Organically overboard
In 2003 Reuter Sorour and Andrew Tilsley, joined later by neighbour Alec Botha, began producing organic-in-conversion milk for Woolworths via their national organic centre for milk production near Bloemfontein, Homsek...
Aromatherapy for horses
Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils to improve the emotional, and in turn the physical wellness of the animal being treated.
The Red King family of Bradbury Lofts
Buks Bradbury was practically born in the pigeon lofts of his father Peter, but only took up the sport later in life.
Computer-assisted breeding
In part one (Farmer's Weekly, 25 May 2007), Art McDonald told us the secret of an “ideal horse” was the balance of its proportions. In the second article, based on...
When horses bolt their feed
It is not uncommon to find a horse that bolt s its feed. This means that it eats so fast that it hardly chews or breathes.
Joe Strydom’s auction: a superstar retires
The husband and wife team of Joe and Belinda Strydom auctioned off most of their precious racing pigeons in Edenvale on 27 May.
Tri-national pride in Angus gene pool
South African cattle breeder Nico Olivier has negotiated semen and embryo exchange with top studs in Paraguay and Brazil. Animals from Nico's Angus Africa stud are winning championships and strengthening...
KZN dip tank project revived
MEC for Agriculture and Environmental Affairs in KZN, Mtholephi Mthimkhulu, has committed R100 million to the rehabilitation of dilapidated livestock dip tanks and the formation of livestock associations in the...
E Cape farmers desperate to stop sheep massacres
Farmers in the Eastern Cape towns of Indwe and Dordrecht have sustained huge losses of their Merino sheep as they are attacked, killed and mauled by stray dogs. Tim and...
Gold for Cyril Leibach
Cyril Leibach is a distinguished SA pigeon fancier who takes pleasure in racing pigeons from an orderly loft complex in the garden of his Boksburg residence.
Reluctant killers: what hunters are really after
The mention of hunting brings to mind pictures of men with guns posing proudly amid a sea of animal carcasses. But the truth is somewhat different. Roelof Bezuidenhout reports on...
Dohne’s versatility impresses Australians
It was in 2006, the driest year Australian sheep farmers have ever experienced, that the SA Dohne Merino came into its own, delivering excellent lamb crops and wool clips. Former...
Low-stress livestock handling the Texas way
Texas is widely known as some of the best cattle country in the world. It evokes images of whooping and hollering cowboys on horseback herding vast herds of Longhorn cattle...
Hunters welcome lion rules, but…
The hunting community has been divided since minister of environmental affairs and tourism Marthinus van Schalkwyk outlawed the hunting of captive-bred large predators earlier this year. Issue date 15 June...
Italian beef breed shines at Nampo
One of the highlights of the 2007 Nampo livestock section was the Romagnola, an Italian beef cattle breed, which made its debut at this prestigious agricultural show.
Get set for the 2007 racing season
The end of may and first week of June marked the beginning of the 2007 racing pigeon season. Issue date 15 June 2007
Resistance problems?
Various factors can contribute to resistance in your horse - the bit is not necessarily always the problem. Issue date 15 June 2007
Foal food for thought
The best time to start feeding a foal is two months before weaning. Once a foal has been weaned it is up to you to provide it with a good...
From nest to flight
Besides competitions and various tasks that absorb many hours of the pigeon fancier's week, there are incidents that lure us into a state of pigeon hypnotism. One of these is...
