build a statue in his honor
Government is not the answer. This man's character and commitment are the only way to success. Government only leads to corruption and suffering
Dr. Daniel, I commend your passion for farming. Farming is a very risky business. But, you shall effectively mitigate the risks with knowledge and experience. Aim at the Sun, and hopefully, you shall reach the Moon. I have taught agriculture for 30 years, in America and Kenya, and I am now trying farming, with a lot of difficulties. You are not alone. Prof. Ogallo.
Thank you
Do you have any presence on social media like Twitter or Facebook? You have a lot to share.
So there's a huge gap between theory and practice. You should fill us in ☺
Farming isn't risky. Large scale farming is risky. I disagree on that. Lack of experience increases risk, however, learning makes for innovation and development. Everyone wants easy work, the farmers are the ones putting food on our tables and should be held in the highest regard, especially when they farm ethically.
Prof. Pls drop me your contact
So sad hey, lessons learnt for the next planting season. Love watching your videos ... all the way from Zimbabwe.
I think everyone here should get a pen and paper cause this man is dishing out knowledge on things we should not do, thanks doctor
Similar story here in South Alabama. Many of the old timers were hard headed and also very tight with money so after they pay off a tractor they run it into the ground. Then rebuild it with new parts and run it into the ground again. My grandfather farmed with a blue tractor from 1960s he had to rebuild it at least 7 times when I used to help him. Died at the age of 90 while using that same tractor. RIP Paw Paw 2019.
Dr Master Farmer.... You truly are amongst the stars... I have taken notes when I come across a farm like yours 🇿🇼
Dr. Daniel your a God sent your failure are our failures through them we all learn thank you so much for your transparency allowing us to take part of your journey sending love from South Africa 🇿🇦❤️
Doc please look into diversifying you chicken feed and grow sorghum the seeds are high in protein and easier to grow than maize you said your based on a dry belt and sorghum is quite drought resistant. And the canes produces sucrose and very high in fiber which your other animals like the cows can eat
Morning brother it nice to hear about the progress, can dig the big channel of waters where it is flooding, plant rice ,sugar cane a class of plants that need a lot of waters,
It's good you found the problems you provide solutions...
i can understand your challenges. It is not easy, but someone MUST do it. If it is not the passionate, dedicated farmers like you, who else will? Lets keep pushing....
Certainly. We keep pushing
This guy is a character 😀 Attitude is everything, keep it up Dr. Daniel ❤
Dr Daniel next time the side that is waterlogged you can plan to grow sorghum, they can really do well there
it was a success the day you put the first boot on the ground. we have a lot of people with good ideas who do not put them to action so just acting on your ideas is a huge success. the rest don't worry about the experience will fill in the gaps
I'm glad to have you too doc love you and may God blessed you and your family.
Love your videos. You are helping so many by being honest about your mistakes. You are a blessing
😊😍
Your positive attitude despite the failures is very inspiring!
Thanks my brother don't worry you will get there keep going we all do mistake martisoor group from Somalia we have about 300 acre and I can feel the pain you are feeling but please keep going
Hello from Kenyan in Australia you always full of energy and inspiration
Asante
you've got to look at the drainage and create run-off ponds. harvest the water and prevent the puddles.
Look into the French Drain style drainage and also orient the beds and rows to prevent pooling.
time the land prep to before the rains
Good lessons Daniel, thanks a lot 🙏.
I hope next time 200 acres will be planted and harvested ✨
Sure.
Plowing the soil will certainly lead to waterlogging on its own, so preserve your soil structure so it drains properly, try using a disc seeder next time or direct drilling instead, and if you plan on continually growing maize in the same paddocks then try and get some nitrogen fixing ground covers growing in place of the grass, white clover and vetch do well here with maize, but in Uganda you would have a wider range of legumes you could grow, I've tried peanuts that grow really well under the maize but our season isn't long enough for good yields, maybe they would work for you? Growing pumpkins or watermelons underneath would also be a great way to grow more chicken feed, and they absorb excess moisture. If waterlogging continues to be a problem you might need to do some earthworks to drain water from the higher spots into those low areas where you could hold it in a shallow wetland or dam that you can irrigate from if needed, I would be rimming your fields with mounded drains and planting that thorny acacia all over the mound as a monkey fence, that's if the soil is prone to waterlogging which you can't know if you've only ever plowed it, looking at the footage of the plowing I would say with near certainty the waterlogging is atleast in part due to excess air pockets in the soil from dry plowing, this can be incredibly destructive if you get heavy rains and you can lose tonnes of topsoil to erosion. You have a beautiful looking piece of land, learn from the mistakes of previous generations of earthlings and stop plowing, then your land can build fertility rather than degrade it, sequester carbon rather than release it into the atmosphere, and then you can benefit from the increased productivity that comes with preserving your soil and its microbiology.
