A great honor fell to the farming enterprise of Wilco and Regina Harmse from the farm Uitgezocht near Ermelo when their entries were crowned Champion and Reserve Champion.

Veeplaas spoke to Regina Harmse of the RCH Ile de France stud, on the farm Uitgezocht in the Ermelo district, about how she prepares her lambs for a slaughter lamb competition. Regina is known for her good record in slaughter lamb competitions. Read more on AgriOrbit

Lambing pens offer a multitude of benefits for farmers. Regina Harmse, who breeds Ile de France sheep in Mpumalanga, spoke to Annelie Coleman about the ways in which these pens can add value to any type of sheep production concern. Read More at Farmer’s Weekly

An Ile de France carcass of 22.3kg earned more than R31 000 at Landbouweekblad’s Royal show carcass competition. The annual carcass competition at the Royal Show in Pietermaritzburg again caused great excitement when the winning carcass was auctioned for R1350 per kilogram. Landbouweekblad is a sponsor of the competition. The

The Harmse family runs a sow, beef and sheep farm on Uitgezocht. “We plant maize and soy, as well as fodder sorghum, to supplement the natural grazing on the farm,” explains Wilco. As there is limited natural grazing on the farm, 40ha of fodder sorghum is planted for the animals

When one of your sheep takes first place in a major carcass competition dominated by other breeds, you are on the right track. Regina Harmse produces Ile de France on 300ha near Ermelo. On limited land, improving quality is non-negotiable, she told Gerhard Uys. Regina Harmse and husband Wilco run

A NEW South African record was set for the price of beef on Wednesday evening at the Royal Agricultural Show. The champion beef carcass — a Bovelder cross, owned by Margental Reds and prepared for the Royal by students at the University of KwaZuluNatal — was sold to the Oyster

REGINA Harmse of the RCH Ile de France Stud in Ermelo took home the top prize in the Royal Show block test competition. For owning the winner carcass, she received a cash prize of R1 000, the Royal Show medallion, sash and champion certificate, as well as the Crafcor Hygrade

A model sheep enterprise on a modest farm By Estelle Sinkins GERT Lötter jnr’s trip from Hofmeyr in the Eastern Cape has proved to be well worth it for the White Dorper breeder, who took three of the top four prizes in the fat lamb competition at the Royal Agricultural