Combating desertification is important for smallholders, who are often guilty of poor veld and soil management. Desertification is a process by which fertile land in a […]
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Transporting Sheep and Goats
Anyone selling or buying livestock needs to give some thought to transporting sheep and goats. Sheep should be handled gently and firmly. Never pull small […]
Choose Your Chicken: Boschveld
The Boschveld Chicken was developed by Mike Bosch by crossing three indigenous southern African chicken breeds. Because of this they are able to handle anything […]
Clear the Verges to Prevent Fire
Some summer rainfall provinces had good rains this year, which has led to higher-than-usual grass growing on road verges and in fields, particularly if local […]
SA Smallholder on CapeTalk
On Monday morning, our editor and publisher Pete Bower spoke on CapeTalk’s Breakfast with Refilwe Moloto about the changing and growing landscape of smallholders in […]
Establishing a Grazing Agreement
Some smallholders are fortunate enough to have more land than they need for their own uses. So they might consider leasing out some of their […]
Registering your livestock identification number
Livestock identification is required by law, even for smallholders. The procedure to register your mark has changed in the last few months. According to the […]
Choose Your Chicken: Australorps
The Australorp chicken is a dual-purpose breed, which means they are suited for both egg and meat production. The breed was developed in Australia, based […]
How to Remove Alien Plants
“Alien invasive” plants rapidly colonise undisturbed, pristine areas, displacing indigenous vegetation and transforming the plant community. Removing alien plants is important to keep the ecology […]
Must-have machines for smallholders
There are some machines for smallholders without which our lives would be considerably more difficult. The first, today, is a generator capable of, at least, […]