This is a very important comment, couldn't agree more. I felt like he hasn't spent much thought on the degradation of the soil
I love your optimism, facing similar issues at my new farm in India. You are a big inspiration, God bless, Wish you all the best !
We learn from failing...❤️ from Kenya 🇰🇪
You can use those thorny plants as an edge around your plantation to keep out unwanted free loaders.
Dr. Daniel, as a fellow newby in farming I say l say kudos bro! No amount of hard turns should dampen your spirit. I agree with he who advised on sorghum, it’s also an amazing nutrient source. The rains this year have been unpredictable but I give thanks to God who make the seasons happen in time.
You learn from every project, this will help you to grow more
Also, I've always started small and scaled my way up, just so I can see what problems occur on a small scale first. I can then apply that knowledge to a much larger scale later.
If the drainage problem use a a mouldboard plough get employ to stay there and keep your dogs staying there
I'm your brother from KENYA . next time when ploughing a virgin land, use a mould, then plough it again for the second time after four months using a basin (the kind of system you've used). The issue with monkeys, try using scare crows
I've been watching your video for 4_5days now(thanks to the lockdown😂😂😂). So full of energy, your such an inspiration !!! Damit ......!!! You make me want to start my own farm.....lots of love from India ! 😍😍😍
Hi Steve,
Monocropping is always prone to more diseases and requests use of more insecticide & pesticide which is dangerous to us & nature.
th-cam.com/users/Organicmandya1
Thanks very much for not relenting your efforts and inspiration to the younger entrepreneurs
Never give up. Its land. You can do anything you want on it.
You are Dr. Daniel. I am Engr Daniel. You are in Uganda. I am in Nigeria. You will hit the moon someday if you don’t quit. I don’t expect any success in my first five cycle in any crop I venture into. After all, I only learn from mistakes. In my case, each mistake comes from doing what I don’t know how to do.
Dr. Daniel take this year entirely to study the weather patterns of this place. This will help you learn when and where to plant your maize. In our low lands we normally plant our maize early and by the time when the area gets water logged, the plants are already one meter tall and cannot get stunted. Another option could be intercrop maize with rice in that water logged area after thoroughly removing the stocks of those weeds during the dry season otherwise this specific weed which looks like a nice grass will not allow you grow maize in the water logged areas of your property. This weed can easily regenerate from small pieces and can over power maize plants. Our cows also do not like eating this specific grass (weed) during rain seasons however they will graze on during dry season. My other advice could be bring your cows here during the dry season by then the texture of the soil would have changed and the cows will love to eat the green tips of the grass.
Great tips.
Thank you.
Very detailed comments.. that's why I love TH-cam thank you Sir
@@mraims82
I tell you, You-Tube is pretty much a University of sorts..!
Aloha yes the wet Area you can dam the water and grow Talapia to water your crops
Dr Daniel is a great teacher too.
You can scan the farm with satellite-based tools and see the water-logging history; that way, you could plan to make drains during plan preparation.
That's a very good suggestion although it would mean riding the two horses of raising chickens and land improvement for maize production at the same time. The low area could very well be the most productive land on the farm if improved and managed well. One could start with surface drains and water storage ponds and depending on local water table levels and rainfall patterns, install systematic tile drainage on 20, 40, 100 acres and rent/lease the land to a market gardener or an experienced maize producer.
Land preparation is key here.
We admire you and your honesty and your Work, your'e a true inspiration to us Africans, may God Bless you more and more
Thanks for your encouragement. I had similar experience. I planted late and the rain really affected my 🌽 farm land
The last time you showed us your maize field it needed weeding. Probably it's one of the reasons for that malnourished maize🤣 as you've said. The weed was competing with the maize for the soil nutrients.
Lesson learned for the next harvest I guess.
Graded Drainage system to remove the water. Get a surveyor to mark the drainage system.
Thanks doc for your honesty
Thanx for your honesty. You are God sent. Watching all the way from Zimbabwe🇿🇼
Doc, you just live & learn.I wish you all the best.
Sorry Doctor about the loss!! Please also consider the type and health of your soil, it worried me a little bit. If there is "Olumbugu" then your soil is in bad shape (try composite). Also be sure to check its drainage before the next planting. I love the positive energy in you!!
Thank you
i wonder how some regenerative farming concepts would apply, lots to learn, great video!
This is tge spirit ofca successful farmer. Learn from your mistakes and forge on. Never give up.
