The debate between set stocking and rotational grazing is one of the oldest in extensive livestock farming, and one of the most polarised. Advocates of rotational systems often present them as the obvious path to improved veld health and profitability. Defenders of...

  South African livestock farmers are under increasing pressure. Input costs continue to rise, rainfall is less predictable, and the margins that once absorbed a difficult season are becoming thinner. With a significant probability of El Niño conditions...

Regenerative grazing has gained attention, in recent years, as a method for restoring soil health, increasing biodiversity, improving profitability and building climate resilience in agriculture. Despite its growing recognition it remains far from mainstream....

Every farm business has a limiting factor that restricts its ability to achieve more of its objectives. The constraints come and go, as one constraint is addressed another will emerge. At any point in time, one constraint is likely to be blocking your farm’s...

A farmer (call him Bill) runs a 400-hectare farm in a cold part of the world. Winters are harsh, the snow can be higher than the fences. The growing season is only about four months long. When the snow melts Bill grows lucerne, using irrigation. He cuts grass and...

“Herdscape” is the world from the animal’s point of view. The term describes the landscape as it would be experienced by a herd of animals. It describes the physical environment and topography. It describes resources like food and water as well...