Crop Production

We plant over 1 000ha of maize, soybeans and sorghum. Manure from the feedlot forms the backbone of our fertilisation programme on our pastures and crop soils. Regular soil analysis is done to customise our fertilisation programme.

Feedlot

The right amount of proteins, vitamins, minerals, fibre and energy form part of our feeding program to ensure a healthy and strong immune system and to maximise the animal’s growth potential. We do not use any beta-agonists(including Zilpaterol).

Abattoir

Our animals are walked over to the abattoir, which is far less stressful than transportation by truck. Stress elimination for our animals is one of our main aims, which is essential to ensure a quality product. All of our animals are fully integrated into our production system. Chalmar cattle and lamb are specific meat breeds. No market ready animals are processed to ensure full traceability.

We recycle the waste water from the abattoir. The waste water is processed through a purification system. The water is then used for crop irrigation.

We monitor our borehole water quality bi-annually to ensure that there is no ground water contamination. Environmental impact studies are conducted prior to any new developments.

Regular soil analysis ensures a customised fertilisation programme for our soil. Manure from the feedlot forms the backbone of the programme adding essential nutrients and organic matter to the soil.

Chalmar Beef supports organisations in the community involved with the care of the less fortunate people, special needs people as well as local primary schools.

Chalmar obtained our composting license after strict approvals and environmental impact studies were completed successfully. The system is audited independently every 2 years and internally every 6 months.

We have 1253 solar panels which generate solar power. This is part of our green project. We have a heat recovery system and heat pump which pre-heats our production water to save energy.

We recycle our used boxes and paper.