Tag: stockfarm
Beste jong afslaers vir 2019 gekroon
Die Toyota SA Nasionale Jong Afslaerskompetisie in samewerking met Plaas Media se tydskrifte, Veeplaas en Stockfarm, is vanjaar vir die sesde agtereenvolgende...
Mohair South Africa under new management
As Mohair South Africa’s new general manager, Lindsay Humphreys executes the board’s strategic decisions to ensure the sustainability and growth of...
Creep feeding gives sheep farmers the edge
In the contemporary agricultural landscape, scientific advances help farmers boost production, good genetics are available and affordable, additional infrastructure improves margins and management is...
Science supports groundwater management
The oceans contain 97% of the earth’s water and of the remaining 3%, which is freshwater, 2% is locked up in glaciers and the...
Make calf health a priority during winter
The approach of winter means it is time to wean calves. Weaning, associated with significant stress for calves and their dams, can have a...
Conservation agriculture: Much more than no-till
“Truly understanding the principle of conservation agriculture was a lightbulb moment for me. It has shed light on the way forward, and each day...
How to erect a small-scale milking shed
Milk has been described as nature’s most complete source of food. The contribution of milk to mankind is recognised globally and continues to meet...
SA goat breeds suit the Zimbabwean landscape
Pathisani Ncube has a wholly indigenous flock of 15 goats that he rears on a 90ha farm in Inyathi, 70km north of Bulawayo. Kalahari...
Read Stockfarm in July
Although winter is not typically associated with parasite- and heat-related diseases, we live in a country and on a continent where our winters are...
Veeplaas Boland Brahman stud: Dream it, do it
We recently checked in with the Veeplaas Boland Brahman stud, one of the very first herds established as part of the Veeplaas School Herds project.
“The...