I really like your drive.as a fellow farmer in Uganda,I will suggest a few things for you to think about.1.obviously your end goal is to have sufficient maize to feed your so many chicken, but I think you need to start by tilling say 100 acres.if this is properly done,then the next season you can encroach on an additional 50 acres bringing the total to 150 acres.2.that bit of maize that turned yellow (lack of phosphorus) could be a sign that the workers didn't put any fertilizer in the holes,as apposed to the one that grew well.I personally prefer contract workers at because its a win win for us all.when the work is done,they get paid.don't lose hope, and making mistakes is part of the success story. Just pick the hard learned lesson/s ,and make the necessary adjustments. Start small,then grow.if it doesn't work out,the lose is minimum. The opposite is pretty painful
Am from Africa Ghana 🇬🇭 I like agriculture too much may Allah bless farmers 🚜
Love the blatant honesty...2nd Round will be a bumper harvest.All the best bro
I love your energy and your positive attitude. You are a very good story teller as well. You learned some important lessons from your mistakes that will spur you to success later. Wishing you all the best for the future all the way from India.
This narrative of your first disastrous year of farming is instructive and hilarious.
You can't make this up! Lol!
I laughed so hard. Thank you for sharing.
If you know you have a wet spot, you could always make pond and raise fish. Cranberries, raspberries, pears, lettuce, rhubarb, watercress, cabbage, taro, and rice like wet feet. You could try growing hot peppers, make a spray out of the peppers, and then cover your crops. Might help with the monkey problem.
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I like your story. Really motivated. Keep up Dr. Agric is not for faint hearted
I wish I had your mentality. Your spirit is great.
yes yes true jus got the courage to start again , even watching from layers onto renovation,,🇯🇲 🇯🇲 🇯🇲 🇯🇲
iam from Zim I really admire your chickens I wish I could just have 1/10 of that number of chickens which u have I have been following your progress since you started I wish I was still young I could try it I have just got a hand full of our home roadrunners which I enjoy feeding everyday be blessed
Brother keep on keeping on until you run-out of all ways that won't work. That's how you succeed or die trying aka "All-in mindset".
If you want to get your land flat after disking it, I'd use a Chain Drag Harrow to flatten your soil. Then plant your seed. We usually use a direct seeder for our corn and sudan grass after using the harrow. Good video dude and good luck in the future!!!!
It's not too different in America than Uganda. Here in America your boss pays you just enough so you don't quit, and you work just hard enough so they don't fire you.
LoL ... 😂 😂 😂
Working just hard enough 😂
Everyone should work for themselves. Capitalism is slavery. Why do you have so much land?
@@nina-maeforde3269 capitalism means you keep what you earn. That's not slavery. Slavery is when you are forced to work against your will. You get to choose where you want to work at that location or not in capitalism. You don't like the wages you can find yourself a better job with higher or lower wages. Capitalism means that if I work harder than you and I produce more than you that means I make more than you. Capitalism's means freedom. The poorest man in America is still the richest man in other countries. Whoever is teaching capitalism is slavery is lying to you and keeping you a Slave.
@@RickysFarmAndHatchery you should ask yourself why they killed the buffalos
I want to know how much he paid those men to work on his corn
I found this video by luck, must say I quite enjoyed it. You learn a lot from failures and mistakes.
Bambi may God almighty bless you more and more
You know, when you cut down the shrubs, you could have chipped them and use them as mulch instead of burning them
The shrubs has thones very difficult to be use as mulch.
Great idea
Well..yes but ashes add phosphorus and while mulch would be good for improving the soil structure, it would also retain water and it sounds and it looks like there is too much water in the soil to start with. The thorny brush suggests drought so I would really like to know more about where the water table is and the seasonal pattern of rainfall. I would definitely use a moldboard plough to turn that grass under as a cover crop fertilizer and then use a disk harrow to level the field and break the clumps down. Leaving the field in the ploughed state may have retained water but there was clearly surface water suggesting that the soil was saturated so maize roots would drown from lack of oxygen. Consultation with the best maize farmer in the local area is highly recommended.
My brother that is not a failed cultivation. Just let it grow to whatever height it can. Then while it is still green, cut it for the cows. Good fodder. 😁😁😁😁😊
😅 nice one
Hey Dr., bowani. Have you ever heard of joe salatin pasture farming? You build chicken tractors that move behind the cows. So the chickens clean up the larvae in the poop. The cows and chickens are moved daily inside electric fence/wire. You save money on feed.
Wen I get back ..... I will come in check on yo progress ....
