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

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•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

•Links

•Questions