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Planning of fodder/ feed requirements for the dry season (seasonal forage production calendar)

Level 2 - Lead Farmers

Introduction

1. You will learn about...

2. Dry season: The need for feed planning

3. Reasons for Dry season feeding

4. Causes of feed shortage in the dry season

5. Dry season feeding principles

6. The solution to dry season: Plan ahead

7. Strategies for the Dry season

8. Tumbukiza

9. Irrigation/Watering crops

10. Planting Drought resistant grasses and fodder crops

11. Conserving crop residues

12. Silage making

13. Advantages of Silage making

14. Hay making

15. Types of Hay

16. Fodder trees

17. Why fodder trees?

18. Supplementation with Urea Molasses Blocks (UMB)

19. Common ingredients for making Urea Molasses Blocks

20. Feeding Urea Molasses Blocks (UMB)