The profitability and sustainability of livestock farming is under severe pressure. Fortunately, top farmer Mecki Schneider has excellent advice for extensive cattle and sheep farmers. This is the second delivery in a three part series on ten tips for the restoration of livestock farming. 2. Profitable herds An effective cow…
Animal admin is part of farm management and keeping flock records up to date helps the stockfarmer with forward planning. Draw up a month by month table that you break down into weekly segments. Animals don’t always fit neatly into rigid parameters so there should be some flexibility allowed. Once…
In these articles we look at the importance of keeping records as part of farm management, no matter how small or large your farming business may be. In the previous article we look at the filing system of Production and Marketing. In this article we look at Management and touch on…
No management without measurement is a well-known saying among farmers. After all, how can a farmer know where he can improve, where he is losing money, or making money, without the right information at his fingertips? Farm records play an important part in farm management, says Michael Cordes, Africanfarming.com’s experienced…
If you have a serious interest in your animals, and in making a profit, you must measure and record. These are essential livestock management tools. Don’t skip this because the very sound of the words record keeping is enough to make you cringe. Rather cringe if you are not keeping…
If you have a serious interest in your animals, and in making a profit, you must measure and record. These are essential livestock management tools. Don’t skip this because the very sound of the words record keeping is enough to make you cringe. Rather cringe if you are not keeping…
