Having bought a 300ha farm in the Marico Bushveld for R1 million, Ben Motsiane* was assisted by a seasoned agriculturalist in compiling a business plan and budget.

The goal is not to replace farmers, but to give them tools that improve animal welfare and make farms more profitable.

Like anything else, prevention is preferable to treatment when dealing with scours among calves. Doctor of veterinary medicine and University of Minnesota Extension educator Joe Armstrong has some ...

More than 1 billion cows around the world will experience heat stress by the end of the century if carbon emissions are high and environmental protection is low, according to new research. Livestock ...

HERTEL, Wis. — A group of farmers is changing how they use their land by working with nature to improve their animal's health, along with the soil and water. But they say change in the farming ...