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Many times we aren't able to find some basic ideas of sustainability in poultry farming.  We all have ideas just below the nose but we ignore that easily. Most of the time we waste chicken poop without knowing the importance of the chicken poop.  Let's discuss this idea of sustainability of poultry farming as we will understand the use of chicken poop as a fertilizer.  Chicken poop fertilizer or chicken manure in USA We can make one of the most highly fertile and productive compost with chicken poop. It contains nitrogen, potassium, phosphorus, magnesium, and sulfur in plenty of percentages.  In many cases, it is found that chicken manure is more productive than cow dung compost.  Chicken manure fertilizer We use the word chicken manure for organic chicken poop fertilizer. We can use chicken manure either in a liquid mixture or raw.  One thing to remember with chicken manure is that we don't use it with root vegetables or any crop that produce inside the soil. We find the b

In the summer season, mangoes are very popular fruits. In India alone, there are more than 1500 varieties of mangoes. Once you plant a mango tree, it can produce mangoes for more than 50 years. Mangoes are healthier, rich, and provide Magnesium and Potassium to the body.  The mango farming business is profitable it doesn't get affected by seasonal storms and natural disasters.  Let's understand the mango farming business in one hectare with estimated investment and profit.  Mango farming and yield Mango farming follows the season-wise production of the cycle. We can get only one harvesting of mangoes in a year.  A mango plant takes 4 to 7 years to bear fruit for the first time. Later, the mango tree bear mangoes per year.  Mango yield per hectare For the first 10 years, mango tree produce a small yield of 10 to 15 kg per cycle. As mango tree start to become older, it produce 10 to 20 times more yield compared to first 10 years. Following is an estimation of yield per hectare fr

In agriculture, we can see multiple loopholes in the agricultural system(from selling to buying in the markets). These loopholes are the reasons that invite corruption. Sometimes it is easy to figure out the amount and depth of corruption in agriculture. Let's understand the use of blockchain technology in agriculture and how can it help to improve agriculture. Blockchain technology in agriculture in USA Blockchain technology can be revolutionary in agriculture if we will be able to execute and generalize it in farming.  Blockchain is a technology that uses to work precisely to keep storing records with safety and transparency. There is less than a 0.1% chance either to change records or make any cheating with these records. In blockchain technology, information is safe in a huge network. These networks hold all the records and if someone wants to change records, he will have to change them one by one which is almost impossible.  Blockchain system technology can help farmers and ag

The thing that bothers beginners of the Dairy farming business is the selection of high milk-producing cattle.  Holstein Friesian  is the full name of HF cow. For dairy farming purpose, people want to have hf cows instead of many desi cows. HF cow milk production is very high in comparison of desi Indian cows. Let's understand the performance and all the important points of HF cow and its milk.  HF Cow and milk per day HF cows are not Indian but they are popular in India. Some people can't distinguish between Jersey and hf cows.  Let's start with how to identify hf cows. HF cow milk production per day in India The cow milk production depends on the lactation frequency.  HF cow gets the first lactation after becoming at least 2 years old. Then for the next 8 to 10 months, she produces milk, and rest of 1.5 to 2 months she rests.  On the first lactation, Hf cow produces 35 to 40 liters of milk per day for the next 2 months. Later it starts to decrease and stop to 30 liters pe

Without the conservation of natural resources, it is not possible to sustain the future for the upcoming generation. Most of the things in daily life we use contain a major portion of natural resources.  Out dependency on natural resources is increased with time. Currently, we can't live without the use of natural resources. Day by day, these natural resources are extinction because of overuse. Hence, the conservation of natural resources is very important, and this is practiced with sustainable farming implementations.    5 methods of sustainable agriculture practices in USA Although there are many methods of sustainable agriculture we will discuss here the popular 5 methods.   There are some other complementary methods of sustainable farming but they are not used in general conservation of natural resources. Following are some of the major sustainable farming practices we can implement to conserve and improve availability of natural resources- 1. Permaculture Permaculture is the

One of the most popular fish in demand, Mrigal fish belongs to a similar class of raising fishes like Rohu and Catla.  Most people don't know about the behavior of Mrigal fish that's why they fail in Mrigal fish farming. Let's understand an estimated overview of Mrigal fish farming. You will understand the estimation of requirements, investment, and profit per acre in Mrigal fish farming.  Mrigal fish farming Mrigal fishes are carp fishes and live up to 8 years. These fishes can grow up to 1 meter in length. With this size, it can be up to 10 kg in weight.   Time to harvest Mrigal fish Mrigal fish grow slower than Rohu and Catla fish. These fishes get up to 500 to 700 grams weight in 12 to 14 months. For business purposes, as you can't be too late or you can't be too early, Mrigal fish is harvested between 12 to 14 months.   From next year, Mrigal fish start to lay eggs. Mrigal fish can produce 1,00,000 to 1,50,000 eggs in one season.  Mrigal fish price  Mrigal fish