Tag: Livestock

INSPIRATION: Onthatile Nkunika has to deal with petty theft regularly, but also with impounded cattle when the thieves let them escape. But still she encourages others to take up farming ...

With summer months fast approaching and growing concerns about extreme weather events, livestock experts are warning farmers against the effects of heat stress on their animals. It is not always ...

A group of women in Katlehong is working hard to create a fresh produce market in the area. They have a passion for farming, a plot for the market and ...

Livestock farmers are dependent on grasslands as grazing for their animals. Yet grasslands are increasingly vulnerable to encroachment by bigger, woody plants. Preliminary results by ARC researchers indicate these woody ...

It is well worth giving GPS tracking of livestock a try, argues Dr Andiswa Finca, a junior researcher at the Agricultural Research Council. Finca is based in Makhanda and her ...

Fire is a tool that livestock farmers must use wisely and carefully, argues Craig Morris, senior researcher at Agricultural Research Council – Animal Production. He is researching the ecology of ...

South Africa is one of the most fenced countries in the world, with livestock farmers encouraged to use fencing in their grazing strategies to the point that farming without fences ...

Livestock theft has decreased in all provinces between 2019 and 2021. This, for the first time since 2003 when the police first released its national crime statistics for South Africa. ...

The quality of your hay impacts the yield and quality of what your livestock provides you, so it is definitely worth while to invest in the quality of your hay. ...

Amid a global debate, Agbiz CEO Dr John Purchase says Mzansi will not be impacted by New Zealand’s decision to ban live animal exports by sea from 2023. While South ...