Farm Health

High infrastructure costs, limited access to finance, disease risks and market barriers continue to hold back South Africa’s emerging pig...

A new partnership between North-West University (NWU), Community Investment Holdings (CIH) and NWU Enterprises aims to unlock finance, market access,...

Emerging livestock farmers need more than land and animals to build commercial businesses – they need biosecurity, finance, traceability and...

Cellulitis in broiler chickens is a bacterial skin infection that costs farmers thousands of rands annually through carcass condemnations at...

Keeping farm records often starts as a legal obligation, but livestock management specialists Herdscape say compliance is only the beginning....

Agriculture is not a business for those looking for quick returns. It demands patience, careful planning and the ability to...

Accessing agricultural funding remains frustratingly difficult even for businesses that have proven markets, established demand and the capacity to create...

Farm records only have value when they are used to make better decisions. Livestock management specialists Herdscape say calculating gross...

A business plan is far more than a document required by a bank. Farmer and businessman Tshedi Molatedi says it...

Securing farm finance takes more than a completed application form. Farmer and businessman Tshedi Molatedi shared his hard-won lessons at...