Tag: nutrition
Oilseeds Focus December 2025
The December issue of Oilseeds Focus explores South Africa’s fertiliser use, smart cultivar choices for profitable sunflower production, and the rising challenge of herbicide resistance – plus emerging solutions that...
Growing up strong: Why milk and dairy matter for teenagers
As parents, we're laser-focussed on nutrition for our babies and young children, making sure they get every nutrient necessary for healthy growth. But once...
Poor sucking reflex in newborn calves
It all started with a conversation I had with a farmer who mentioned a friend who had trouble with newborn calves that were unable...
The secret to restoring nutrient density in food
Over the past 60 years, scientists have noticed alarming changes in the nutrient values of the food we eat. A popular article, Mineral Depletion...
Nutritional aspects of beef cattle production
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes
As the reproduction rate of beef cattle in South Africa
is generally low, helping animals produce according to their genetic potential
requires...
Managing nutrition in ewes
The increasing demands placed on ewes in terms of multiple births in intensive,
accelerated lambing systems,
has triggered a marked increase in these animals’ nutritional needs....
