12.11.1 Agricultural value chains: A game changer for small holders (By Roger Norton) A value chain is a set of linked activities that work to add value to a product. It consists of actors and actions that improve a product while linking commodity...
12.10.1 Overview The purpose of this section is to give a final overview of cattle production performance as the essence and heart of cattle farming. The key factor of cattle production is ‘live mass’, whether in individuals or in groups of animals. This...
12.9.1 Commercial beef farm record keeping Record keeping is the only method to obtain perspective of any agricultural enterprise. Cattle farmers are known not to do much about records of their farming operations except for the numbers of their cattle....
12.8.1 What are Natural Resources? Natural Resources are the natural elements that we use in everyday life and production. These resources such as water, soil and air, coal, gases and minerals are elements which societies throughout time have used to gain...
The most important point in a discussion of cattle farming has everything to do with people as the inhabitants and managers of a farm. It must never be ignored. It is a fact that it takes at least two years for a newcomer farmer to become accustomed to all the...