by Bernard Swanepoel | Mar 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
The challenge: How do new entrants get into the Ankole Market? “I just can’t see how I’ll ever get into the Ankole farming business” These were the words of a dejected looking attendee outside the Auction venue at the spectacularly successful Ntaba Nyoni auction which...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Feb 11, 2025 | Uncategorized
All 23 lots sold for a total turnover of R7,5m or an average of R326k per lot. Clearly a financial success! All the numbers I quote are exclusive of VAT. Of the lots on offer, 12 were less than a year old and 11 were between 1 and 2 years old. The younger lots...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Nov 18, 2024 | Uncategorized
Background facts Cloning is a proven technology, both in cattle, but also in SA. It is not illegal in SA to clone any animal, as long as you are the owner. There is no cattle breed in SA that prevents the use of cloning to make embryos. It will be impossible to...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Sep 4, 2024 | Uncategorized
By the time South Africa went into hard lock down in 2020 in response to COVID-19, very few economic activities were allowed in the country, with the notable exception of cattle farming. With our deep, extensive experience in game, dairy and cattle farming we decided...
by Bernard Swanepoel | Aug 26, 2024 | Uncategorized
My late father had a saying: “Selfs ‘n blinde hoender pik soms raak.” Loosely translated that means that by messing about randomly, you may just get lucky with an outcome! Though it sometimes feels this way, it’s not quite our intention at Fire Sky with our Ankole...
