nosering

The true cost of weaning stress in an extensive beef cattle production system

Leo Roets is a cattle farmer from Piet Plessis in the North West province of South Africa. Leo has been farming Bovelder cattle since 1996 in a family business with his father and father...

Livestock

15 Jul 2026 · 6 min read

EasyWean® NoseRings® provide stress-free weaning that works

In the dry region of Piet Plessis in North West, cattle farmer Judy Vercueil has spent more than 30 years refining a system that puts both productivity and animal welfare first. Running ...

Livestock

9 Apr 2026 · 4 min read

EasyWean® NoseRings®: Stress-free weaning and healthier herds

Weaning is widely considered the most stressful event in a calf’s life. This is due to the abrupt nature of being physically separated from its mother, combined with psychological isol...

Livestock

11 Mar 2026 · 5 min read

EasyWean®: Gentle weaning, stronger returns

It began with a simple question in the dry grazing zones of South Africa: How do we make weaning less stressful for both animals and farmers? That seed, planted in 1997, grew into EasyWe...

Livestock

18 Feb 2026 · 3 min read

How can we help address the challenges facing farmers affected by the foot-and-mouth crisis?

On 14 January 2026, the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen, announced the government’s new containment strategy to tackle the rampant spread of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) thro...

Livestock

19 Jan 2026 · 3 min read

EasyWean® is all about the cow

Source: Stockfarm magazine The use of the NoseRing® to wean calves is not new. It has been around since the mid-nineties and is one of the best methods producers can employ to reduce...

Livestock

19 Dec 2025 · 7 min read