As the long rains continue to pound various parts of the country, dairy farmers in Murang'a have been urged to leverage on the current fodder availability to avoid post-harvest losses.
Apart from using fodder that is easier and quick to mature, the farmers must be able to preserve it for the day of scarcity and to avoid perennial losses.
Soil analyst Bernard Ndung'u observes that the rains have significantly impacted fodder production promoting growth and increasing the quality of the available feed and farmers need to take advantage of this.
Ndungu outlines some of the fast-maturing fodders that dairy farmers can incorporate in their farming while noting that the fodder should also offer all the nutrients to the animals for maximum yields as feeds contribute up to 60 percent of a farmer's success.
