Animals

The WO Beefmaster Stud in Vrede took the award for the Farmer’s Weekly-ARC Best Elite Cow, writes Chris Nel.

Although beef farming abounds with technical information on how to maximise production and financial returns, successful beef farmer Neil Haines believes the benefit of using nature as an ally is often underestimated.

Keeping all tack clean is essential for the comfort of your horse and will keep both of you safer.

Thomas Smit continues to profile veteran fancier Hannes Greyling, whose superstars come up for auction soon

South Africa is a favourite destination for US trophy hunters, but the authorities underestimate their contribution to the local economy and don't try and lure them here.

The population of Canada's indigenous American plains bison is recovering after the species was nearly decimated in the late 1800s.

If we want our dairy cows to produce more and better milk, we need to understand how they synthesise milk in the first place.

Don't pussyfoot around with stud cattle - to be effective in the commercial market, they must be managed as commercial animals, with the ultimate test being performance. So says stud breeder John Burgers of the Victory Brangus Stud. Annelie Coleman visited him on his Wakkerstroom farm to find out more about his approach.

Brian Stewart, owner of The Duck Lady, shares his tips and secrets for profitable duck farming.

Within two seasons, and without warning, the Eastern Cape's free-ranging kudu numbers have shifted from 'too many' to 'too few'. Roelof Bezuidenhout speculates on what could've gone wrong.

For 50 years sheepdogs have proven themselves indispensable workers on many livestock farms. But for KwaZulu-Natal farming sisters Ragni Pretorius and Ingrid Fricke, Border Collies are absolutely critical in managing their Dohne Merino flock.

The showing of racing pigeons is like an avian beauty pageant - a celebration of external qualities based on textbook prescription, writes.