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FMD and vaccination: Familiarise yourself with the facts

Estimated reading time: 5 minutes Lees hierdie persverklaring in Afrikaans. A recent media article stating that the public could purchase foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines from Onderstepoort...

DDG: “Livestock traceability will become law in 2024”

Estimated reading time: 4 minutes “This year, livestock traceability will become law,” said Dipepeneneng Serage, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development’s...

Grazing and veld management Part 3: Rangeland, pasture management and animal...

Estimated reading time: 10 minutes I was approached some years ago by farmers in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique and Kenya who needed advice...

Regenerative farming: When agriculture and tech connect

Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Crowned as the Eastern Cape’s Agri SA Toyota Young Farmer of the Year in 2015, Paul Collett of Speelmanskop...

Stop Clostridium bacteria in their tracks

Dr Eddie Snyman is a retired veterinarian from Middelburg in the Eastern Cape. He has many years of experience in treating and preventing diseases...

Simple strategies for restoring productive veld

Each year, clearing invasive alien plants costs South African farmers thousands. Not only do these plants threaten the productivity of veld for grazing, but they also use...