Management, like rugby, is a game of strategy
'I am endlessly entertained and fascinated by the dynamics of the teamwork involved and the similarities between rugby and business, and the lessons for management.' Issue date 16 November 2007
Lessons from the 2007 racing season
The 2007 pigeon racing season came to an end for most South African fanciers in the middle of October and it's time now to give full attention to the breeding...
SA is falling behind
'The Sector Plan for Agriculture proposed a substantive increase in agricultural research funding. The failure to implement this part of the plan endangers South African agriculture's global competitiveness.' Issue date...
Agritechnology for Africa
Globally recognised in agricultural technology transfer, Prof Eugene Terry of the US was recently made an Honorary Professor at the University of KZN's African Centre for Crop Improvement. On a...
Challenger sets new cultivation record
It's official: the Challenger MT875B tractor, using Grégoire Besson's latest XXL discs, could cultivate its way from Pietermaritzburg to Johannesburg in a day - unmodified. Joe Spencer reports. Issue date...
Choose the right soya bean
JL Erasmus and H Fourie of the ARC-Grain Crops Institute in Potchefstroom explain how to identify and choose the best soya bean cultivar for your region using information from the...
When recognition outstrips reality
She's been dubbed National Female Farmer of the Year for informal markets, but Thami Madliwa's tomato farm hasn't produced a thing in six months. Mike Burgess listens to the Madliwas'...
Kumato: a new tomato for SA
Peter Bakker has mastered the art of profiting from innovative crops, but his latest innovation is yet to be accepted by consumers. This oddly brown, but sugary-sweet Dutch tomato is...
Chickpea curry
An uncooked chickpea is damn fine ammo for a light catapult, so either buy canned chickpeas, which are soft and so-so, or get the show on the road 24 hours...
12th Million Dollar race at Sun City
Good news! During the first week of October 2007, a substantial number of candidates for this race were tested by the online veterinarian Dr Tina du Plessis - and she...
Where ecology meets livestock production
Last week, Farmer's Weekly reported on Tony Phillips, a finalist for the Peter Edwards Award for Conservation Farmer of the Year. For long-term ecological and financial gain, Mike Burgess found...
The sleepy hellholes of rural South Africa
An unseen tragedy is unfolding in country villages, which seem to awaken only on AllPay day and where getting drunk before breakfast is completely acceptable, writes Roelof Bezuidenhout who lives...
The Puma leaps onto SA tractor market
The new Case IH Puma tractors were introduced at the SIMA Show in Paris, France, in March this year and launched in the UK at the Cereals in June Issue...
Choose your best dry bean
Recommendations for 2007/08 based on dry bean trials by Dr Andries Liebenberg, Heinra Heenop and Marietjie Fourie of the ARC-Grain Crops Institute are valuable in helping producers decide on the...
DWAF turns weeds into jobs
Alien invasive plants (AIPs) have invaded over 10 million hectares of SA. Uncontrolled, this area could double in 15 years. Yet across the country's most job-scarce and marginalised areas people...
Game ranching: copy nature to restore arid veld
Managing veld under game in arid regions is a tricky business. A management system that reproduces nature's pattern of overstocking followed by rest periods seems to significantly improve veld condition....
Is there growth in grain?
Sakkie van Zyl, Grain SA's economist for market research, argues that SA has the capacity to produce more grain crops, like oilseeds, wheat and maize - but before producers jump...
East Coast Fever spreads
Devastating livestock disease East Coast Fever (ECF), carried by the brown ear tick, is on the rise in Southern Africa. Dr Jane Olwoch of the University of Pretoria has been...
‘World in Union’ includes farming
Prof Willie Esterhuyse argues that agriculture must find a new way of communicating with politicians. They need to prove their worth to the country and build solid relationships with agricultural...
How to run a perlemoen stud
Wouter Kriel spoke to Aletta Bester of the University of Stellenbosch's Division of Aquaculture, about new research that's refining abalone breeding techniques. Issue date 2 November 2007
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