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Johan Styger is the 2016 Southern African Stud Breeder of the Year .
2016 SOUTHERN AFRICAN
Stud Breeder of the Year
Simmentalers is his breed of choice .
SENWES SCENARIO VISITED THE 2016 SOUTHERN AFRICAN STUD BREEDER OF THE YEAR , JOHAN STYGER , TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THIS TOP BREEDER AND TO UNDERSTAND HIS WAY OF THINKING .
AUBREY KRUGER
THE TITLE IS DEFINITELY HIS Johan proverbially paid all his accounts when it comes to this Pick ’ n Pay , Farmers ’ Weekly and Breedplan Stud Breeder of the Year competition . He did not only win the 2016 competition , he came second in 2015 and third in 2014 . In addition to the title of 2016 Southern African Stud Breeder of the Year , he was also the Northwest ARC regional winner .
HIS FARMING OPERATIONS ON THE FARM SCHOEMANSFONTEIN Johan farms on the farm Schoemansfontein between Klerksdorp and Hartbeesfontein in the Northwest province and owns BTB Simmentalers ( Boekenhout Trust Farming ). This civil engineer moved his farming operations in 2003 to be closer to his farming activities on 1 019 hectares , where 180 cows are kept .
WHERE DID IT ALL BEGIN ? This Klerksdorp-born man tells us that his father , Sampie , farmed at Rooiberg , between Warmbad and Thabazimbi . Johan grew up with Simmentalers after the family imported this breed in 1965 . He tells us that he used to farm with both Simbras and Simmentalers but , in his own words , “ the Simmentalers outperformed the Simbras on this farm .”
DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT IS HIS JOB This weekend-farmer , as he calls himself , talks passionately about his work and his farming activities :
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