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Did you eat today, then thank a farmer!

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South Africa has a population of around 59 million people. Of this population, there are only around 40 thousand commercial farmers. This means that each farming unit provides food for around 1475 people. Now that is a lot of mouths to feed!

FAQ about legumes and root nodules

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These are some questions I was asked by a farmer in the Tsitsikamma the other day about legumes and root nodules.

Lucerne pasture: The king of fodder crops

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Farmers that include lucerne as part of their pasture mixtures will benefit from free nitrogen both from the atmosphere and from an enhanced mineralisation rate that will be stimulated by diverse pastures. The free nitrogen will help reduce fertiliser costs and improve farm efficiency.

Chickens on pastures

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Raising chickens on pasture has many benefits which include improved soil health, improved pasture health, and improved chicken health – which improves the health of the produce, be it meat or eggs. Read this blog to find out how this is archived.

Cattle grazing

Do you know how much food your cows require?

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Our philosophy about sustainable agriculture is about limiting inputs from outside a farm system to what is strictly necessary. One of the inputs that is often over-imported, wastefully so, is feed.

Cattle grazing

Improving feed energy utlisation: Six years of data in the Tsitsikamma

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Energy is imperative to growth and sustenance of all animals, and plays a major role in the production of milk by a dairy cow.