EasyWean®
Die oorspronklike EasyWean® NeusRing®: ’n Speen-oplossing sonder bohaai
Die minister van landbou, John Steenhuisen, het in Januarie vanjaar ’n inperkingstrategie aangekondig om die vinnige verspreiding van bek-en-klouseer (BKS) oor die grootste deel van Suid-Afrika te bekamp. Gevalle van BKS is in die meeste provinsies bevestig, met Noordwes, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Gauteng, die Vrystaat en Mpumalanga wat swaar getref[...]
EasyWean® NoseRings® provide stress-free weaning that works
In the dry region of Piet Plessis in North West, cattle farmer Judy Vercueil has spent more than 30 years refining a system that puts both productivity and animal welfare first. Running a herd of approximately 70 Bonsmara cows in a cow-calf weaner setup, she has built her operation[...]
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[...]
How can we help address the challenges facing farmers affected by the foot-and-mouth crisis?
On 14 January 2026, the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, announced the government’s new containment strategy to tackle the rampant spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) throughout most of South Africa. Outbreaks of FMD have been confirmed in most provinces, with the North West, Kwa-Zulu Natal, Limpopo, Gauteng, the Free[...]
EasyWean® is all about the cow
by Izak Hofmeyr - Source: Stockfarm magazine The use of the NoseRing® to wean calves is not new. It has been around since the mid-nineties and is one of the best methods producers can employ to reduce weaning stress. In the early 1990’s, Dick Richardson and Judy Vercueil from[...]