Better broiler house management
According to expert Bruce Gibson, the three golden rules for broiler house management are look, listen and smell. This week Lloyd Phillips reports on the importance of close observation.
Making money from arts and crafts
Arts and crafts can provide struggling new farmers with much-needed extra income, but this trade can often be full of disappointments, says Roelof Bezuidenhout.
How to motivate yourself
To make your farming dreams come true, create an action plan, says Peter Hughes.
9 ways to dispose of plastic containers
Any container that once held pesticides or chemicals can be dangerous and must be properly disposed of.
Bigger and better broilers
Do you want to make good money from broilers? Follow this useful advice from an expert.
Inspect the land before you buy
Choosing the wrong enterprise for your farm can ruin the land and quickly lead to poverty, writes Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Managing for profit
Farms need to be managed carefully to make a profit. Let’s take a closer look the meaning of ‘profit’ and how to ensure your farm always makes a profit.
Make your products stand out
In the 1970s, a Tzaneen farmer started growing a small but tasty variety of pawpaw called a papino.
About provisional tax
Most farmers as provisional taxpayers, so it’s important to understand the concept, says Susan Pletts.
At last! A way to get funding.
Serious about farming? The new Land Bank loan might be for you. It has tough requirements, but offers real advantages, including recognising the Permission to Occupy (PTO), writes Susan Pletts.
Understanding commodities
The word "commodity"� is used often in discussions on agriculture, but what does it mean exactly?
Management: How to run a meeting – part 2
A badly run co-op meeting can be confusing and unproductive. By following a few rules, you can ensure that your meetings are efficient and help everyone do their job better.
Management: How to run a meeting
Meetings are essential in any business, including farming - but they need to be well-run to be effective.
Understanding percentages
As a farmer, you always need to work with figures and percentages are an important part of your calculations. The good news is that they're really quite easy to understand.
Management: Managing your time
Time waits for no one. Time is also money, so it's a resource you must use wisely, says Susan Pletts.
Economies of scale
This is an important concept and one of the major challenges faced by emerging farmers.
Management: Managing people
To run a successful farming operation, a manager needs to know how to work well with staff, says Susan Pletts.
Management: Effective leadership
Successful managers get things done and know how to motivate their workers to do the same, writes Susan Pletts.
Your seven most important financial needs
A farming enterprise needs to be managed like any other business, and it’s important that farmers make sure all their financial needs are covered, writes Kobus Engelbrecht, marketing manager of...
