Die goeie, gesonde ou spreekwoord van “Jy is wat jy eet” geld ook vir plaasdiere. Diere wat rantsoene eet wat met ՚n Rumax-voermenger gemeng is, is wins in die boer se sak. Rumax se voer- en konsentraatmengers verdien op twee maniere wins vir die boer: besparing en doeltreffendheid. Bespaar met Rumax • Rumax word plaaslik […] More
Bonnox is rightly a famous and respected brand on farms all over Southern Africa. Just like Bonnox, Jasmyn Farm and Farmstall at Hartbeespoort Dam near Pretoria in South Africa is a coveted household name. This versatile enterprise manages to produce nearly all the agricultural products for their farmers market and restaurant in town on a […] More
Meadow needs no introduction to South African livestock farmers. As part of the Astral Group, which has a huge share in the South African chicken production chain – from genetic production to several chicken meat and egg producer trademarks – Meadow supplies high quality formulated chicken feeds. This giant undertaking also manufactures complete feed ranges […] More
Better, easier, quicker, more efficient and affordable – these are the aims of Kanna, the clever designer and manufacturer of equipment that allow the farmer’s work to flow, make his life easier and his business also more profitable. It is no wonder because all the Kanna plans were born directly on the farm and contrived […] More
The quality and safety of our meat can be ascribed to the feed eaten by livestock in feedlots. There are opportunists in every industry but, thank goodness, there is also an organisation which has laid down excellent systems to ensure that the livestock farmer, and also the consumer, can enjoy a chicken breast or beefsteak […] More
Wins is die hoofdoel van enige veeboerdery. Die belangrikste faktore wat winsgewendheid bepaal, is die vrugbaarheid van diere asook die groei van hulle nageslag en dit is regstreeks afhanklik van die voedingstatus van die dier. Hoogs produserende diere benodig ’n wye verskeidenheid makro- en mikro-voedingstowwe teen die regte vlakke en in die korrekte balans, om […] More
Desmond Green prefers the quiet of farm life in spite of being a well-off businessman. When he moved from Botswana he decided to raise his children in the tranquil rural Western Cape setting near Worcester. One of the most important decisions he had to make, was how to fence his property. Desmond en and his […] More
Die onlangse uitbreking van bek-en-klouseer in Limpopo kom op ‘n baie slegte tyd vir die rooivleisbedryf. Die bedryf gaan tans onder ’n landswye droogte gebuk. Voer- en mieliepryse het die hoogte ingeskiet en die koopkrag van die verbruiker is onder druk. Dit is te midde van ‘n kuddeboufase ná die droogte van 2016. Al dié […] More
Crops that take 25 years before they can be harvested have a long period of vulnerability and should therefore be properly protected. If this product is as valuable as timber, the plantation farmer must have extra eyes in the back of his head to ensure that he will gain a proper harvest… or he can […] More
Die hoofdoel van die Wet op Dieresiektes, No 35 van 1984 (“die Wet”) is om belangrike en gevaarlike dieresiektes te beheer. Hierdie Wet en die Regulasies daaronder bevat algemene bepalings maar stipuleer ook spesifieke beheermaatreëls vir seker dieresiektes soos brucellose. Veeboere moet sekere mense inlig oor siektes Artikel 11 van die Wet bepaal dat veeboere […] More
Game poaching is an enormous problem in the Lowveld and a large portion of a game farmer’s security expenditure goes towards his first line of defence – the fence around his farm. The well-known Mabalel game farm and resort east of Nelspruit, directly next to the N4, has had to deal with its quota game […] More
Clearly defined pens for every purpose or operation makes farming so much easier and enjoyable. But keep in mind that animals staying in an enclosed area offer many challenges. It is sensible to place your animal pens downwind and in such a position in relation to the housing and feed processing area that odours and […] More
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