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Could you please elaborate the following points? I didn't understand the disadvantages. Disadvantages: 1)very much difficult in finding the various ingradients genuine suppliers from the market. 2) since all the materials are not available at one place difficult to combine for transport...

Could someone please suggest any good books on agriculture and dairy farming? Thank you.

Dear Swamy, What I actually meant by "get your hands/feet dirty" is that I'd like to get practical experience. You got little emotional there. I totally respect and love our culture and tradition. Thanks.

I totally agree with you Swamy that I'm little confused at the moment due to my ignorance in this field but I always feel there always is a starting point to everything.I think the only way I'll get out of this edgy situation is when I ask a lot of questions. I'm an NRI and I'd like to invest...

I'm planning to start a dairy farm(100cows/buffaloes). With no background in agriculture, I guess I'll have to hire someone to grow the green fodder on 10 acre land. Could someone please tell me how much will I have to pay the farmer every month? And also how much do I pay to the dairy labours...

What do I feed the cows to increase the milk productivity and how frequently should I feed them?

Scientifically it's not proven where it does any damage to humans or not but it definitely brings the life of cows down to 5 years where normally a cow could live upto 20 years.

Hello everyone, Could someone please tell me what all machines I'd need in a 100 cow/buffalo dairy farm and also cost of each machine? Thanks.

Thanks Swamy.

Hi Swamy, Woww!! Didn't know that cows in India could yield 60 liters of milk per day. I thought only cows of USA/New Zealand could yield such amounts because they give growth harmones to cows which makes the udder disgustingly huge. According to you, which breed of Indian cow could yield...

Dear RGFARM, How many cattle did you start off with? Do you grow your own green fodder? I'm little concerned as I've never dealt with cattle or agriculture before. Since you have already been in this field, Could you please suggest any best practices? I've read couple of posts where they stated...

I'm really interested to know if anyone has taken consultancy's help in setting up a successful dairy farm? Any successful or unsuccessful stories?

I'm planning to have 100 buffaloes/cows in my farm. Could someone please suggest what do I keep in mind before buying the land? Is it really beneficial to grow my own green fodder or buy from the suppliers?

Do cows yield 12-15 liters of milk at a time or do they yield 6-7 liters in the morning and 4-5 in the evening?

My friend and I are planning to start a dairy farm with 60 buffaloes and 40 cows. Since we are new to this business, I'd like to get help from a good consultancy. I've basic information like the kind of cows and buffaloes that I need to buy, different kinds of machinery needed etc. I'd like to...