WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN? Create a good relationship with your neigbours, especially when you are new in a neighbourhood. These are the people who will help you. Also, always have a good planter and a sprayer on the farm – those are the two…
Dr Job Mthombeni has come a long way since his days as a farm labourer. Thanks partly to a successful construction business, he has been able to make his farming dreams come true. Hard work, planning and the ability to learn from his mistakes have also played a huge role in Job’s path to commercial farming. He talks to Peter Mashala about lessons learnt, and the way forward.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WOULD HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY? I would have studied pig production at Buhle – this is what I think is missing in my career. YOUR BIGGEST SUCCESS TO DATE? Having involved John Deere in the operation. It has revolutionised my farming business. WHO HAS MADE THE BIGGEST…
Positive encouragement from her parents, solid training and the right attitude set Lerato Senakhomo on the path to success in the farming world. Not a woman to let failure stand in her way, she takes advantage of opportunities to learn about agriculture and surrounds herself with excellent mentors. Lerato speaks to Peter Mashala about her thriving agri-business.
