Tag: veld management
Is the ‘second bite’ really so bad?
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
One of the most common misconceptions among grazing managers is that allowing animals to graze grass regrowth is harmful.
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Smart stockmanship takes centre stage at 2025 LRF Stockman School
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes
The 17th LRF Annual Stockman School, hosted by the Livestock Registering Federation (LRF), kicked off with great enthusiasm at the...
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...
Climate-smart livestock farming (Part 3): Radical veld improvement and recovery
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
The first article in this series explained the importance of a healthy water cycle in helping as much rainwater...
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...
Grazing and veld management: Part 1 – Veld and cultivated pastures
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes
The term ‘veld’ in Southern Africa denotes natural vegetation, utilised by livestock. In other parts of the world it is...
Rotational grazing for animal productivity
The term ‘rotational grazing’ is very often misinterpreted and has become closely aligned with a very rigid system where decisions based on actual veld...
