The subject of methane emissions from dairy cattle has received increasing attention from environmental activists concerned about climate change.
This has spilled over to consumers,...
Following in the footsteps of his ancestors, Gerhard Grobler, of Smitsfield farm in Lothair, Mpumalanga, started farming intensively about 10 years ago.
His great-grandfather started...
Willie Landman and his business partner, Jean van der Merwe, both mechanical engineers, run a Drakensberger stud on the farm Rooipoortjie between Potchefstroom and...
The US-published, but internationally read, Stockmanship Journal defines stockmanship as “the knowledgeable and skilful handling of livestock in a safe, efficient, effective and low-stress...
Subacute rumen acidosis (SARA), is a digestive disorder found mostly in high-producing dairy herds and intensively fed beef and sheep operations. It is the...
Dairy production on pasture with low input levels and limited labour can be profitable. But there are two preconditions: the farmer must carefully plan...
