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A good article on efficiency, Johanns' book is definitely the best beef production handbook available today, as a hands on cattleman, from a family who have ranched for generations, he has applied his degree in genetics (under the tutlage of Prof Jan Bonsma) is invaluable for ranchers looking...

Correctly managed high density grazing regenerates pasture which has been poorly managed or had the grazing animals - wild or domestic - removed to "rest" the land. Zero till with a good mixture of forage crops as cover crops, properly managed, will rebuild exhausted soils. Getting this message...

There is definitely a difference in taste in our "free range" chickens, and their being moved behind the cattle and sheep helps with parasite control, while adding valuable fertiliser to the soil to speed the pasture recovery for the next cycle. We are continuing to build up our soils through...

An old magazine article on grass based genetics, the physical traits for high libido bulls are covered here by a well known "hands on" rancher and qualifies animal scientist; http://sangacattle.webs.com/apps/forums/topics/show/3169124-grass-feeding-a-whole-new-ballgame-

The "plant scientists" are pressing for Europe wide legislation to prevent any seed to be produced by anyone who is not a licensed plant breeder - thus preventing farmers and smallholders from planting home saved seed. Some of the vegetables I grow have been from the same seed stock for over 40...

An interesting if for some, a controversial article by Johann Zietsmann who developed the concept of high density grazing, presently on a lecture tour in the USA; THE NEED FOR AFRICAN BREED COMPOSITES IN THE USA...

With the surge in interest in Holistic management, especially since the video of the Alan Savory lecture went viral, the anti - grazing lobby have increased their efforts to trash all the proven results of 40 years of practical research. Other similar management practces such as polyface farms...

http://www.darlingtonandstocktontimes.co.uk/farming/11305767.Grazing_cattle_helping_to_protect_rare_butterflies/ There are several conservation schemes which require cattle or sheep grazing to maintain an environment for conservation of one or another species of plant, insect or bird - the...

I needed a breed that required minimal attention, as I had a time consuming military commitment. Using a breed with calving ease, docility, good heat tolerance and a high resistance to parasites and tick/fly bourn diseases. I was able to buy my first Tuli heifers and four bulls direct from the...

Much depends on your environment, using 110-120lbs native and native/British crosses in the Bushveld and Namib ecosystems were the most efficient, using a continental over the poorer cows and selling the terminals at weaning to the feedlots worked out as very efficient, especially with the high...

Should a 42 day calving be the aim of all ranchers? Does everyone have the right adapted genetics to be able to select for a short breeding season/cow longevity within their environment?

Is anyone using Pharo bulls? they look similar to our native strain Angus and Herefords which thrive on the upland native pastures, but quickly get fat on the planted leys used mainly for commercial type finishers. Are the Thornbush Bonsmara being used in Canada to any extent, or are they...

I agree Pure Country, he has worked hard for many years to get the message across, the team he has built up in both organisations have worked tirelessly to prove the effectiveness of Holistic management. There have been a couple of good discussions on linkedin on the subject recently.

We have been practicing holistic management for many years, starting with rotational grazing in the mid 70's and developing as Alan fine tuned the system into the more comprehensive holistic management as we see it today. I turned a badly neglected property into a top bushveld grazing ranch in...

We band calves and lambs, to use a knife would need approval and a vet certificate as to why it is neccessary to cut, the same applies to pigs, I don't castrate the pigs here, and must slaughter by 8 months on the male bacon pigs before they develop boar taint.

Hot iron branding has been illegal for years in the UK, freeze marking is used on calves. The chart on animal products is interesting in that the same products are derived from pigs, is there any true halaal or kosher lifestyle in western countries?

Crossing to either breed functional hybids in a terminal or rotational crossbreeding system is one solution to using functional genetics in an environment outside of the breeds usual climatic range, many commercial cattlemen are choosing the option of developing composites suited to their...

Nice looking Senepol, they do grow a fair haircoat in northern climates,as the Red Poll % adds enough British influence to give them cold adaptation especially if bred and selected in a given cold environment, much like the Canadian Bonasmara I have posted here before.

Nice cattle, we had some black and belted Galloway steers in tha abattoir on Monday, all good quality grass fed cattle.

Video of Welsh Longhorn herd destroyed due to TB, while the badgers which spread the disease are protected by "animal rights activists". http://www.fwi.co.uk/Articles/17/05/2012/132955/VIDEO-Bovine-TB-forces-pedigree-cattle-slaughter.htm