Giving back – the motto of a BEE success
Kosie van Zyl hails from a long line of farm managers but 15 years ago he was given the opportunity to farm his own land.
It’s fly season again!
Since more than 10 000 flies can emerge from 1kg of horse manure to terrorise your stable, some form of management is desperately needed. Dr Mac tells us how to fight this disease-carrying menace.
Black gold: disease-free buffalo farming
Few farming enterprises can offer the returns of a well-managed buffalo breeding operation.
Two-day races: when night falls
Night falls and suddenly it's a two-day race. How will your birds cope? Is their fighting spirit up to the challenge? Thomas Smit takes us through the ins and outs of these marathon events.
Johan’s Drakensbergers win again
Johan Rautenbach has won the Farmer's Weekly-ARC Best Elite Drankensberger cow award for the third time, and lets Wayne Southwood in on his secret.
Feeding rules – Part 2
Last issue Kim Dyson covered the basics of feeding your horse. This week, she looks at how much to feed your equine sidekick.
Allflight winter race results
The affordable Allflight is popular, thanks to its cash prizes. Thomas Smit announces this year's winter winners.
More tick tricks
Pesticide resistance in ticks is becoming a major problem. Eastern Cape farmer Denys Wells told Roelof Bezuidenhout how Pierre van Niekerk's scientific tick management strategy saved him from ruin.
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Feeding rules – Part 1
After buying a horse, it's very important to know what to feed your new equine friend. Kim Dyson gives some useful feeding tips.
Flying to victory in the Free State
Johan and Celia Strydom are members of the Bethlehem Pigeon Racing Club (BPRC), one of the 10 clubs that make up the North East Free State Federation (NEFSF).
The Appaloosa not just a pretty horse
"We think the Appaloosa is the best multi-purpose horse around," says Rick Johnson of Sans Souci Farm in KwaZulu-Natal's Kamberg Valley.
Dealing with bots
Related to the nasal worms found in sheep, the larvae of the bot fly can cause digestive problems in horses, writes Dr Mac.
