Agriculture

A cow-calf producer derives their primary income from the number of calves born into the herd each year, and one of the major limiting factors to this endeavour is bull breeding soundness or simply put, its lack of fertility.

The Namibian Police in the Zambezi region have advised the country’s leading meat-processing and marketing entity Meatco to urgently beef up its security at the Kopano Quarantine Camp, where stock theft has become rampant. 

Newly-appointed members of the Namibian Veterinary Council were reminded of their overarching responsibilities in ensuring the country remains well on track in terms of setting global standards for the veterinary profession. 

Welcome to another informative edition of your Talk to the Vet weekly column, where we share and discuss all things around animal healthcare and various general farming precautions with you, the farmers, and esteemed readers. 

The below-average rainfall received across Namibia has resulted in major challenges for the agricultural sector. 

Farmers in the Kunene region have called for the rezoning of Kunene North, saying the area has been free of Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) for the past 50 years.

The slow delivery of drought relief aid, coupled with a lack of communication from their constituency offices with regards to various incentives being offered to farmers by the state, is forcing farmers in Omaheke to look at other ways to survive the drought.

This is a continuation of the previous article, where we discussed the guide to dealing with financial management in the case of climate change. 

Welcome to another week of Talk to the Vet, where we will be expanding further from last week’s column, where we covered the importance and various preventative methods around vaccination.

Livestock farmers in the Zambezi region have called for the reopening of quarantine stations and abattoirs to facilitate the sale of their livestock.