Mixed farming: key to livestock success for Free State farmer

The neat, well-organised commercial livestock set-up at the Ferreiras’ farm, Grootdraai, in the Eeram district near Harrismith in the Free State. Ferreira’s office is located inside the feed store and feed mixing area. Nearby are the feedlot camps, with a standing capacity for 1 350 cattle, and the camp where precision trials such as phase-D tests are conducted.