Home Merino: why a bigger flock is better on the Mpumalanga Highveld Johan Steyn, owner of Joubertsvlei Boerdery Trust in Mpumalanga, is a second-generation sheep farmer.

Johan Steyn, owner of Joubertsvlei Boerdery Trust in Mpumalanga, is a second-generation sheep farmer.

Johan Steyn, owner of Joubertsvlei Boerdery Trust in Mpumalanga, is a second-generation sheep farmer.

Stock theft is a major problem on farms on the Mpumalanga Highveld, and many sheep farmers have been forced out of the industry as a result.

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