Farming Basics

Master farming basics with practical tips on crop growth, livestock care, irrigation, soil management, and effective farm operations.

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Know your cattle: Brahman

The Brahman breed is well known for its hardiness, adaptability and calving ease.
Braford Cow

Know your cattle: The Braford breed

The Braford is a highly adaptable beef breed with good disease resistance.

Management: Effective leadership

Successful managers get things done and know how to motivate their workers to do the same, writes Susan Pletts.
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Livestock diseases: Tuberculosis

We look at how to identify tuberculosis in cattle.
Your seven most important financial needs

Your seven most important financial needs

A farming enterprise needs to be managed like any other business, and it’s important that farmers make sure all their financial needs are covered, writes Kobus Engelbrecht, marketing manager of...
History of the green bean crop

History of the green bean crop

The green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) originated in Central and South America and there’s evidence that it has been cultivated in Mexico and Peru for thousands of years.

Title, lease or PTO?

When you apply for a bank loan, your type of landownership is important, says financial consultant Susan Pletts.
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Know your cattle: Afrikaner, the no-nonsense breed

The Afrikaner has good depth and muscular loins, rump, back and thighs. However, it has a fairly shallow body. 
Chicken care: preventing diseases

Chicken care: preventing diseases

This week we discuss leg and skin conditions in chickens and how to prevent them.
How to mulch

How to mulch

This week we look at materials to use as organic mulch and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

Giving your animals inoculations – part 4

When injecting your animals, always consult a vet if you don't know what you're doing. This week, we look at the consequences of badly administered injections and the importance of...

Organic fertiliser boosts soil fertility

In a world becoming more environmentally aware, using organic fertiliser is highly recommended.
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