Commodity Chemicals for Agriculture in Namibia

Urea is toxic to ruminants above controlled inclusion rates, so blend only to a recognised formulation, mix until genuinely homogeneous, and keep bags bone dry — caked urea creates hot spots that kill cattle. Buy consistent-spec product (ours is the same analysis bag after bag) and introduce lick gradually so rumens adapt. When in doubt, your feed advisor’s formulation beats the neighbour’s recipe.

Usually not for pH — most of our soils need no liming — but ag lime still earns its place as a calcium source on specific crops, in kraal-floor management, and on the acid pockets that irrigation and heavy nitrogen use create over years. Soil-test first; we sell lime to farmers who need calcium, not by habit.

Footbaths for sheep and cattle against foot rot, algae control in dams and troughs, and as a trace-element corrector where copper deficiency shows in herds — plus its classic fungicide role on the Orange River grapes and vegetable schemes. Dose carefully near fish and be exact in footbath concentrations; it is a heavy metal and behaves like one.

Consolidate and calendar it: one order covering licks, kraal treatment, dam chemistry and shed hygiene, dispatched on the freight run you already use for feed. Most of our farm accounts order quarterly with a wet-season buffer — January roads strand more deliveries than stock-outs ever should.