Livestock and game
Focus on Rangelands & Pastoralists
The United Nations (UN) has declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists to raise awareness of and enhance the vital contributions of rangelands and pastoralists to sustainable agrifood systems, biodiversity preservation and climate resilience. About half of Earth’s land surface is covered by rangelands, including grasslands, savannas[...]
EasyWean® NoseRings®: Stress-free weaning and healthier herds
Weaning is widely considered the most stressful event in a calf’s life. This is due to the abrupt nature of being physically separated from its mother, combined with psychological isolation and nutritional instability. Calves experience severe stress The bond between a cow and her calf is one of the[...]
FMD Namibia needs N$1,5 billion to safeguard its livestock sector
In light of the serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in neighbouring South Africa, as well as indications that the disease has already spread across the border to Botswana, Namibia is doing everything in its power to prevent this devastating virus from entering its borders. Namibia will require an[...]
EasyWean®: Gentle weaning, stronger returns
It began with a simple question in the dry grazing zones of South Africa: How do we make weaning less stressful for both animals and farmers? That seed, planted in 1997, grew into EasyWean®’s NoseRing®/NeusRing®. Developed by farmers, for farmers, right here in Southern Africa’s toughest grazing conditions, and[...]
Laaste twee provinsies tuimel voor BEK aanslag
Die Noord-Kaap kan sy bek-en-klouvrye status kwyt wees nadat ‘n geval van die gevreesde siekte die afgelope naweek in die Kurumandistrik voorgekom het. Die provinsie was sover die enigste waar die staatsbeheerde siekte nog nie aangemeld is nie. Volgens Yolande Botha, bedryfsbeampte van die Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie RPO in die Noord-Kaap,[...]