New anti-crime system shows early promise
The Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO) has just launched its national reporting system for stock theft and other crimes.
Tag: livestock
Wool: Confidence up Down Under
As the world’s leading wool producer, Australia remains a key market to watch. At Australian auctions this past week, Merino ...
Para-vets bring vital services to rural communities
Rural communities across South Africa are set to benefit from improved access to animal healthcare, as more para-veterinary professionals establish ...
Oorlogspoort Prestige Fine Wool Merinos’ 38th production auction
The Merino stud farm Oorlogspoort Prestige Fine Wool Merinos of Chris van Rooyen and his son Pieter held its 38th ...
Zulu king will lead by example in combating foot-and-mouth disease
King Misuzulu kaZwelithini recently met with Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen and representatives of the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform ...
Farmers anxious as foot-and-mouth spreads in KZN
Authorities have confirmed recent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease in parts of KwaZulu-Natal outside of the current Disease Management Area for this ...
Transporting and moving your livestock safely – here’s valuable tips
The better you handle your animals the more money they’ll earn for your, writes Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Three-in-one cows with calves wear the crown at Bovelder auction
A group of ten three-in-one cows with calves achieved the best price during the Maritz Bovelders and Boshoek Bovelders’ auction ...
Warning! Visiting pests devour pastures overnight
African armyworms (Spodoptera exempta), which are related to the more common fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda), are devouring pastures in Limpopo ...
Come see how to produce the best hay
Haymaking is becoming increasingly important to farmers and the Balfour Hay Day on 16 January wants to help them produce ...
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