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Unlocking your goat herd potential
Artificial insemination (AI) offers the rapid genetic improvement of your entire goat herd that you may never get with a live animal. Artificial Insemination (AI) is the process of collecting…
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Empowering Change: TIMB Launches Innovative Sustainability Programs for Tobacco Farmers
The Tobacco Industry and Marketing Board (TIMB) is carrying out several sustainability programmes to ensure Zimbabwe’s tobacco is produced ethically while minimising environmental impact. This is in line with The…
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Winter herd maintenance with cover crops
Since 1984, the Agricultural Research Trust has remained a significant force in the field of agriculture, committed to delivering the state-of-the-art research and training. Through this, it has equipped Zimbabwean…
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Enhancing profitability through strategic breeding objectives
This is the fourth in a series of articles from this year‘s Zimbabwe Herd Book‘s annual Beef School. Presented by Johan Styger, the current Chairman of the Livestock Registering Federation…
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The viability of cattle production
This article is the third in a series that shares highlights from this year’s Zimbabwe Herd Book‘s annual Beef School. Presented by Jaco Erasmus, the technical adviser to the Zimbabwe…
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La Niña predicted to weaken. What does it mean for us?
Zimbabwe’s Department of Meteorological Services (MSD) shares an annual national rainy season forecast in September following the Southern Africa Regional Climate Outlook Forum (SARCOF). Both of these assess and forecast…
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Cash flows for cattle
This is the second in a series of articles which will share highlights from this year’s Zimbabwe Herd Book’s annual Beef School. Presented by Jaco Erasmus, technical adviser to the…
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Meaty issues at ZHB Beef school 2024
This year’s edition of the Zimbabwe Herd Book (ZHB) Annual Beef School was recently held in Bulawayo, the capital of cattle country. Catering for a full house of serious cattlemen…
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From neglect to necessity: How pasture production can revolutionise farming in Zimbabwe
By Selected Seeds At the recent Zimbabwe Herd Book Beef School held in Bulawayo, a fascinating exchange took place that shed light on the perceptions surrounding pasture production in Zimbabwe.…
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The meaty Mashura Beefmaster herd
Beefmaster cattle are a composite breed developed in America in the 1930s by Tom Lasater, they blend the bos Indicus Brahman (50%), bos Taurus Hereford (25%), and Shorthorn genetics (25%).…
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