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READStockfarm January 2026
In conversations about the meat supply chain, the first and final links tend to take prominence, while the work performed by the middlemen often goes unnoticed. Yet every link plays a vital role. The real question is: Do we truly understand the value each link adds? In Stockfarm January 2026, we delve deeper into the role of abattoirs as guardians of meat safety, focussing on safety standards, meat quality, hygiene and processing protocols, and industry regulations. Also included in this month’s issue is an in-depth look at the 2025 Santam Agriculture Silage Competition results and the winners in each category of this long-standing Plaas Media competition. Other articles to look forward to: • Unravelling dairy and imitation dairy product regulations. • Top farmers honoured at Master Dairyman Awards. • Why kraaling stray livestock matters. • John Eustace: Circular agriculture in practice. • Beefmaster: A breed that you like will work with you. • Why use a silage inoculant? • Dynamics of SA’s lucerne hay industry (Part 1). • Silage equipment you can’t do without. • Modern haymaking and baling. • Boer goat management (Part 4): Mating. • Bonsmara awards and achievements in 2025. • The value of a vaccination programme for cattle and sheep. • Clostridial diseases: Know the enemy. • Law minute: Formal mediation prior to eviction orders. • And much more! Download your free copy here.
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READAFMA Matrix January 2026
AFMA Matrix is all about showcasing the topics that are relevant to South Africa’s feed industry. This first edition of 2026 certainly does not disappoint and introduces a new magazine structure, making for a more balanced offering of industry and scientific content. We share feedback on an outstanding 80 years of excellence celebration and awards ceremony as well as the popular AFMA golf day. Then over to more serious topics such as South Africa’s livestock sector growth outlook, rules of origin for animal feed, the hidden details of the SAGOS contract, and a number of recent scientific studies focussing on animal feed. Look forward to the following articles: • Trendsetter Wiana Louw on passion, pension and ‘paprheology’. • Feeding for prevention: Building resilience through nutrition. • Understanding HS Code Chapter 23. • Future proofing South Africa’s logistics systems. • Factors contributing to GHG emissions on dairy farms. • Comparative analysis of antibiotic-administered vs antibiotic-free farming. • Evaluation fumonisin contamination in dairy cattle. • Protein kinetics in vivo: The use of fast protein in weaned pig diets. • The poultry industry 2026: Quo vadis? • Strategic management of AMR in South Africa’s pork industry. • And much more! Download your free copy here.
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READVeeplaas Januarie 2026
Ons skop die jaar af met ‘n fokus op kuilvoer. Die eerste uitgawe van Veeplaas vir 2026 bied diepsinnige terugvoer oor Plaas Media se Santam Landbou Nasionale Kuilvoerkompetisie wat in November verlede jaar vir die twaalfde keer aangebied is. Produsente wat beoog om hul eie kuilvoer te maak, kan in hierdie uitgawe uitsien na ’n klomp artikels wat hulp bied, van die gebruik van kuilvoerinokulante tot kuilvoertoerusting waarsonder jy nie kan klaarkom nie. Ook in Veeplaas Januarie 2026 • 2025 Kuilvoerkompetisie: Nat seisoen, top kuilvoer. • Data laat Boshoek se Bovelders voor loop. • Loslopervee moet hokgeslaan word. • Abattoirs: Onsigbare hartklop van vleisveiligheid. • 2025 Meestersuiwelboer-toekennings. • ’n Ontleding van Regulasie 1510. • Bosverdigting in die Kalahari-duineveld. • Dinamika en ontwikkeling: SA-lusernhooibedryf. • Die wetenskap agter kuilvoerinokulante. • Riglyne om ’n kuilvoerinokulant te evalueer. • Moderne hooimaak en baal. • Vertikale groei in die lamkraal: Impak van data. • Boerbokbestuur (Deel 4): Paring. • Generiese inentingsprogramme vir skape en beeste. • En vele meer! Laai jou gratis eksemplaar hier af.