Veld Management Consulting
30 years of hands-on grassland and veld expertise — available to your farm, game ranch, or reserve. Practical advice, not textbook theory.
Essential Tools for Veld Assessment
We recommend using the Disc Pasture Meter for accurate biomass estimation.
What Clients Say
"Frits's assessment gave us a clear picture of our veld condition and a practical plan to improve it. His knowledge of Southern African grasses is unmatched."
Commercial Livestock Farmer
Limpopo
"We engaged Frits for an ecological management plan for our game ranch. His report was thorough, practical, and immediately usable. Not a desk study."
Game Ranch Manager
Waterberg
"The EIA vegetation assessment Frits completed for our project was accepted without issues. His credibility with regulators is well established."
Environmental Practitioner
Gauteng
* Testimonials are representative. Names withheld by request.
What a Consultation Can Cover
- Veld condition and grazing capacity assessments
- Veld condition improvement and restoration recommendations
- Control of problem plants
- Grazing management infrastructure planning
- Grass species composition surveys
- Grass biomass evaluations
- Ecological management plans for game ranches
- Planted pasture recommendations
- Vegetation community/unit surveys and mapping
- Veld management plans (full document)
- Veld management related presentations during farmer's days
- Veld management training
- Identification of common grasses (checklists) on a property
- Veld condition and grazing capacity long-term monitoring
- Prescribed burning need evaluations
- Vegetation and ecological impact assessments (for EIA's)
- Agricultural potential assessments (for re-zoning and EIA's)
- Alien invasive vegetation assessments
- Erosion control/rehab recommendations (e.g. for gullies)
- Habitat assessments for rare game species
- Mine rehabilitation recommendations
- Rehabilitated mining sites monitoring
- Veld condition assessments for pre-purchase properties
- Wildfire impact (on grazing) assessments
- Elephant impact assessments
Not sure which service applies to your land?
Every farm, veld, and project is different. Send Frits a quick message and he'll point you in the right direction.