Shearing forms part of the bigger program of small-stock farming and when deciding on shearing intervals, a few factors must be taken into consideration such as weather conditions and production cycles. In our program of 16 June, Jan-Louis Venter, Production Manager of the National Woolgrowers Association talks about shearing intervals the uniformity of staple lengths, and good management practices.
Cobus van Coller is the Principal of Augsburg Landbougimnasium in Clanwilliam. This school is a combined school and three branches of agriculture studies are offered, Agricultural Sciences, Agricultural Technology and Agricultural Practices. Cobus tells us about the different farming divisions, such as citrus farming, small-stock farming and how the newest technologies are used.
Dr Johan Cloete, Technical Veterinarian of MSD Animal Health, has some information about internal parasites and how it is managed in your herd.
Martha Letsoalo, Sales Consultant at Agricolleges International, tells us how an online cloud-based College operates and why young people should focus on agriculture or agricultural studies in this day and age.
Dr Johnny van der Merwe, Director of AMT gives us an overview of the latest grain and livestock price movements.
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