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After his studies, Simon Goble spent three years in the US learning about the practical side of farming.
He says pigs are the ideal small stock for start-up farmers with limited funds.
There are 22 camps in Goble‘s pasture rotation, with camps ranging in size depending on terrain and bush.
In a secluded valley at the foot of the Langeberg Mountain's Clock Tower subrange, 12km from Swellendam in the Western Cape, farmer Simon Goble is becoming part of the regenerative movement farming commercial Duroc pigs in this mainly winter-rainfall area.
Like many young farmers, Goble entered the agricultural arena armed with academic credentials in the form of a BAgric degree from Elsenburg. The academic environment teaches aspiring farmers much that is valuable, but leaves them with little practical experience. After graduating, Goble spent a year working for a mixed grain, cattle and sheep operation, which went some way towards filling the experience gap and gave him the confidence to apply to work in the US, where he spent three seasons.
“I would encourage every young aspiring farmer to
