Tag: climate change
The strategic importance of livestock in South Africa
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
Extensive livestock production is extremely vulnerable to the effects of climate change, especially droughts and higher temperatures. It is therefore...
Agri SA conference abuzz with ideas
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“It’s like speed dating on steroids.” This tongue-in-cheek remark by Debbie Bester, CEO of Senwes, was perhaps the most accurate...
Grassland Society celebrates 60th congress
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
The 60th Congress of the Grassland Society of Southern Africa (GSSA) was recently held in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal, drawing around 160...
Indigenous breeds: A sustainable solution to climate change
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Climate change poses a serious threat to livestock production in South Africa, with heat stress emerging as one of the...
2025 Veeplaas Climate-Smart Ambassador announced
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Plaas Media announces fourth Veeplaas Climate-Smart Ambassador winner
This year saw Plaas Media presenting the fourth instalment of its Veeplaas Climate-Smart...
Adjusting planting windows for crop resilience in a changing climate
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The theme of the first webinar in CropLife SA’s popular training series for 2025-2026, was “Re-evaluating planting windows in a...
Impact of climate variability on adaptive water-use behaviour of commercial sugarcane...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes
Water is a vital and limited resource necessary for all human activities, utilised by various users such as the agricultural,...
Climate indices for informed agricultural decision-making
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
Livestock losses, reduced crop yields, pest and disease outbreaks, and farmworkers’ deaths associated with increased air temperatures as well as...
Veeplaas se eerste Klimaatslim-boeredag
Die heel eerste Veeplaas Klimaatslim-boeredag is onlangs op James Faber van Glen Ross-boerdery, in die Barkly-Wes omgewing se plaas aangebied. James is ook vanjaar...
Climate-smart livestock farming (1): Make every drop count!
Estimated reading time: 8 minutes
There is ample scientific evidence indicating that the variability of climate over the past two decades has dramatically altered...










