Growing your own livestock feed

Many producers fail to keep records of their input costs. No matter what scale of farmer you are, you should always look at innovative ways to reduce your input costs, as this leads to better profitability.

Sadly, many communal farmers spend vast amounts of money each year on bales of lucerne or other feed types such as sheep pellets, particularly in the winter months when many communal farming areas suffer grazing shortages.

Consider this: a lucerne bale weighs