Unlocking the beef value chain – Meet the 2026 LRF Stockman...
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesFrom 7 to 9 October 2026, the Livestock Registering Federation (LRF) brings the beef industry’s sharpest minds together at Aldam...
10 Telers met 1 visie: Top Brangus genetika by die Reinet...
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesWanneer tien van die land se mees toegewyde Brangus-telers kragte saamsnoer om hul beste genetika by een veiling aan te...
Cleaning in Place at dairy farms and processing facilities
Cleaning in Place (CIP) is an integral part of the dairy value chain and a key pillar in ensuring the safety and quality of...
FMD vaccination in the real world: What we are seeing in...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesFor livestock producers facing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in their herds, questions about vaccination are practical in nature. What happens to...
BEK-inentings in werklike situasies: Waarnemings in Suid-Afrikaanse kuddes
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesVeeprodusente met bek-en-klouseer (BEK) in hul kuddes se vrae oor inenting is gewoonlik van ’n praktiese aard. Wat gebeur met...
Journey through a precision irrigation system
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesBuilding a dependable precision irrigation system that performs season after season starts long before a single dripline is installed in...
Smarter insights, stronger resilience
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesWhat makes one farming business better equipped to weather uncertainty than another? It’s not necessarily the size of the operation,...
Lamb Champs Bloemfontein 2026
Estimated reading time: 2 minutes60 Spitte. Een kampioen. Die grootste lamfees in die Vrystaat!Lamb Champs kom Bloemfontein toe om top skaapprodusente te vier. Op...
NAMPO Kaap 2026 vier die mense, verhale en blommeprag van die...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesLandbou, gemeenskap, kreatiwiteit en die natuurlike skoonheid van die Kaap sal by NAMPO Kaap 2026 saamkom wanneer die ekspo van...
Prime Brangus produksieveiling: Top Brangus genetika op aanbod in die Vrystaat
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesDie Suid-Afrikaanse veebedryf ervaar toenemende uitdagings wat wissel van veranderlike klimaatstoestande tot die behoefte aan maksimum doeltreffendheid op die veld....
Who bears the responsibility for safe pesticide use on dairy farms?
All farms need pesticides to control pest, plant diseases, and weed outbreaks from time to time. It is inevitable that hazardous pesticides may be...
World Wagyu Conference 2026: From farm to feast
Estimated reading time: 8 minutesHow the Wagyu industry is crafting the niche beef value chain.Wagyu beef is a premium niche beef product and rightly...
South African agriculture is no longer navigating cycles – it is...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesSpeak to almost any agricultural producer today, and a common theme emerges: Uncertainty has become part of the job description.Whether...
Die stille opbrengsdief: Waarom produsente stresbestuur in ’n tyd van weeruiterstes...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesVan 45 °C se hitte wat sitrusboorde in Citrusdal verskroei tot swaar reën wat vrugset in tafeldruifwingerde ontwrig, raak Suid-Afrikaanse...
The Feed Factor: Why the AFMA Forum matters more than ever
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesSouth Africa’s feed industry is operating in a complex and rapidly changing environment. Global market volatility, evolving animal health challenges,...
Understanding yellow fat in cattle on good, green pastures
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesThe yellow fat found in grass-fed, finished beef is a natural, healthy byproduct of the animal’s diet. Consumer resistance is...
More than a brand on the hide: Trade mark protection for...
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesIn South Africa’s agricultural sector, cattle breeding is as much a high-stakes business as it is a way of life....
Die ekonomie van voerkraalafronding
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesPrysskommelings en die impak van bek-en-klouseer skep uitdagings wat buite ons beheer lê. Juis daarom is dit noodsaaklik dat ons...
New foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) regulations unpacked in plain English
Estimated reading time: 2 minutesDr Mark Chimes will explain the new updated control measures relating to outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) published in Section 9(1)...
Stewardship in action: The SAPPO AGM & Expo 2026 is not...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesThe South African pork industry is preparing for what promises to be its most significant gathering of the year. On...
Bendito Bonsmara: “Legendes van die Veld”-produksieveiling op 30 Julie 2026
Estimated reading time: 3 minutesSommige legendes word gebore... ander word deur passie, toewyding en generasies se genetika gebou.Die Bendito Bonsmara-verhaal het sy oorsprong gevind...
Why every stud breeder should enter the Santam Agriculture/LRF Stud Breeder...
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesIn the competitive world of beef cattle production, reputation is everything. The quality of your genetics, the rigour of your...
Crossbreeding for hybrid vigour: Where the Brahman shows its mettle
Estimated reading time: 6 minutesDawid Labuschagne and his father, Jan, farm in the Wasbank district of KwaZulu-Natal under the banner of Blinkwater Boerdery. The...
AFMA Forum: Meet the global experts shaping the future of feed
Estimated reading time: 7 minutesThe future of animal feed is being shaped by global disruption, shifting markets, digital transformation, sustainability pressures, and the growing...
Lamb Champs Pretoria 2026
Estimated reading time: 3 minutes110 spitte. Een kampioen. Die grootste lamsfees van die jaar.Op 25 Julie 2026 keer Lamb Champs Pretoria terug na Harlequins...
Where the world’s Dohne Merino producers meet: Cape Town 2026
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesThe 2026 World Dohne Merino Conference promises to be one of the most significant gatherings of dual-purpose sheep producers in...
Waar die wêreld se Dohne Merino-produsente ontmoet: Kaapstad 2026
Estimated reading time: 5 minutesDie 2026 Wêreld-Dohne Merino-konferensie beloof om een van die belangrikste byeenkomste van dubbeldoelskaapprodusente in jare te wees – en Suid-Afrika...
Unlocking the beef value chain
Estimated reading time: 4 minutesLRF Stockman School 2026 set to deliver industry's most comprehensive learning eventSouth Africa's red meat producers have a date to...
Troubleshooting dairy culture problems
Troubleshooting in dairy culture and production involves identifying and resolving issues ranging from raw milk defects and herd health concerns to processing problems such...
An overview of the SA dairy industry regulatory landscape and amendment...
This webinar is a valuable two-part session presented by two leading experts in the dairy regulatory sphere, Anneke van Niekerk and Thabang Rampa. It...

























