Livestock Management activities for July

1. Weaning of calves

2. Vaccination; Broad spectrum Internal External parasites

3. Continue with Mineral-Protein-(Energy) supplementation with commercial licks like Econo Grass veld lick, Cow/calf lick or Dryveld Concentrate with salt 50:50 mix available at AGRA




Self Mixing of Winter Supplementation (Winter Lick). Mix as follow:

Raw Materials
Urea 10%
Molatek or Enerfeed 35%
Salt 49,9%
Futterfos (DCP 18) 5%
Sulphur 0,1%
Total Mix 100%

Nutrients
Protein 292 g/kg with Molatek and 320 g/kg with Enerfeed
Phosphate 9.7 g/kg minimum
Calsuim 12 g/kg minimum
Energy 3.8 MJME/kg minimum
Sulphur 1g/kg minimum

Cost of the lick:

N$ 2327.96/ton or N$116.40/50kg bag with Molatek
N$2216.15/ton or N$110.81/50kg bag with Enerfeed

Mixing instructions for 1 Ton (20 bags of 50kg) of Winter lick

Urea 100kg (2x50kg bags)
Molatek 350kg (8.75x40kg bags or Enerfeed 350kg (7x50kg bags)
salt 499kg (10x50kg bags)
Futterfos 50kg (1x50kg bag)
Sulpur 1kg (1kg Swavet container)
Total Mix: 1000kg

Feed adlib. Cattle will consume from 150-500 g/day depending on the size of animals

Please be aware that the lick contains urea (NPN) and must be fed strictly according to specifications

For any further enquiries please contact me (Renier Burger) directly at namibiasaf@gmail.com

May + June Management Activities: http://agrialert.blogspot.com/2012/06/livestock-management-activities-may.html

August Management Activities: http://agrialert.blogspot.com/2012/08/large-stock-management-activities-august.html

September Management Activities: http://agrialert.blogspot.com/2012/08/large-stock-management-activities-for.html

October Management Activities: http://agrialert.blogspot.com/2012/10/large-stock-management-activities.html

OKFC Farmers Day at Daweb West

The Omkhaibasen Farmers Cooperative organised a Farmers Day at Daweb West on 25 of June 2011. The event was very successful and was attended by farmers and Extension staff from Extension Services in Erongo Region

In the photo's: Mr Keib andMr. Tsamaseb Extension Technicians from Okombahe and Otjimbingwe

In the photo: Mr Ganinab, Extension Technician from Uis making a proposal

In the photo: A group photo of participants

Abattoir prices Namibia for the week 20 to 24 June 2011

Omaruru Blaauberg Livestock Auction, 17 June 2011

A total of 260 Cattle were sold at the Omururu Farmers Association auction kraal on the 17th of June 2011 by Blaauwberg Auctioneers.

In the photos: Livestock on offer, Farmers and processing of payments by Blaauberg Auctioneers

DEES Erongo Regional Visit 6 to 10 June 2011

The management team of DEES,Erongo visited all 6 ADC's(Omatjette, Okombahe, Uis, Spitskoppe, Otjimbingwe and Utuseb) in the Erongo region. The purpose of the visit was to meet with all the staff on individual basis to assess the needs and concerns of staff members in the region. Staff members are very happy about the good team spirit and cooperation in the Region. Most of the complaints was regarding the difficult procurement process in the Region. Severe flood damage to grazing in the lower Kuiseb Delta is severely affecting the Topnaar farmers with livestock losses occurring on a daily basis.

In the photos: Omatjette staff with Mr. Nekwaya and Mr.

Christiaan














Mr. Booys, Mr. Ganinab (SAET: Uis), Mr. Christiaan (CAET:Omaruru) and Mr. Nekwaya (AEO: Omaruru) at Uis ADC

Grazing (Stipagrostis Uniplumis) in Okombahe area

Swakop River still flowing at Otjimbingwe

Upgrading of the small stock shelter at Utuseb in the Namib desert

Abattoir prices Namibia for the week 13 to 17 June 2011

Farewell Felix

After 25 years with Extension in Erongo Region Felix has moved on to greener pastures with a promotional post as Control Agriculture Extension Technician for the Southern Division. He will hence forth be based in Windhoek. We will miss you dearly.
In the photo:
Below: Mr. Christiaan the Master of Ceremony reflecting on the memories of Felix's stay in the Region and on top Mr Hum

pries saying goodbuy