An increased tick burden after the recent rain that fell over a short period in Limpopo, Mpumalanga and northern KwaZulu-Natal...
Read moreDetailsFarmers in the Free State will have to jump in quickly to vaccinate their lambs against the dreaded bluetongue disease,...
Read moreDetailsBesides the cost of the vaccine, there is the cost of labour, equipment, time spent on vaccination, losses related to...
Read moreDetailsSupplementing the natural winter veld and other bulk feed, like hay, that your beef cattle eat is important if you...
Read moreDetailsMeet Makhosandile Fiko, a livestock farmer in Mthatha in the Eastern Cape. His main source of income has come from...
Read moreDetailsNo farmer likes paperwork, but as respected independent dairy consultant Johan Heunis and Milk SA transformation director Godfrey Rathogwa recently...
Read moreDetailsThe Balfour Farmers’ Association, in collaboration with AFGRI, hosts the annual Balfour Hay to help farmers produce quality fodder. African...
Read moreDetailsFundile Plaatjie, chairperson of Springgrove Number 2 Wool Growers’ Association, started using Molatek products in 2015. Learn more about his...
Read moreDetailsHaymaking is becoming increasingly important to farmers and the Balfour Hay Day on 16 January wants to help them produce...
Read moreDetailsBy Charl van Rooyen A red Brangus bull from Paraguay was named the supreme world champion animal out of about...
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