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Ranching in South AfricaBoone Clemmons
•Where in the world
•Common Misconceptions
•Statistics on the continent of Africa
Statistics from Lions on the move: The progress and potential of African economies http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Productivity_Competitiveness_and_Growth/Lions_on_the_move
*or 1.45 billion acres
•Statistics on the continent of Africa
Statistics from Lions on the move: The progress and potential of African economies http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Productivity_Competitiveness_and_Growth/Lions_on_the_move
•Statistics on the continent of Africa
Statistics from Lions on the move: The progress and potential of African economies http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/Productivity_Competitiveness_and_Growth/Lions_on_the_move
•Agriculture
• Three groups of beef producers in South Africa:
• The commercial beef producer (mostly white farmers), where production is
relatively high and comparable with developed countries
• The emerging black beef cattle farmer, who own or lease land.
• The communal beef cattle farmer, who run his cattle on communal grazing land.
Statistics from South African Department of Agriculturehttp://www.daff.gov.za/
•Beef Cattle Numbers
• 13,964,000 total cattle in South Africa (Beef+Dairy)
• 6,674,000 commercial beef cattle
• 5,696,000 communal beef cattle
Statistics from South African Department of Agriculturehttp://www.daff.gov.za/
• Bonsmara•Common Beef Cattle Breeds
• Afrikaner•Common Beef Cattle Breeds
• Brahman•Common Beef Cattle Breeds
• Boran•Common Beef Cattle Breeds
• Nguni•Common Beef Cattle Breeds
• Karan Beef:• 125,000 head feedlot• 1,800 cattle slaughtered per day
• AFGRI• Retail feed and equipment sales• Large equipment sales and service• Financial services• Commercial grain management• Poultry production and processing
• Processes 650,000 broilers per week
•Major Agriculture Companies
• 2,500 acres• 800 acres for cash crops (corn and soybeans)• 1,700 acres for the cow calf operation
• Cattle Break Down• 400 cows
• 2 breeding seasons
• Sell calves at weaning (approx. 400- 550lbs)
• No castration preformed on the ranch
•The Operation
•The Operation
•The Operation
•MAJOR CHALLENGES
• Fires•Major Challenges
• Fires•Major Challenges
• Fires•Major Challenges
• Fires•Major Challenges
• Fires•Major Challenges
• Fires•Major Challenges
• Mud•Major Challenges
• Porcupines•Major Challenges
• Fencing•Major Challenges
• Stock Theft• 40 cattle stolen in the month of August• Our sorting pens were used to load cattle• Heavy pregnant cattle in good health were taken
• Copper Theft• Two power boxes robbed of all of their copper• Power was down for two weeks
• Property Theft• Our neighbor’s house was broken into and several items
were taken• Thieves watched the house for a week before they broke
in
• Theft•Major Challenges
• http://beta.mnet.co.za/carteblanche/Article.aspx?Id=4429&ShowId=1
•Farm Attacks
• First National Bank • Agriculture Newsletter• https://www.fnb.co.za/downloads/commercial/
agriculture/agri-weekly-newsletters/2011/09dec11.pdf• South African Department of Agriculture
• http://www.daff.gov.za/
•Things to check out
• Farmer’s Weekly• Oldest Agricultural Magazine in South Africa• Published in English• http://www.farmersweekly.co.za
• Landbou• Published in Afrikaans• http://www.landbou.com/
•South African Agriculture Magazines
• McKinsey Global Institute • Lions on the move: The progress and potential of African
economies• http://www.mckinsey.com/Insights/MGI/Research/
Productivity_Competitiveness_and_Growth/Lions_on_the_move
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•Questions