82. Decentralising Food Production with Nguni Cattle & Regenerative Agriculture

Justin Crawford runs runs Balgowan Beef Co in the KZN Midlands of South Africa. He runs indigenous African Sanga cattle breed Nguni, in an intensive rotational grazing setup and sells this fully grassfed beef direct-to-consumer.

We discuss the future of decentralized food production, why Nguni genetics are so suited to chemical-free & regenerative practices, quality of Nguni beef, key lessons operating a direct-to-consumer operation and much more.

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TIMESTAMPS
0:00 Regenerative Agriculture With Nguni Genetics
16:58 Intensive Grazing and Direct Consumer Sales
29:06 Grass-Fed Nguni Beef Quality and Marketing
39:12 Grass-Fed Cattle and Marketing Strategies
49:49 Optimizing Cattle Genetics for Environment

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Whatsapp (for meat orders) - +27846572764

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My Nguni interviews - https://www.youtube.com/playlist? list=PLrv4qp8WwfQG8lBXPL2BFx0sBAwA-jFbo

NGUNI COMMUNITY 
Nguni Association of Australia - https://www.nguni.au/
Nguni Australia Instagram - https://instagram.com/nguni_australia
Nguni Association of South Africa - https://nguni.co.za/
Nguni Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ngunicattle/
Nguni Australia Facebook Group -https://www.facebook.com/nguniaustralia

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