Member farms
Raise cattle with CamCow
How the partnership works, the farm loan with ARDB Bank, and the standards every member farm follows.
How it works
Every animal follows the same recorded journey on a member farm.
What every member farm gets
- Cattle suppliedYoung cattle delivered to your farm.
- Feed deliveredQuality feed for the whole batch.
- Vet supportVaccination, deworming and checks.
- We buy them backA buyer at the end of every batch.
- STEP 1
Arrival
Registered, weighed and vet checked on day one.
We record: Tag · weight · vet check - STEP 2
Daily feeding
Feed recorded every day in the CamCow app.
We record: Feed, every day - STEP 3
Weighing and care
Regular weighing, vaccination and deworming.
We record: Weight · vaccines · deworming - STEP 4
Ready for sale
CamCow buys back and delivers to buyers.
We record: Final weight · buyer · sale
Working-capital loans for raising cattle
A three-party scheme with credit from ARDB Bank: the farmer raises the cattle, CamCow supplies and buys them back, the bank lends.
Three partners
- Partner 1FarmerRaises the cattle to standard and repays the loan from the cattle sales.
Partner 2CamCowSupplies cattle, feed and know-how, and buys the cattle back at an agreed price.
Partner 3ARDB BankProvides the loan.
Seven steps
So farmers can raise cattle with capital and a clear market.
- Farmer
- CamCow
- ARDB Bank
- 1ApplyFarmer
- 2ARDB reviews the requestARDB Bank
- 3Sign the three-party contractAll three
- 4Receive cattle, feed and trainingFarmer
- 5CamCow issues the invoice for the inputsCamCow
- 6ARDB pays the loan against the invoiceARDB Bank
- 7Sell the cattle to CamCow and repay the loanFarmer
Loan terms
- Loan sizeUp to $100,000
- Interest rateAs agreed with the bank
- Loan term12 to 24 months
- Repaying the principalAfter each cattle sale
ARDB Bank decides each loan and its final terms. CamCow does not repay the bank: the farmer repays it from the cattle sales.
Healthy farms
Large, clean and hygienic sheds
Grazing on natural pasture
Enough feed, to standard
Our farming standards
- Hygiene, safety and disease prevention
- Food, water and care from skilled vets
- Humane care that keeps stress low
- No banned substances or abnormal growth promoters
Ready to start?
Apply to become a member farm, or call or message us with your questions.