Stockfarm Magazine - June 2021

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In this issue

LAND REFORM for sustainability
Focus on the Boran breed
Dry-season nutrition for cattle
Strategic nutrition • Creep feed • Crop residues • Overwintering • Cow efficiency
Dehorning • Sheep scab • Angora goat health • Grain storage • Trading post

Land Reform For Sustainability

The government’s Land Reform Programme aims to achieve four main outcomes, namely increased black land ownership, increased employment, improved farm productivity and improved livelihoods. Livelihoods are most often measured through dietary diversity, food security and improved household income.

5 mins

New Blood And Positive Developments At Cape Wools

Cape Wools South Africa (Cape Wools) is a dynamic organisation in the South African wool industry, with a clear focus on progress and bringing about positive change in the entire wool value chain. This focus rests on three pillars, namely sustainability, biosecurity and transformation.

4 mins

The Boran: Uniquely Suited To The South African Environment

The Boran developed after the introduction of Bos indicus cattle to Africa, following the Arab invasion of East Africa in around 700 AD. The breed gets its name from the Borana plateau in Southern Ethiopia, a high-altitude region with harsh climate conditions and frequent droughts.

4 mins

The Basic Principles Of Dry-Season Nutrition For Cattle

Dry-season nutrition for cattle is essential, especially in the summer rainfall regions and given the declining nutritional value of grassveld in the country’s interior during winter.

5 mins

Creep Feed For Small Stock: Distinguish Between Lambs And Kids

The difference between creep feed for lambs and kids is substantial, says Dewald Vosloo, nutrition consultant and managing director of Saamstaan Voere in Vrede.

6 mins

Seven Key Aspects Of Overwintering In Summer Rainfall Regions

Overwintering tends to be a general topic of discussion when, in fact, it is spring that poses the greatest challenge to producers. In the summer rainfall regions, September is known as the lean month and October (sometimes even November) as the killer month. Bridging these months successfully is therefore crucial to the livestock producer’s enterprise.

6 mins

Mineral Supplementation For Ruminants

This article provides a brief overview of a very important but complex subject. The aim is to give the ruminant producer a broad framework for decision-making to optimise management.

4 mins

Crop Residues: Popular Crops And Managing Them

Once harvesting in the summer planting areas has been completed, it is a good time to move your animals onto the crop residues remaining in the fields. During the winter months, crop residues are very effective in bridging the autumn/winter gap in the fodder flow programme, as it is a very economical way of feeding animals.

5 mins

Building Strength Through Co-Operation

Farmer co-operatives in South Africa and Peru are set to improve their profitability, productivity, resilience and competitiveness in the marketplace as a result of a five-year, US$7,7 million grant from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

5 mins

Angora Goat Health Guide: Keeping Biological Integrity Intact

Every farm differs slightly in its management plan, with variations relating to land use (pastures and veld), mating/ kidding and husbandry procedures. Even extensive producers will experience periods during the year when they need to farm their Angora goats under intensive management conditions.