AGRICULTURE NEWS - For Regina Harmse, who runs the RCH Ile de France Stud on the farm Uitgezocht near Ermelo, improving the quality of her animals is non-negotiable.
With approximately 1 000 Ile de France ewes split 50/50 between stud and commercial herds, she has to run an intensive, hands-on operation in order to turn a profit.
And for this to happen, maintaining the highest possible lambing and weaning percentages is essential. For this reason, lambing pens are a key part of her operation.
Common misconceptions about lambing pens are that a farmer can use them to turn bad mothers into better ones, or that the system breeds the mothering instincts out of ewes.
Read the full article here on the Caxton Publication, Farmers Weekly
