Timetable - Cultivated pastures (South Africa)

Sheep on Lucerne - Skape op Lusern Rooster - Aangeplante Weiding Die koeie vreet mengsel van groen lusern, groen hawer/ryegrass, mieliemeel, sojaoliekoek, katoensaad en minerale. 57% kragvoer teenoor 43% ruvoer op DM basis bereken. - Gerdie Landman - Mooimelk Koeihotel, Kookhuis, Oos-Kaap.  ...

Organiseer deur te sinkroniseer

Dragtige ooie Sinkronisasie beteken nie noodwendig om al jou diere op een dag te laat dek met KI of laparoskopiese inseminasie nie, maar wel om jou paartyd so kort as moontlik te kry. Die hele doel moet wees om die regte bestuursprosedure op die regte manier, en op die regte tyd te doen. En hoe meer homogeen die...

Plaashek

Bloedrooi die aalwyn langs die slingerpad. Dis of daar vonke uit elke vuurpyl spat. Maar niks, niks roer nie… net ‘n luggie wat skrams aan die ritselende grassade vat. Daarbo die blou, blou lug, daaronder die rivier wat deur die boorde kronkel met ‘n groene swier. Niks stoor die yle swewende bergstilte hier. Ná al die jare maak...

Global Wool Week coming up!

The world is gearing up for another global wool week on 5th-12th October. The Prince of Wales’s Campaign for Wool will also introduce the first Canadian Wool Week from September 29 – October 5, in Toronto. (Find the Campaign for Wool link under Interesting Links.) This campaign now includes representatives from the International Wool and Textile Organization, The...

Everything has a season

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Be Kind – a precious reminder

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SA Wool price levels sustained

Port Elizabeth – The wool market maintained its recent gains and the Cape Wools Merino indicator closed the day up by a marginal 0,6% at R114,68/kg (clean). This is 2,7% higher compared to the opening sale of this season and 2,0% up compared to the corresponding sale of the previous season. Traders commented that the weaker rand had...

SA Wolmark handhaaf goeie pryse

Port Elizabeth – Die wolmark het verlede week se prysvlakke gehandhaaf en die Cape Wools Merino-aanwyser het met ʼn geringe 0.6% gestyg tot R114,68/kg (skoon). Dit is 2,7% hoër as die openingsveiling en 2,0% hoër teenoor die ooreenstemmende verkope van die vorige seisoen. Kopers was dit eens dat die plaaslike mark grotendeels sterker vertoon het slegs as gevolg...

Wolpryse Vertoon Sterker

Port Elizabeth – Die wolprys het die afgelope week gestyg en die Cape Wools Merino-aanwyser het met 1,5% gestyg en op R113,32/kg (skoon) gesluit. Hoewel dit 1,5% hoër is as die openingsveiling, het pryse gedaal met 2,3% teenoor die ooreenstemmende veiling van die vorige seisoen. Die sterker mark weerspieël die positiewe globale sentiment en die Australiese mark styg...

Wool Market Dearer

Port Elizabeth – The wool market was firm at this week’s sale and the Cape Wools’ Merino indicator gained 1,5% compared with the previous sale a fortnight ago to close at R113,32/kg (clean). Although this is an increase of 1,5% on the opening sale, prices declined 2,3% compared to the corresponding sale of the previous season. The dearer wool...

Wool market performs well. Prices slightly softer

Port Elizabeth – The wool market got off on a good start to the new wool selling season and Cape Wools’ Merino indicator closed the day at R111,63/kg (clean), which is 1,1% down on the closing sale of the previous season. This is an increase of 9,5% on the corresponding sale of the previous season. Similar market conditions...

Wolmark nog goed, pryse effens laer!

Port Elizabeth – Die wolmark het op die eerste veiling van die nuwe seisoen goed vertoon en die Cape Wool Merino-aanwyser het met 1,1% teruggesak tot R111,63/kg (skoon) teenoor die laaste veiling van die vorige seisoen. Dit is steeds 9,5% hoër teenoor die ooreenstemmende verkope van die vorige seisoen. ʼn Soortgelyke tendens het op die Australiese mark geheers...

Splinternuut vir Veilings

Veilings op n splinternuwe manier. Vooruitgang vir die markwaarde van wild en vee Landbou Radio en Amaplasi Radio maak geskiedenis! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TC0eiWVl5vc ...

Inner Child

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Nature's magnetism

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It is well with my soul

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Iets diepers as menswees

Sien ons gewone mense werklik die dieper dinge in die natuur? ...

Food Security

Most of the challenges currently confronting South African agriculture can be resolved by taking an integrated approach to the greatest of them all - Global Food Security ...

Farmer serenades cows

                                         Farmer serenades cows Innovative farmer - Act freely and with serenity. ...

Aanvulling vir skape

Nie-proteïenstikstof-bevattende aanvullings blyk die mees ekonomiese aanvullings vir skape te wees, hoewel ietwat swakker massa handhawing as met natuurlike proteïen bewerkstellig word. Die produksie van 'n hoë persentasie breekwol (tot 50 %) by skape wat die hele winter op suurveld bly, is egter 'n groot nadeel van nie-proteïenstikstof-bevattende aanvullings. Die probleem kan egter oorbrug word deur een van...

Alternatiewe Lekke vir Aanvulling op Mielies

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Veld Management Guidelines

Veld is a word used in South Africa for natural vegetation that animals graze for food. The grass, bushes, and trees in the veld provide valuable food for cattle, sheep, goats, and wild animals. The following guidelines will contribute to a successful veld management program: 1.  Know the various grass species and their grazing/nutritional value. 2. Accept that all grasses...

Mielies as weiding en aanvulling

Oesreste vir oorwintering van vee speel op baie plase ‘n deurslaggewende ekonomiese rol. Daar is baie navorsing oor die onderwerp gedoen wat die belangrikheid van sekere bestuursaspekte onderstreep. Hier is nuttige praktiese wenke: Aanvang van beweiding. #Mielies kan bewei word sodra dit fisiologies ryp is en die maksimum graan opbrengs verseker is. Die mielies is dan nog redelik...