Climate change: More than 1 billion cows at risk of heat stress

Aug 28, 2023

Extreme heat harms cattle in many different ways, especially when combined with high humidity. It reduces fertility, impairs the growth of calves, and can result in increased deaths. In dairy cows, it also reduces milk production. This impacts the viability of...

Frumentum Farming in Namibia a family success thanks to Massey Ferguson

Aug 3, 2023

Rene de Schmid has been familiar with Massey Ferguson tractors since his childhood. “I grew up with them on the farm and remember vividly that our Massey tractors were hardly in the workshop,” he says. Rene grew up on a farm in Namibia, where his father farmed with...

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AT THE TABLE?

May 19, 2023

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO HAVE MORE WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE AT THE TABLE? Women make up 43 percent of the global workforce, and in Agriculture, 74% are female farmers, Women have been the backbone of agriculture the same way, agriculture is the backbone of many developing...

From communal to commercial: a Bonsmara farmer’s success story

May 5, 2023

“I go full force for Bonsmara. When you farm cattle, it’s good to focus [on a specific breed].” So says Mthobeli Dintsi of his approach to beef production on his 646ha farm, Flatfield, near Cathcart in the Eastern Cape, which is home to about 100 Bonsmara-type...