Hanekom, EugeneLiebenberg, AndreDe Vries, Marne2016-10-142016-10-142016-09Hanekom E, Liebenberg A, De Vries M. An extended Farm Site Development Method. S Afr J Sci. 2016;112(9/10), Art. #2015-0427, 11 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.17159/sajs.2016/20150427.0038-2353 (print)1996-7489 (online)10.17159/sajs.2016/20150427http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57152The inefficient and ineffective use of arable land in South Africa is one of the numerous challenges within its agricultural sector. Previous research has indicated that a method, the Farm Site Development Method (FSDM), could increase the effective and efficient use of arable land by providing a roadmap to the farm owner for incrementally transforming the current state facilities and resources of a farm towards a future saturation state. The FSDM was then demonstrated at a crop-producing farm and several opportunities existed to extend its utility. Here we suggest its extension for application to a livestock farm, and also include optimisation techniques, demand planning and financial planning. SIGNIFICANCE : • Extension of the Farm Site Development Method, and its demonstration at a livestock farm, for facilities and financial planning within the agricultural sector.en© 2016. The Author(s). Published under a Creative Commons Attribution Licence.Method engineeringFarm facilities planningFinancial planningOptimisationStrategic planningFarm site development method (FSDM)Article