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Meet the President of the Southern African Limousin Society
John Devonport is the President of the Southern African Limousin Society. John was brought up in Johannesburg and went to Wits where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. "As a family we loved camping and boating on the Vaal Dam," he said. He married Tracey in 1985 and together[...]
Cattle breeds Part 3
Drakensberger In 1497, the seafarer, Vasco da Gama, first encountered black oxen when rounding the Cape. In 1836, several Voortrekker families left the Cape with similar black oxen, referred to as Vaderland cattle. Most of these farmers settled along the Drakensberg mountain range, where they developed the breed further.[...]
Die landboubedryf verloor ‘n steunpilaar
Die landbou- en veral die veebedryf het die naweek ‘n groot verlies gely met die skielike afsterwe van Johan Malan (60), rasbestuurder van die Santa Gertrudis, Limousin en Wagyu Beestelersgenoorskappe. Hy is Saterdag in ‘n motorfietsongeluk oorlede. Hy was nie net ‘n leier nie, maar ook ‘n vriend, pa[...]
Limousin-bul vir R200 000 verkoop
La Rhone Limousins se Heart of the Herd-veiling het op 3 September in Tulbagh plaasgevind. Die veiling is deur BKB aangebied en Johan van der Nest was die afslaer. Die veiling is deur 400 kopers en belangstellendes bygewoon. Die duurste bul (LR128 La Rhone Paparazzi) is vir R200 000[...]