When you believe environment can influence size, it makes sense to switch, in this case from Hereford to Brangus. Making a big switch, such as changing the beef breed you've been farming for 10 years, is not something you do without a lot of forethought.
John Baxter, who farms near eMkhondo in Mpumalanga, owns the nation's best performance-tested Hereford cow.
“I still have considerable respect for the Hereford,”