Livestock farming is South Africa’s largest agricultural sector, accounting for over 40% of our agricultural outputs with beef, poultry, pork and sheep farming amongst the most popular. This week we share the ultimate guide to breeding livestock in Mzansi!

We’re joined by Bertus van Heerden chief economist at the Milk Producers Organisation who give us a bit of a birds eye view of dairy production in South Africa. 

The day, Laetitia Piers started her natural hair care journey, a new thriving business idea was sparked and this week she joins our “Agripreneur 101” as the owner of the Shea by Design a natural hair and skincare range.

Our book of the week is Farming While Black by Leah Penniman. And, our farmer tip of the week comes from organic fertiliser specialist Thapelo Phiri.