Sheep
From 0.5% to 16% of SA’s wool clip – but communal farmers say support is still not enough
Hailed as South Africa's greatest agricultural development success story, the communal wool sector has grown from just 0,5% of the...
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WATCH | Communal farmers beat 2 000 rivals to win top wool honour
The Upper Telle Shearing Shed from Region 25 in the Drakensberg Mountains was crowned overall winner for best classed clip...
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Communal farming that pays: Boer goats and Meatmaster sheep driving profit in Limpopo
In the small village of Old Long Sign in Makgabeng, a few kilometres outside Bochum in Limpopo’s Blouberg region, a...
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Health and nutrition drive success for Limpopo’s Meatmaster and Boer goat farmers
For Kutama Nicholas Huma and his father, Mashamaite Huma, from Makgabeng village in Limpopo, successful livestock farming is not the...
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Their lambs hit 35kg in two months – how two communal farmers cracked the crossbreeding code
For Kutama Nicholas Huma and his father, Mashamaite Huma, farming in Makgabeng village outside Bochum in Limpopo’s Blouberg Municipality has...
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Making communal land profitable with Meatmaster sheep and Boer goats
This week African Farming shines the spotlight on Kutama Nicholas Huma and his father, Mashamaite Huma, from the village of...
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WATCH | Much to celebrate on the eve of wool farmers’ centenary celebrations!
The National Wool Growers Association (NWGA) is preparing to celebrate 100 years of representing South Africa's wool farmers — and...
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Poor baling and hygiene are cutting your profits: Essential advice for wool growers
South African wool buyers urge farmers to improve baling practices after poorly secured bales caused costly certification losses. Wool growers...
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Livestock giveaway inspires emerging farmers
Two lucky farmers who walked away with livestock prizes – a sheep with a lamb and a goat with a...
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WATCH | ‘It’s always lekker to beat the Kiwis’ – SA world champion shearers honoured
South African sheep shearing champions Bonile Rabela and Teboho Nyatsa were honored by Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen for their exceptional...
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