All the best.

Thanks for watching

Thanks Mr Benjamin

Thanks.

You're most welcome. All the best.

Glad to help

Thanks. Our spraying is a work in progress.

Indeed. That is one of my general approaches to life and all that it throws at us. But we all know that this problem of all the chemicals that we use to sustain humanity will have to dealt with sooner rather than later.

Thank you! Will do!

Indeed, frontline farming is quite difficult. Devastation is always just around the corner... A dry spell with no rain at the wring time A pest infestation you can't or don't control properly A weak market with prices below production costs Success depends on a combination of luck, skill, and experience. Its not a lot of fun with so much at stake all the time. So many times each and every year, every single farmer I know regrets one or two of their decisions 😕 Many, many give up by choice or necessity.

It's a difficult paradox we face

Indeed, we use some neem oil products from time to time.

LOL

Thank you

I THINK YOU CAN USE SHUMBA FROM ZAMBIA AND DO THE ROTATION OF DIFFERENT CROPS IN THE FARM

All the best

Thanks

You're most welcome

Will do

You’re welcome 😊

Thanks Preston. Welcome aboard. Sorry, we don't share numbers, yields, costs, etc. on our channel. That is a choice that I have made regarding the style and content of the channel. But plenty of other channels will share such details. All the best.

It's an interesting issue. 🤔 One wonders what stops one of the big agrochem companies developing and pushing organic products that are as effective as the synthetic ones. I remain pragmatic as ever, but all while I pray that they do that soon. We simply can't keep on pumping these dangerous chemicals into the environment and ultimately into our bodies. A few weeks ago, we were discussing the number of dead birds we find around after fields after spraying insecticides. They die after eating some of the dead insects lying around. Quite worrying 😟 😓 Scisntists are right to call this the Athropocene Extinction.

Thanks 😊

80cm in our case, but people choose different lengths. Pls research more on row spacing for maize to get a better picture. All the best.

No, there is little market for Brussels sprouts here in Zambia. As far as I am aware, Monsanto makes GM seeds, which are not permitted in a Zambia. Yet. The manufacturers are lobbying hard and will probably be allowed to come in the next few years, like elsewhere in the world.

@@mondofarms4343 omg! They shouldn’t be allowed 😢 they cause so much cancer!

Hi Jason. Sorry I haven't responded to your questions. I keep planning to address them in a video, rather than here in KZfaq comments. But the summary is this: We grow maize because it is our staple food here in Zambia, and main source of starch. Rice is also grown in some areas, and wheat is produced during our winter at a commercial scale. We grow maize to eat as the prices are subject to political interference. Commercial maize needs way more hectares than we have. We grow soya beans as a legume crop that we rotate with the maize. It usually has a more stable price than maize. Though last year was a disaster for Zambia's soya farmers as the market was flooded from a bumper harvest. But were committed to soya beans and will grownit again this rain season. And we grow vegetables throughout the year to keep the lights on. Especially eggplant, which has a very stable price.

Thanks, eggplant, that wasn't one in my mind but now ive read a little about it, makes sense. That was a succinct round up, @@mondofarms4343

Thanks 😊

We discussed the petrol sprayers in the video kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bbNlhLaEzsreY6s.html

Too much

Thanks. In our meeting at Winterthorn, we were planning next rain season crops and discussing our sprayers capacity. We accepted that we don't have enough of the petrol sprayers to cover the ambitious hectorage of crops we plant (in order to make enough return at current grain prices). Once we get some more sprayers or can upgrade to some larger capacity ones, we will be able to spray more effectively. I'm sure you are aware of the dilemmas that we farmers face.

Hi there. These are good questions for an agronomist. Most of the reputable agrochem companies and farm supply shops employ them to address such issues. We find them very useful.

Hi there. These are good questions for an agronomist. Most of the reputable agrochem companies and farm supply shops employ them to address such issues. We find them very useful.

The chemical is described in the video. Pls watch it again as necessary. All the best.

Hi there. These are good questions for an agronomist. Most of the reputable agrochem companies and farm supply shops employ them to address such issues. We find them very useful.

The main chemical we used against army wormnin this video was emmamectin benzoate Pls google it to learn more. All the best

Hi Florentino. The insecticide used is clearly included in the video. Pls watch again as necessary. Apologies, but it is quite a challenge for us to spend hours and hours filming and editing the videos, then after publishing them, have to say again what was already included in them. It's a bit triggering as today is Easter Sunday, and I am having to spend the whole day, and most of tonight, and some of tomorrow, working on some new videos.

Not army worms as far as I know. But allium have their own insect pest challenges.

Its hard to comment, without knowing your circumstances. We have a rule in our area that cows must be accompanied by a herdsman during the growing season. They are only allowed to be left to roam from Aug-Nov. But rules are rules, and not always followed. Humans are not always good to each other. We put up fencing to block cows and goats from entering the fields with vegetables. But of course, that is difficult to do with larger areas where field crops like maize are grown. We also speak and engage with our neighbours repeatedly and have our guys keep a look out for their animals. Its not easy.

Thanks

I'm not sure what you are asking. please rephrase. Thanks

Yoh. The transatlantic culture clash continues to be waged across Africa... But the US seems to be winning thanks to the default settings on laptops we buy everywhere.

Agreed. It was like the generals in charge of the army worm army sent in commandos for the second attack! 😆 🤣 😂

@@mondofarms4343 Hahahaha!

That is often the case at this level of farming.

I love the idea, except that some chickens feed on maize/corn leaves

@@wumioyerinde6691 only if the combs are laying on the ground, they won't bother with maize with all those bugs, and much cheaper than spraying toxic chemicals on your food ,ever better to try companion planting, am sure there are some plants that those worms hate

Thanks Dwayne.

We did share the chemicals used. Pls watch again carefully.

Thank you for your valued contribution.

Hi there. Our contacts are available under the details of the channel. But honestly, we struggle to find time for all the various questions and engagements we get every week. That's why we put so much effort into the videos as our contribution towards helping other farmers