Marking or branding livestock is a legal requirement, even for smallholders. First, you must register your identification number. Click here to read how to do […]
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Combating Desertification: A Smallholder’s Responsibility
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dogs on plots: How many is enough?
SA Smallholder research shows that more than 85% of smallholders will have dogs on plots, at least one and most have three or four. You […]
SA Smallholder Magazine now available
The first-ever SA Smallholder Magazine is live. Taking the place of the popular monthly Gauteng Smallholder Magazine, this new digital version will come out every […]
Govt gives go-ahead for another livestock shipment
Another large shipment of livestock to the Middle East has received the go-ahead from the SA government, and assembly and quarantining of the animals is […]
Cattle Lost At Sea En-Route to Mauritius
Yet another shipment of South African livestock by sea ended tragically recently when 42 head of cattle of a shipment of 512 died during heavy […]
Providing Adequate Housing for Livestock
Livestock owners must provide adequate housing and shelter for their animals. This is regulated by law according to the type of animal. Each Metro has […]