Today's headlines in case you missed it... #ICYMI
๐๐ฝ Making communal land profitable with Meatmaster sheep and Boer goats https://t.co/aPjhl7NS16
๐๐ฝ R12 000 Boer goat leads strong results at GH Muller & Sonโs seventh Frankfort auction https://t.co/siEm2Mj8dW
๐๐ฝ โThe market gate is not lockedโ โ Six strategies for smallholder farmers to gain real market access https://t.co/YhRWSd5byk
๐๐ฝ From Maileโs desk: First-generation farmers, I salute you https://t.co/Barae4SBN6
Meet Emmanuel Mudau, a self-taught sheep and goat breeder from Venda, Limpopo.
In 2009, he made a life-changing decision: he quit his job as a furniture store sales representative and used his pension payout to buy just 3 goats from a local farmer.
A year later, he invested in 10 Damara sheep.
Today, he owns hundreds of sheep and goats and has built his own breeding brand, Mathuba Genetics..๐๐
Charlie Munger said your education made you dumber.
Here are the 13 Mental Models schools refuse to teach (because critical thinkers are harder to control) :
Have you noticed some small scale farmers planting Onions around the edges of Maize fields to help repel pests?
Do you think this companion planting strategy actually works?
Photo Credit : Mathardy KEN an Economist KE
#agribusinesstalk
When starting your farming Journey.
A comprehensive feasibility study for any agricultural project should go beyond just analyzing the market, land, and nearby businesses. It is equally important to carry out a detailed evaluation of the experts and professionals who will be involved in the project.
General Nhlanhla Mkhwanazi wanted his dockets back. Warrant Officer Andrรฉ Sandars wanted his coffee machine back. If people had listened to them from the start, some of these arrests might never have happened. One was looking for case files, the other was looking for caffeine.
#CountryDuty
The @SAPoliceService through #OperationShanela have disrupted a major drug smuggling route and uncovered Dagga with a street value of R11 Million.
SAPS state that preliminary investigations reveal that the drugs were from Eswatini to Limpopo & to be distributed throughout Mzansi.
3 suspects have been arrested and will appear in court tomorrow.
Great work SAPS & the Farm Watch Group!