Beef production systems and sales strategies in an extensive ranching region in South Africa

Louw, Andre; Grosskopf, J. F.W.; Groenewald, J. A.

doi:10.1016/0308-521x(79)90022-2

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“…The top third therefore has the most flexible system in terms of potential adaptability to adverse weather and grazing conditions, and the bottom third the lowest flexibility. These results confirm those of Louw et al (1979) that flexible systems yield superior results in unstable environments.…”

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“…This involves destocking in dry years and increased stocking in favourable years, thereby implying flexibility in production systems. In areas with highly variable rainfall, flexible systems based on the marketing of mature beef animals outperform less flexible systems -such as weaner calf or young steer production -ecologically and economically (Louw et al, 1979). The rainfall in areas with a low average precipitation is more erratic than in areas with higher average annual precipitation (Fabricius, 1964).…”

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Managerial Practice and Financial Success in Extensive Cattle Ranching

Jocum

Groenewald

1993

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Grazing management, breeding practice, marketing behaviour and financial management all form part of the extensive cattle rancher's system. Many ranching areas are characterised by large climatological variation, which in its turn leads to vanable availabilites of edible plants. Beef prices are subject to cyclical and seasonal variation. Market access is limited by the permit/quota system. Market planning and adaptability that will enable farmers to adjust stock numbers to both marketing strategy and ecological conditions is a key to financial success. Farmers should limit capital expenditure; this includes limitations in number of camps and number of herds. Larger camps, fewer herds and multisire mating appear to be associated with financial success. Uittreksel Weidingsbestuur, teelpraktyk, bemarkingsoptrede en finansiele bestuur vorm alles deel van die ekstensiewe beesboer se bestuursisteem. Baie beesweistreke word gekenmerk deur groot klimatologiese veranderlikheid wat weer lei tot veranderlike beskikbaarhede van eetbare plante. Beesvleispryse is onderworpe aan sikliese en seisoenskommelings. Die permit/kwotasisteem beperk toegang tot marke. Bemarkingsbeplanning en aanpasbaarheid wat boere in staat sal stel om veegetalle by beide bemarkingstrategie en ekologiese toestande aan te pas is 'n sleutel tot finansiele sukses. Boere moet ook kapitaalbesteding beperk; dit behels beperking op getalle kampe en kuddes. Groter kampe, minder kuddes en multibul paring blyk met finansiele sukses geassosieerd te wees. 1.

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Managerial Practice and Financial Success in Extensive Cattle Ranching

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Groenewald

1993

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“…When more rain is experienced in ensuing years, livestock is held back, partially in order to replenish the breeding stock, and prices increase. This marketing behaviour is certainly not restricted to subsistence or smallholder farmers; it has also for long been a characteristic of commercial stock farmers (Louw et al, 1979;Lubbe, 1992).…”

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Unlocking markets to smallholders

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The individual contributions in this publication and any liabilities arising from them remain the responsibility of the authors. The publisher is not responsible for possible damages, which could be a result of content derived from this publication. Buy a print copy of this book at www.WageningenAcademic.com/mansholt10 Unlocking markets to smallholders 5 Mansholt Publication Series The Mansholt Publication Series (MPS) contains peer-reviewed publications on social changes, transformations and control processes in rural areas and (agri)food chains as well as on their institutional contexts. MPS provides a platform for researchers and educators who wish to increase the quality, status and international exposure of their scholarly work.

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Kleingrass growth and utilization by growing steers

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Beef production systems and sales strategies in an extensive ranching region in South Africa

Cited by 5 publications

References 9 publications

Managerial Practice and Financial Success in Extensive Cattle Ranching

Managerial Practice and Financial Success in Extensive Cattle Ranching

Unlocking markets to smallholders

Kleingrass growth and utilization by growing steers

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