Livestock Disease Trends - February 2013
Due to severe drought conditions in certain parts of the country now is the time to get rid of all unproductive and old animals.
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Livestock Disease Trends (as informally reported by vets in South Africa) January 2013
Due to good rainfall in the summer rainfall areas and hot weather, numerous reports of internal parasites were received. Infestations were reported at:
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Livestock Disease Trends (as informally reported by vets in South Africa) December 2012
As a result of good rains and high summer temperatures, problems due to intestinal roundworms are increasing. Infestations were reported at:
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The role of the shepherd
There is nothing new presented in your piece ‘Taking action on predator control’ (16 November, pg 38). Farmers have proved beyond a doubt that annihilating jackals by whatever lethal methods imaginable over...
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Farmers finding common ground
By forming a good working relationship, nine farmers from Mmakgabetlwane village in North West have found a way to farm on communal land. Peter Mashala visited them.
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Department denies cows left to starve to death
Mpumalanga’s department of agriculture has denied leaving 48 cows to die of hunger.
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Supporting a family, week by lonely week
Malekaleke Maila farms with Pedi sheep on communal land in Limpopo. Unable to run his flock near his village, he is forced to spend each week away from home. Yet, through careful management, he earns a reasonable living and is paying for his children’s studies. Peter Mashala spoke to him.
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Abusing the Bushman’s canvas
Retired farmer Victor Briggs began studying rock art almost 40 years ago. He told Mike Burgess about the pitiful state of many of South Africa’s rock art shelters, and what can be done to save the Bushman’s canvas.
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Horses at Nampo
As most readers will know, the Nampo Harvest Day was initially intended to show off advances in technology associated with planting, harvesting and processing maize, but it’s evolved into the biggest agricultural show in South Africa.
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Other weeds to watch out for
There are a number of particularly bad weed species which can be tough and costly to deal with once established.
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