Stockfarm Magazine - January 2020
Stockfarm Magazine - January 2020
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In this issue
A producer's approach to fodder bank management. Wool quality; A century of positive change. Liver health. Trace elements. Heifer survival. PLAAS Agricultural Youth Foundation. Parasites. Calf diarrhea. Groundwater.
A fodder bank requires careful management
The production and maintenance of a fodder bank as insurance against unfavourable farming conditions, is particularly relevant during times when large parts of the country are subject to drought. But what is a fodder bank, and how should it be maintained?
5 mins
Wool Quality: A Century Of Positive Change
South Africa’s wool industry has undergone some radical changes over the past 100 years, one of which is the increasing focus on rigorous selection and the correct breeding policy by producers in a bid to increase the financial sustainability of farming enterprises. This has led to the industry breeding well-balanced sheep with a good wool to meat ratio.
5 mins
Exceptional bull's legacy lives on
Every so often a farmer breeds a bull with genetically superior traits and an exceptional appearance, all highly heritable traits that he passes on to his children and their progeny.
5 mins
Three in a row for Westend Landgoed
Hannes and Hano Lombard’s Westend Landgoed near Morgenzon in Mpumalanga was once again crowned the Santam Agriculture National Silage King in 2019.
4 mins
Unique feeding system requires less management
When AFGRI Animal Feeds brought the Kempen feeding system for dairy cows to South Africa in 2009, it was aimed mainly at farmers who use total mixed rations (TMRs). While it worked very well initially, AFGRI later learned an expensive lesson.
4 mins
Precision livestock farming is here
In October last year Evonik hosted their fourth customer seminar at the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) in Pretoria.
2 mins
PLAAS Agricultural Youth Foundation goes from strength to strength
The PLAAS Agricultural Youth Foundation was established during ALFA 2017 following the rapid expansion of the Veeplaas Schools’ Herd Project, which meant that an umbrella body was needed to look after current and future projects.
4 mins
Control Calf Diarrhoea With Proper Care
Diarrhoea and pneumonia are the two most prominent diseases among calves.
5 mins
The Animal Diseases Act: What Farmers Should Know
Part 8: Control of African swine fever
3 mins
The Correct Way To Manage And Utilise Groundwater
Around fifty years ago, a large-scale effort was made in South Africa to teach people about water conservation.
4 mins
Stockfarm Magazine Description:
Publisher: Plaas Media
Category: Business
Language: English
Frequency: Monthly
The magazine for livestock farmers
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