Stockfarm
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/
