The pigeon fanciers’ mecca
The Kassel International Pigeon Market is one of the biggest of its kind in the world, says Thomas Smit.
Weaning your foal
This can be a stressful and dangerous period for foals, cautions Dr Mac.
Farm dams are a good idea
Sadly, SA fails to exploit its irrigation dams for aquaculture. But farm dams, connected to well-built pond systems, offer great potential for growers.
Bonsmaras, and a thirst for knowledge
The Agricultural Research Council’s Free State Emerging Beef Farmer for 2013, Robert Thekiso, farms more than 100 commercial Bonsmara cows on 669ha. Mike Burgess visited him.
Livestock Disease Trends – October 2013
In many parts of the country the drought took its toll, with reports of protein and energy deficiencies being received.
From cattle farm to game paradise
The lush, 3 700ha game farm, Iwamanzi (place of the falling waters),
which Stan and Jacqueline Burger built up from scratch, was once an overgrazed cattle farm.
Horses and back problems
The signs of backache are evident in almost every stable yard, but there’s hope – and help, says Kim Dyson.
Monitoring your horses basic health
Your horse’s temperature, pulse rate and breathing can be warning signs, so keep track of them.
Pigeons: Good genetics, good results
Champion fancier Joe Lemos’s retirement got off to a healthy start with an auction of his birds bringing in big money, says Thomas Smit.
Aquaculture ponds need careful planning.
Capital costs, running costs and potential market are the three major concerns faced by those who want to start fish farming, and I’ve often discussed these factors in relation to re-circulating aquaculture.
The Afrikaner embraces the future
SA cattlemen increasingly recognise the Afrikaner’s competitive advantage, says Barry Steenkamp, co-owner of the Palmietkuil Afrikaner herd in the Vredefort area of the Free State. Annelie Coleman paid him a visit.
SA Champs: Here showing off is encouraged.
At the SA Champs, horse and rider are truly tested in the discipline of showing, says Dr Mac.
