The December 2025 edition of Stockfarm shines the spotlight on the resilience and adaptability shaping South Africa’s red meat industry. Experts from the University of Pretoria continue their exploration of the sector’s vulnerability, examining how a combination of pressures can disrupt the red meat value chain and the management approaches to make the industry future-fit.
In celebration of excellence in beef cattle breeding, this issue also features the 2025 ARC National Beef Performers Awards. The special awards section highlights top achievers across multiple categories, offering readers a complete guide to this year’s leading animals and breeders.
Rising input costs and increasing consumer demands have prompted Hanover district producers to rethink traditional approaches to lamb production. Taking an in-depth look at their sheep feedlot project, Carin Venter unpacks how strategic lamb-rearing practices and data insights can boost profitability and value creation throughout the supply chain.
Hot temperatures such as those experienced during January and February this year pose a mounting threat to reproductive performance and animal health. The findings of Dr Johan van Rooyen of Steynsburg Animal Hospital reveal how heat stress affects conception rates and the physical well-being of livestock. Practical breeding adjustments and on-farm management strategies are discussed to help producers mitigate these risks.
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