07 Jul 2016

Mr Rudy Lemckey's Simmental bull has won the overall bull champion at the Ghanzi Agricultural Show. 

In an interview this morning (July 7), Mr Lemckey attribiuted the success to his farm workers and a good grazing field. He said farm workers' welfare should be a priority if one aspired to produce good livestock breeds.

In addition, Mr Lemckey said he was renovating his workers’ houses to better living conditions. By so doing, he said, workers would themselves in their job and eventually be productive.

Good grazing fields,Mr  Lemckey also noted, constituted to good farming. He encouraged field days in order to share his expertise to aspiring young farmers as well as share with them how to breed winning cattle.

 Mr Lemkey said private abattoirs were necessary because they encouraged competition as well as empowering farmers regardless of race. He said private abattoirs would not in any way close the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC). Mr Lemckey said it was disappointing that some people still criticized need for private abattoirs.

“We must be very proud of our country and be united as a nation and farmers,” he said. End