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Feeding for
and caring of
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COVER
The focus in our winter edition is on
livestock feeds. Read more about
the feeding of and caring for the
ram lamb and how it can contribute
to successful herd management
and the value of roughage in feedlot
diets. Page 4, 10, 18 and 20.
GENERAL
02 Editorial: To elect someone for your
fish tank
03 Cartoon: Pieter & Tshepo
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29 Agricultural tips for the winter
30 Senwes Equipment ready for the winter
30 Pruning a tree has never been so easy
03 Senwes say thank you FINANCIAL
26 The arrival of the free market and the
dissolution of governing bodies
ARTICLES
24 Producer focus: A Myburgh farming
between Petrusburg and Edenburg
28 Area focus: Petrusburg
29 Hunting: How to I determine the
accuracy of my firearm?
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Nampo in a
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03 Via the grapevine
16 Innovation: Is the beef industry gearing
itself for a digital renaissance?
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Replacement heifers
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17 Senwes Credit steeds innoverend
32 Senwes Grain Brokers: El Niño years
32 Markets: Market opportunities for
producers after the harvest
COLUMNS
02 From the Word: Rev Willie Botha
36 Food for thought: Milanie Vosloo
LIFESTYLE
NEWS 23 In die kombuis: Buttermilk and Honey
Chicken Kebabs
06 Senwes Brokerage staff get their 15
minutes of fame
08 Record rainfall brings hope 36 Win a copy of Hoop wat
kaalvoet loop
36 Gardening: Tips for the winter
09 Senwes leads call to support local
farming
12 Senwes Enjoys Nampo 2019
22 Free State Young Farmer of the Year
announced
23 Winner of the 2019 Agri NW Young
Farmer award!
AGRICULTURAL
04 Feeding of and caring for the ram lamb
10 Roughage in the feedlot
18 Staalmeester offers options to survive
this winter: Wood and bush food is the
answer
20 Replacement heifers: With good
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