As the year draws to a close, we’re going full throttle to harvest crops and deliver livestock, while grappling with broader economic challenges and with the potential for El Niño.
Crops
This quarter we harvested our forage sorghum, E6518, taking off both a seed crop and harvesting the rest of the crop for silage – in preparation for the next dry season.
We have also harvested a crop of Boma Rhodes grass seed, with the rest of the crop going for hay and silage, for sale and our own use respectively.
Livestock
We managed to send off another shipment of steers this quarter ahead of Christmas! These cattle have been grass fed in the last few months (as we restock our silage supplies which were almost exhausted during the extended drought) – so they had lower fat cover than previous shipments.
We also delivered sheep to Choice Meats, all received with the class of “prime quality”.
Life on the Farm
With Lotolo the elephant gone, we were able to fix some of the damage he leaves behind, repairing fences and removing trees he knocked over. However, in his absence we have experienced a sharp increase in trespassers setting snares, aiming to catch guinea fowl and hares which end up in the game meat trade. We’ve engaged both KWS and the local administration to address this challenge.
The borehole is finally working again! After much delay, we finally have water being pumped from the borehole for use with cattle. This water is slightly saline, and therefore not fit for human consumption, but reduces the pressure in procuring water externally.
Rajwera Farm 