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    Duration: 10:10:00
    Calibration of Knapsack Sprayer
    Equipment calibration Because calibration of hand operating sprayers is operated specific, check the sprayer ensuring that the it is clear and i good working order without leaks and put on personal protective equipments and select correct nozzle and spray volumes. Clean nozzle with water , soft brush and make sure nozzle used is alligned correctly. […]
    Duration: 00:04:08
    Introduction to sustainable irrigation
    Irrigation is important in agriculture especially with the recent changing weather and climate patterns. Irrigation helps provide food supplies in areas that would otherwise not have sufficient yields. Water in irrigation is mainly sourced from fresh water sources like ground water aquifers and surface water bodies eg rivers, lakes, springs and reservoirs. The commonly used […]
    Duration: 00:03:52
    Storage of Tractor Tires
    Being implements and equipments that ease farm work, condition of their tires determine the time to complete work, quality of work and efficiency of the machine on a particular work. When storing tires, always clean them before storage and if your frequently using more than one set of tires on a tractor, properly store the […]
    Duration: 00:07:24
    Farm Implement Equipment in Agricultural Crop Production
    The efficiency and performance of a farm implement equipment in agricultural crop production is determined by the skills of operation. Equipment is either operated manually or automatically by large machineries while farm implements are machines mounted attachments for conducting certain field operations and land planning. Farm mechanisation Although farm implements involve accessories pulled by animals […]
    Duration: 00:20:00
    Grow more, earn more
    If you keep the soil moist you are able to plant a second crop like maize and wheat in the dry season. You can use different tricks and work with two methods: strip tillage and bed planting. When you keep crop rests like straws on the field, it stays moist longer. But most farmers plough […]
    Duration: 00:11:46
    Pruning tool; How to make a clean cut
    More diseases have affected trees due to poor pruning skills which cause heavy wounds on them and increasing the chances of infection. Farmers should use tools which have right sharpness and durability. Making a clean cut Secateurs; these are used for tipping off lateral branches. Loppers tool; is used to trim water lateral shoots. The […]
    Duration: 00:13:35
    The clod breaker: a rolling harrow
    Continuous use of chemical fertilizers and weedicides damage soils and kills beneficial organisms. Machines also plough so deeply that fertile top soil goes down and infertile soil up, and compact the soil. As a result the soil loses it‘s structure, becomes hard making crops have well and have poor root penetration and don‘t germinate well. […]
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