Monthly archives for February, 2017

The FARM CEO (Issue 72) : One New Ski...

The FARM CEO (Issue 72) : One New Skill Modern Extension Professionals Need to Succeed, The Need to Explore Cheaper Local Alternative Feed Ingredients In Formulating Least Cost Diets, Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs Need Extension Specialists to Help Them Solve

In this week’s issue of the Farm CEO newspaper, I feature 3 articles discussing possible ways Extension solutions can evolve to better meet the needs of farm businesses. Especially in the area of data recording, analysis and report generation automation, towards achieving timely and cost-saving decision making. 1. Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs […]

[Recommended] 16 Essential Terms You ...

[Recommended] 16 Essential Terms You Must Know To Learn VBA Programming

This week I refer members of my Excel Heaven Visual Basic Automation Club to an excellent article (by By Jorge A. Gomez) that discusses key VBA programming terms that one needs to understand, in order to succeed in developing useful VBA applications. Like I continue to emphasize to my club members, I believe in exposing […]

Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding ...

Two (2) Feed Formulation Compounding Problems Farm CEOs Need Extension Specialists to Help Them Solve

In this article, I discuss two major challenges that many farm CEOs face that tend to limit their ability to deliver a consistent quality of balanced feed to their livestock – especially in Nigeria/Africa. 1. Poor Feed Compounding Know-How Apart from knowing the ingredients’ nutrient compositions in order to formulate rations, there is also the […]

[Recommended] Why Nigerians Hate Igbo...

When I saw the thought provoking Facebook post/query (shown below) by Joe Ibekwe, I instantly recalled the words of Chinua Achebe in the last book he gifted us before passing on. However, a quick check in my travel bag soon reveled to my dismay, that I’d left my well read Copy of Achebe’s “There Was a […]

One New Skill Modern Extension Profes...

Findings from a 2013 questionnaire survey I conducted of Farm CEOs in Nigeria, for an international agribusiness paper I was engaged to write revealed 55.6% bought commercial feed (from “2 sources” or “anywhere they can find”). 66.7% of that percentage said their animals’ performances varied noticeably with different sources of feed. Their farm output tended […]

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