What are the objectives of your business plan?
The objectives outlined in your business plan must be realistic and achievable, with the strengths and weaknesses properly identified and analysed.
Follow these steps when drafting a business plan
A business plan will help you access funding and serve as a working document to guide your managerial decisions. But, before you write up that plan, do your research properly!
How to catch a stock thief
Every animal is unique, and stock handling can leave distinct marks on individual animals. These two facts can be used by law enforcement officers to prosecute stock thieves effectively. Gerhard Uys spoke to expert witness Mort Mortassagne.
The importance of a business plan for farming
You wouldn’t drive a car without a steering wheel. So why run a farm without a business plan?
Advice on growing pecan nuts
There are a number of factors that should be taken into account before planting pecan nut trees.
Employee incapacity in the workplace
Few employers can afford to employ staff members who are unable to perform their duties to their full capacity.
Beef cattle farming: get the infrastructure right
Ensure that you have the right facilities: a crush pen, a neck clamp and a squeeze chute.
Tips on selecting heifers
Correct selection is crucial for a high reproduction rate, high weaning weight and low calf mortality in a beef cattle herd, says the ARC’s Leslie Bergh.
Learn how to Brix it
This unit of measurement is invaluable for both crop farmers and livestock producers.
Dealing with Gibberella ear rot
Also known as red ear rot, this disease appears to be on the increase in South Africa’s maize-producing areas.
Growing pepper: simple steps to follow
Pepper is a tropical plant that prefers hot, humid areas such as the Lowveld and the northern coastal areas of KwaZulu-Natal.
Feeding dairy cows roughage
Before putting together a feeding schedule, confirm the properties of the available feed.
Buy cattle from a reputable breeder
There are many sources of good cattle, both registered (stud) and commercial. It is best to purchase from a successful and reputable breeder who sells only sound cattle as breeding stock; this person will be happy to give you advice.
Barley: insect and fungal control, regulation and irrigation
Barley is highly sensitive to competition from weeds, especially in the initial stages. Early control measures will therefore enhance yield potential.
Dealing with Fusarium ear rot
The incidence of ear rot in South Africa’s maize-producing areas can vary greatly from year to year and from land to land within the same season.
The benefits of cover crops for CA smallholder farmers
A cover crop is a fundamental and sustainable tool used to manage various functions of soil health. It is defined as any type of plant grown to improve any number of conditions associated with sustainable agriculture.
How to develop and manage a small beef cattle herd
Raising cattle properly requires money, land and skill. Do you have enough of each to enter this business? Equally importantly, do you have a genuine interest in cattle?
Animal health: Rabies
It is time once more for our annual warning about this deadly disease. Rabies can strike any warm-blooded animal and it is rightfully a feared zoonosis.
Compiling a fertilisation programme for a barley crop
As with any crop, fertilisation can be successful only when the minimum acidity requirements are met.
