Featured Farmers
Beyond the broilers: How Tumi Mokwene is building a poultry business that can outlive him
After two decades of growing Phetogo Farming Enterprise from 13 000 broilers to nearly 900 000 birds per production cycle...
Read moreDetails
Why 900 000 broilers still need a farmer walking the houses: inside Phetogo’s technology
Producing nearly 900 000 broilers per cycle requires more than large poultry houses. At Phetogo Farming Enterprise in Bronkhorstspruit, a...
Read moreDetails
How Tumi Mokwene grew 13 000 chicks into a 900 000-bird broiler business
Tumi Mokwene started Phetogo Farming Enterprise in 2006 with 13 000 broiler chicks on a single farm in Kameeldrift. Today,...
Read moreDetails
Communal land, commercial mindset: Botlhale Tshabalala’s journey to Grain SA farmer of the year
Starting with just 15 ha of communal land, Botlhale Tshabalala has built a thriving grain enterprise on approximately 200 ha...
Read moreDetails
Scattered fields, communal land, no fences – and a Grain SA award: Botlhale Tshabalala’s recipe for grain success
Despite farming scattered, unfenced communal fields around Itsoseng in North West, Botlhale Tshabalala has built a thriving grain enterprise on...
Read moreDetails
From 15 to 200 hectares: how mentorship transformed Botlhale Tshabalala’s grain operation
From 15 hectares of scattered communal land to 200 hectares and the Grain SA 2025 New Era Commercial Farmer Award,...
Read moreDetails
Stray cattle destroyed his maize crop – why Mahlatse Bonoko refuses to give up on growing his own feed
For Mahlatse Bonoko, growing yellow maize is not a separate enterprise – it is part of a plan to produce...
Read moreDetails
Heartwater nearly wiped out his flock – what Mahlatse Bonoko learnt about managing sheep and goats
After expanding from cattle into sheep and Boer goats, Mahlatse Bonoko suffered heavy losses to heartwater, with the disease killing...
Read moreDetails
From feedlotting to breeding genetics: Mahlatse Bonoko is building the commercial cattle herd he wants
Feedlotting gave Mahlatse Bonoko his first taste of cattle farming as a business, but when buying, feeding and reselling calves...
Read moreDetails
‘Farming has been my university’: How Mahlatse Bonoko turned losses into a 40-cattle operation
Mahlatse Bonoko grew up around cattle in Ga-Mashashane near Polokwane, Limpopo, but farming was not his first career choice. After...
Read moreDetailsLatest News
Established in 2020, African Farming aims to support black commercial farming in South Africa by providing informative and inspiring content and creating communication and education channels to help farmers develop and grow. Its initiatives include African Farming information days and workshops, which empower farmers – whether new or experienced – to build profitable and sustainable farming enterprises.