Finance terms you need to know
Bankers and people involved in finance use many fancy words, and knowing what they mean is necessary if you want to make money, writes Susan Pletts.
Preparing your soil – part 2
Manure will do more than just fertilise and feed soil, it will loosen it to help the roots grow better and prevent diseases.Issue date: 13 August 2010
Preparing your soil – part 1
You don't need fancy tests to check your soil to see how much fertiliser you need.
How to make a profit
Many emerging farmers struggle when working out how much to charge for their produce to cover costs and make some money too. Susan Plett's lends a hand.
Castrating your beef calves – part 2
This issue we look at three more ways to castrate your beef calves – rubber rings, open wound and the short-scrotum method.
Farming hydroponically – part 4
Hydroponics is becoming a popular way to produce vegetables in South Africa because of the high quality of the produce. This week: keeping your plants disease-free.
Castrating your beef calves
Castration stops a bull calf’s testicles working so that it can’t reproduce, and also prevents the production of male hormones.
Diarrhoea in sheep and goats – part 1
How to identify and treat diarrhoea in animals.
Growing sweet potatoes
Sweet potatoes originate from South America. Their heat tolerance makes them a useful summer crop for areas that are too warm for most vegetables.
How to draft a business plan – part 3
An important part of your business plan is describing where and how the product produced on the farm is to be sold and the prices that will be achieved.
Farming hydroponically – part 1
Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking you through this interesting and potentially profitable form of farming.
How to draft a business plan – Part 2
A farmer's production plan, describing the farm’s resource potential, the type of enterprise, planned production output, and the existing output is an important part of a business plan.
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