Tag: farmers
To ensure sustainable success, farmers need to also be effective cash managers
To most people, farming and business probably seem like two completely different activities with very little in common. The truth, however, is that farming is first and foremost a commercial enterprise....
RTF’s make inroads on farms
DEMAND for robust yet cost-effective equipment remains high. This is especially so in the agricultural sector where elevated input costs have placed pressure on local farmers. They continue to be the...
SA dairy farmers eye carbon credits while curbing emissions
On South Africa's Lancewood dairy farm, a GPS-guided tractor spreads cow manure across defined areas where tilling is banned and fertilizer used at a minimum, if at all.
Some 2,500 Jersey cows...
The future of food security: Challenges that farmers are facing
According to the regional food security body, the IPC, 11.8 million South Africans faced crisis levels of food insecurity last year. The main drivers for this were Covid-19, economic decline, drought,...
One stop shop for farmers
“THROUGH its Boer Slim/Smart Farming initiative, which was launched approximately eight years ago, BMG offers farming sustainability solutions that focus on effective food production, the correct use of suitable equipment for...