First of all don't use the plow just use the subsoiler plow to crack the hard pan under the 40 cms, plow kills soil biodiversity
Second or maybe fist keep all the dry matter in the soil to build organic matter, most important all that dry matter gives you tons of nutrients
Third calibrate the planter all the fertilizer goes 2.5 inches below the grain and 2.5 inches at one side of the grain, plant the most early possible to wide your window
Yes build ditches to control overflood and control the grass before corn is germinated
Good luck from Mexico
I really love your videos - the lessons, the tips, the journey and especially your passion, energy and positivity even on a day like when the anthills were discovered - it’s your first year and no experience or lessons learnt gets wasted - we are rooting for you, you definitely are going to excel at this , in an epic way
That field looks like you can plant rice as it gets water logged. If you continue to grow maize, you should try to make (rigies) and create abit more of spacing between the grop.
I’m still watching your videos so I haven’t seen the recent ones. However, I was just thinking that many other plants can replace maize in chicken feed that would be ideal for the soggy land. For example, cassava requires a lot of water as it grows and dried cassava is a good substitute to maize in chicken feed. Banana flour or pulp can also make up some part of the feed and they grow in marshy land too. The point I’m trying to make is that the good land paddocks can grow maize and the other parts can grow a supplementary crop that can be used as an inclusion to the commercial feed. But that’s just my two cents and I’m still watching the older videos so I am yet to see what you’ve done recently.
Having said all that, I really like your content and your passion. Thank you for keeping up with your passion 🙂
Well all I can say to you and I'm not a farmer but I've enjoyed watching what you do with your chickens and stuff but check into no-till farming the people that I've seen on TH-cam that are using it in the states really enjoy it and there's some people have been doing it over 20 years and if the opportunity ever knocks that I get involved in something like that I will definitely look into it myself
I learnt a kot from your teachings and failure. Thanks
Nothing beat a trial but a fail🇯🇲🇯🇲👊🏿
U just got that knowledge and experience that we newbies need ! Thank you
Sounds like you need some ditches dug and then get some land drains installed. Water logging = nitrogen loss and if maize is stressed when young it will never recover.
You have some of the best soil in the world mind!
The problem with salaried workers is the same all over the world, and not only in your country. Contracted work is now followed everywhere. You have stuck out the first year bravely, and believe me it is going to be easier from now. All the best.
I wish one day to be as happy as this guy
Just want to give you a big hug! So sorry you face so many hardships😰😩
They make us stronger!
Dr Dan this swampy area of your farm will do very well on rice, I will advice you plant rice there.
My man. Hit me up. I am cultivating all kinds of stuff all across Southern Africa. I have brought over several consortiums from US/Canada to help scale projects. Even if you don't reach out keep it going my man. Lovely attitude
Walk before you run and step back and learn best farming practices, the tractor drivers are acting like cowboys racing around the field, control them, reduce their speed, make them plough in straight lines, decided the depth for maize around 8 -10inches, and insist they keep to it. After ploughing you need a disc harrow to break up the large lumps of soil and level the ground and again control the speed. A planting machine needs a flat field with no large lumps, if necessary re -disc the field, set the planter to the recommended row width and the correct seed setting, and plant in very straight rows at the planter's recommended speed and take your time.
on top of that, your land is new so no miracle would happen to meet the high expectation. but I hope in the second season you are going to perform fantastically. Remember to put water drainage canals and plant early.
8:40 I know this might be a long stretch but here's an idea to keep the monkeys away:
Since they run from the dogs, you can bring dolls or wooden dogs and put them in several places around the farm -where monkeys won't notice or reach-, then invest in some speakers and let them blast a powerful barking soundtracks whenever monkeys walk in the farm.
All you have to do then is observing the monkeys for few days to see a pattern of their arrival times so you can scare them away at the right time!
In the end they're animals and if humans have patterns, surely animals will also have their patterns too.
I hope this helps.
Keep at it, you are learning the planting season. Fencing property may limit pray and acquire live stock guardian dogs to protect the land and animals. Many blessings
Have you thought of getting a walking tractor? It also has a planter attachment and it is good to have around so that mistakes can be easily corrected without spending so much.
I can't afford one yet but will surely get one soon.
Also I think using the soggy area to plant rice won't be so bad an idea. Rice bran can still serve.
You're doing great. Greetings from Nigeria
You are an inspiration to the us all especially for those who have lost hope.
I learned alot about chicken raising from you.
Thank you so much🙏🙏
awesome video.. now for animals to use there.. get damara sheep to eat that brush.. what you cut, do not burn, use a wood chipper and mulch the lot.. for chickens.. grow your own pasture, and grow bugs, black soldier flies for example.. look at vertical farming for example, you can reuse a lot of plastic containers and trays for that, and if stacked you have minimal staff.