Farming Tips

By Umar Nsubuga Harriet Bugembe who started rearing layers recently asks why her poultry open their beaks and breathe rapidly during hot days. Samuel …

By Jolly Kabirizi Intensive poultry production systems cause serious waste management problems. Poultry waste includes faecal and urinary matter, bedding, wasted feed, feathers and …

By Umar Nsubuga Milk is an important source of income for many small- and large-scale dairy farmers. With the dry season setting in, there …

By Umar Nsubuga Samuel Oyo, a resident of Mirongo village Butiiti subcounty in Kyenjojo district and a famous chicken farmer says layers are good …

By Herbert Musoke Fermentation is an important stage in post-harvest management because this is when the beans get the chocolate aroma. This is when …

By Umar Nsubuga Martin Busulwa, a zero-grazing farmer says he has taken his cow a bull more than twice but it does not conceive. …

By Umar Nsubuga Charles Kigozi, a resident of Kiryagonja in Wakiso wants to build a house where his goats can sleep. He asks about …

By Joshua Kato Experts have identified horticulture as an enterprise that can enhance national productivity, competitiveness and incomes. It has the economic potential on …

By Herbert Musoke Job Chemutai, a researcher at the National Coffee Resources Research Institute in Kituuza, Mukono district, says one of the diseases affecting …

By Herbert Musoke Transplanting It is recommended to transplant cocoa seedlings in the evening hours when temperatures are cooler. Transplanting should be done at …