The breeding season: A cost-effective tool in extensive beef production
Progressive farming enterprises are using a well-defined breeding season as a cost-effective tool for sustainable reproductive management of livestock in ...
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FMD at Karan Beef: Five things farmers need to know
Working closely with the veterinary authorities, Karan Beef follows structured protocols to combat the outbreak with urgency and responsibility, says ...
FMD: Farmers’ advice falls on state’s deaf ears
The recent confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease at probably the world’s largest cattle feedlot – where stringent biosecurity applies – clearly ...
Foot-and-mouth: New regulations for auctions coming
Foot-and-mouth disease is once again in the spotlight after new cases were reported in Mpumalanga and Gauteng, and China banned ...
Kroonstad vet lab get accreditation for bovine brucellosis testing
The Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has announced the Kroonstad Provincial Veterinary Laboratory (KPVL) has obtained full ...
Educational video series provides essential cattle farmer training
Karan Beef, through the The Karan Beef Academy, has published an excellent educational video series designed to provide essential cattle ...
WATCH | Get to know the modern dual-purpose Brazilian Guzerá cattle breed
Since importing original specimens of Guzerá/Guzerat/Guzera cattle from India in the 1800s, Brazil has diligently developed and improved on the ...
Tick resistance is rising: Here’s how to protect your herd
Fifteen years ago, a countrywide tick resistance survey indicated that, if left unmanaged, cattle tick resistance to chemical substances used ...
Elite bulls: And the best bull of 2025 is …
The Simmentaler cattle breed likely boasts the champion bull in the Vleissentraal and SA Stud Book bull growth test class ...
WATCH | The ExpoZebu 2025 exhibition in Brazil
On Wednesday at the ExpoZebu 2025 exhibition, African Farming visited ABS Genetics Brazil's bull farm in the Uberaba district.
Established in 2020, African Farming aims to support black commercial farming in South Africa by providing informative and inspiring content and creating communication and education channels to help farmers develop and grow. Its initiatives include African Farming information days and workshops, which empower farmers – whether new or experienced – to build profitable and sustainable farming enterprises.