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Stockfarm is a semi-scientific magazine for commercial and aspiring commercial livestock farmers who wish to farm more profitably by applying sound farming practices. Stockfarm is calendar driven and addresses topics ranging from feed and nutrition, to animal health, crops, grazing, breeding, handling and management. Sound information for farmers who are serious about their trade.

Read Stockfarm in April 2026

The livestock industry is currently under immense financial pressure, and cattle producers must therefore think strategically about improving their profitability to remain economically sustainable and continue farming in the long term. In the April 2026 issue of Stockfarm we share practical tips for profitable cattle farming.

Other articles to look forward to:

  • Why burn permits are essential.
  • The case for a grass-fed grading system.
  • The carbon footprint of wool.
  • Forequarter or hindquarter: Cuts, value, and perceptions.
  • Vehicle disinfection during an FMD outbreak.
  • Christo Rothmann: Mastering the environment through improvement.
  • Fenfield Farm: Regenerative, sustainable dairy and beef farming in synchronised action.
  • Soil organic matter and carbon sequestration.
  • Dynamics of SA’s lucerne hay industry (Part 4).
  • From problem to profit: Charcoal offers a solution.
  • The silent cost of heat stress.
  • How temperature influences sperm quality.
  • Boer goat management (Part 7): Show preparation.
  • Bluetongue in sheep: The midge in the ointment.
  • Calf health, from birth to weaning.
  • LWO column: Ensure workplace labour law is in place.
  • And much more!

Stockfarm is available from your nearest retailer or become a subscriber today! To subscribe phone Beauty Mthombeni on 064 890 6941 or SMS ‘Subscribe’ and your phone number to 064 890 6941 and we will get back to you. The magazine is also available at www.magzter.com and can be downloaded as an interactive flipbook at https://digimags.agriorbit.com/books/Stockfarm-April-2026/

Read articles from Stockfarm

Regenerative, sustainable dairy and beef farming in synchronised action

A milking parlour and a beef cattle herd exclusively aimed at profitability, sustainability, and safekeeping for future generations – this requires some ingenuity. At...

Bluetongue in sheep: The midge in the ointment

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes The only reliable method of preventing bluetongue in sheep is timely and proper vaccination before the start of the bluetongue...

The wild side of nutrition

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes Various game animals roam the vastly different landscapes of South Africa. Looking back at history, large numbers of these animals...

Dynamics of the South African lucerne hay industry (Part 4): Producer...

Estimated reading time: 8 minutes The previous articles in this series focussed on aspects relating to grading, quality, production areas, and production methods. This article...

What is the worst that can happen?

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes Risk is the likelihood of damage or loss. Peril, on the other hand, is the misfortune, accident, or disaster that...

Stockfarm April 2026 hits the shelves

Estimated reading time: 3 minutes In the April 2026 edition of Stockfarm, the focus shifts to practical ways producers can stay profitable in a financially...