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What are your problems Hello MaruthiDairy If you have problems, I suggest you start a new discussion listing out your issues and let the world help you, like I started. I can say that dairy is not a losing proposition, we are able to generate 40% profit with 15 cows, by incurring costs of...

Need more info on partnership Hi What do you propose in partnership? We started our dairy 6 months back and we are at 200 lts / day at the moment. We plan to increase to 400 lts by July end and if everything goes well then 1000 lts by end of this year. Our farm is located on Mysore-Ooty road...

Please provide minimum quantities for Dry, Green and Feeds. We have analysed by calculating individual feed item DCP and totalling. I have sent mail to you, please check. I will post the results of various discussions I am having via email in this forum. Nikhil

VetBharathi, Please let us know if you have fodder seeds or cuttings that can be supplied immediately. Apart from this, I checked the DCP of our feed, its coming out to be 19%. And Energy is 2400. What is your opinion on the numbers? Thanks Nikhil

Feed Management I have collated all replies into one, please read patiently and contribute to this discussion. To aruniipm, Giving compound ready made feeds is an easier option, however we have experienced that cows dont enjoy eating that so much. Also a point to be noted is that most of...

GNC - Groundnut Cake which has Crude protein of 42% and TDN of around 60%. The companies which supply all the individual items are aware of the CP and TDN values. You should check with them to confirm. CFTRI does tests to reveal these values also. In bangalore, its difficult to get green...

Hi Manas, Can you please share your feed recipe and also wanted to know how much CP and TDN you are able to achieve? We are making our own feed. We are using Wheat Bran, GNC, Maize, Gram husk and De-Oiled Rice Bran and our cost is coming out to be Rs.13.5. We are able to get 21% CP and 70%...

I have already mentioned in my post that I am located near Mysore in Karnataka. If you want specific location, then my address is Honkanpura Village, Begur, Gundlupet Taluk, Chamrajnagar Dist. Well, at this point, I can confidently say that the KVK guys dont have much idea. Since I am not able...

Hello We have dairy with 20 cows and plans to expand to 50 cows. Our dairy is located near Mysore, Karnataka. I have questions related to cows fodder and feed management. 1. Is dry fodder mandatory for cows? Can we just give more green fodder? Reason being that dry fodder does not possess...

Challenging but not impossible You need to have good cows. Nowadays good cows giving above 20lts milk per day cost anywhere from 40,000 to 80,000. There is large demand for these cows from all over the country. You can get cows giving less milk for cheaper cost also, but I feel that this 1...

Please send cost details . We have dairy farm near Mysore, Karnataka. So would like to understand transport costing. Nikhil

Viable yes or no As some of us have indicated, you really have to be interested to work hard physically and have the heart to accept failure. I recently quit my IT job and took up farming near Mysore. We have 10 acres and for the last 6 months, all we have been doing is growing different...

Please provide more information on preparation of Raised Beds. We dont use plastic mulch, but we prepare raised beds for all our crops, and this would save us lot of labour expenses. We would also like to use the drip laying facility. Please send machine quote to email id or as private message.

Good decision Hello We took the same decision last year and immigrated from Mumbai to our farm and new home near Mysore, Karnataka. As everyone has pointed out, keep patience and dont expect much, spend as much time as possible learning new stuff. Also, read and research as much as possible...

Hi I have about 3/4 acre marigold ready for harvest. Colors available are yellow and gold. Crop is from F1 hybrid seed. Expected production is 150-200 kgs every 3 days. Our farm is located on Mysore-Ooty road, in guldalpet taluk. Please contact me if interested. please contact.. Nikhil

Please send catalog Hi I am having farm near Mysore Karnataka. Please send your catalog,please contact.... Thanks Nikhil