Category: Landbou Radio

“The Chianina is one of the oldest cattle breeds in the world and is both the tallest and the heaviest breed of cattle. It is not unusual for bulls to…

“The most intensive way to manage grazing is ultra-high-density grazing. In this system animals can be moved as frequently as every hour and in this system traditional stocking rates can…

False codling moth is native so sub-Saharan Africa. The most important cultivated hosts of FCM are citrus, stone fruit, macadamias, pomegranates and avocados. FCM can effectively be controlled using integrated…

Liver fluke infection is livestock are responsible for economic losses such as reduction in milk and meat production, liver condemnation and secondary bacterial infections. The life cycle of liver fluke…

Success is not something that can be switched on with the flick of a switch. It takes a lot of effort, good management practices and a well-structured financial plan and…

You are never too young to live your dream. Rael du Plessis (14), is the owner of Fabel-R Santa Gertrudis and Appaloosa stud on the farm Belview Estates near Nigel.…

The Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries released a 580 page High-Level Panel Report on the protection of iconic wild animals such as the rhino, lion, cheetah and elephant. This…

As the saying goes, “ If you want to go fast, fo alone and if you want to go far, go together” Eleven years ago, Doornpoort Genetics Group made the…

Performance testing offers beef producers a means of measuring differences among animals’ inheritable economic traits such as reproduction, growth rate, carcass merit, and efficiency of gain. In our program of…

“Here is a fishing rod, now you must catch your own fish” With these words Marianna le Roux of Bakgat Sitrus Farming near Brits decided to make a success of…