Drowning in cattle plunge dip sparks call for a safer alternative
The recent drowning of a 5-year-old girl in a communal cattle dip pit has once again put the spotlight on ...
Tag: communal farming
From hairdresser to top farmer
Zoliwe Nombewu was a runner-up in the 2024 Grain South Africa Potential Commercial Farmer of the Year competition. She has ...
Communal farming: Ensuring profitability benefits the environment too
A new programme in partnership with 150 communal farmers’ associations is being implemented across more than 420 000 hectares in ...
Nguni cattle ‘better for communal systems’
Research by scientists from the University of Fort Hare shows Ngunis fare better in communal farming systems, while Bonsmaras excel ...
FMD | ‘Declare KZN a disaster area’, plead industry leaders
With efforts to date proving unsuccessful at curbing the spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal and even beyond, industry ...
Major water infrastructure upgrades boost communal farming in North West
In a decisive move to strengthen rural livestock farming and deliver on its service commitments, the North West Department of ...
‘FMD is here to stay – when and where next are the only unknowns’
It would be a literal miracle if South Africa were somehow able to reverse the ongoing spread of foot and ...
Feedlot cattle have fewer worms, study finds
Feedlot cattle have fewer internal parasites than non-feedlot cattle, a report published by the University of Fort Hare (UFH) has ...
From hairdresser to top farmer
Zoliwe Nombewu was a runner-up in the 2024 Grain South Africa Potential Commercial Farmer of the Year competition. She has ...
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