Maszi farming enterprise has positioned itself to be a leader in local conveyance of goods in South Africa. Partnering with Sizalo Bonsmara we strive to build relationships with their and our clients, continually gaining an understanding of the client’s current as well as future requirements and accessing larger markets as well as auxiliary markets.
Maszi integrated to mixed farming that include cattle, sheep, goats &feedlot, and crop production. Since the integration of mixed farming Maszi farming enterprise has looked beyond traditional farming to promote environmentally friendly beef cattle practice which will also contribute towards food security in South Africa.
VISION
To focus on sustainable growth and produce high quality products
To provide safe working environment for our staff to enhance quality customer service.
MISSION
Adhere to high standards of breeding values and crop production through precision farming practice
Our product, our people and our pride
OUR FARM
We farm on the Gauteng region in rust de winter. Our farm is 1800 hectares and is divided as follows:
Dry Land is 620 ha
Cultivated land is 140 ha
Grazing land is 2966 ha
The grazing land is utilized by well adapted cattle and sheep whereas cultivated land is mainly maize, soya bean and oats.
OUR LIVESTOCK
Cattle
We farm with bonsmara and bovelders breed which show the following traits:
Good milk production
Cow-calf ratio
High VCR
Sheep
Dohne Merino and SA mutton merino is two dominant breeds in our farm. They are part of us because of the below traits:
Best quality genetic transfer in the form wool i.e. Greasy wool, clean yield, fleece weight
Best quality carcases that is on demand i.e. Lean meat, early maturity, FCR, Tenderness
Goats
Boar goat is our main breed. It aligns well with our breeding cycle and traits below are achievable with this type of a goat:
Good mothering quality
High Fertility i.e. Twinning and triplets ability
Growth traits such as juiciness, FCR
Crops
Maize, precision farming is our game optimum yield is achieved. With maize we also achieve the following to help supplement and provide roughage for our animals.
Silage making
Crop residue i.e. Maize Stover, maize cobs and husks
Soya bean, is the second crop dominant however it is only utilized by cattle and sheep after harvesting as crop residue
Backgrounding
This is one of the programmes that Maszi runs throughout the year. All weaner calves preferably males that are not selected to be part of future breeding cattle are introduced to pastures with allows us to serve a semi intensive market.
Feedlot
Post weaning, calves that are not selected undergo fattening through planted pastures to achieve maximum weights that are acceptable for market. Therefore, the Maszi backgrounding programme is the bridge for feedlot to reach early slaughter weight, good carcass weight and required dressing percentage. The backgrounding programme and feedlot allows Maszi to create a value chain allowing us to have greater control of the market.
Baler production
Maszi wants to have more in the feed production value chain by introducing baler making into our production which in turn assists our backgrounding programme and our feedlot in providing grain for the custom feed we make. This provides a competitive advantage as it would decrease costs in dry seasons and it would provide nearby local farmers with more accessibility to bales. Currently Maszi produces 300 bales per cycle which can be doubled.
Organization and staffing
We recruit staff from the nearby villages and have them trained in the
Different divisions of his enterprise per the skills audit report.
Social corporate investment
Being a level 1 BBBEE our Corporate Social Investment Programme (CSI) assist local farmers and extends aid to our community using the following methods:
– Training and support.
– Contract feeding of weaning calves.
– Supporting local sport clubs, schools, and NGOs
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