What is ‘indigenous’ anyway?
Almost 40 years ago when I was still a student, I encountered a particularly colourful but unfamiliar snake, with orange and black bands and a jet-black belly, in the former...
Blyde River – the inside story
Now that the dust has settled over the dispute between Rand Merchant Bank and Marulaneng (Hoedspruit) farmers over payment for a state-of-the-art pipeline, the region is quietly prospering. Stephan Hofstätter...
Brahman: golden celebration for a golden breed
The Brahman celebrated its 50th year in SA at Maselspoort near Bloemfontein on 30 March where the book Brahman, the Intelligent Choice: 50 years in South Africa was launched Issue...
Dordrecht’s battle against savage stock thieves
Beyers Van Rooyen of Naauwpoort farm in Dordrecht is one of many farmers in the area whose livestock is regularly raided by stock thieves.
Smallstock farmers have their day in Limpopo
Settlers smallstock farmer Raymond Read's dream of sharing his knowledge and skills with the emerging and small livestock farmers in the area came to fruition at a farmers' day held...
Top farmer is also woman of the year
Linda Ngatshane, last year's Female Farmer of the Year, has been crowned the Shoprite-Checkers/SABC 2 Woman of the Year for 2007 Issue date 10 August 2007
Records fly at Mequatling Angus sale
Mequatling Bardolena Kinkaid achieved the highest price in South Africa for a Black Angus cow when she was sold to Mike Charters from Copelands Beef in Ugie for R100 000...
Health and happiness at the same time
Make a peaceful, healthy, fine-tasting Middle Eastern chickpea salad. Issue Date: 3 August 2007
Soil Health – Upgrading root systems
One of the many critical functions of mycorrhizal fungi is an increase in a plant's area of nutrient uptake by literally extending roots, says Dr Joanna Dames, head of Microbiology...
Bad fertiliser could harm pineapples
'Why did they [the agriculture department] continue to sell the product [fertiliser] knowing it was not within specification?'
Effective no-till control of maize root diseases
Root diseases overwinter in crop residues on the land pose a significant threat to no-till enterprises. No-till experts have joined forces to find the best methods of overcoming this challenge....
Lime application in no-till
In recent years, no-till farming practices have been implemented on an ever-growing scale. As a result, many no-till farmers have adopted the common practice of surface-applying all their required soil...
Validating no-till in KZN
Early experimentation with no-till in KZN was done by farmers themselves. Now soil scientists from the University of Tennessee visit to learn from their experience. Lloyd Phillips reports.Issue Date:4 May...
‘Agricultural marketing needs a fresh mindset’
Ronald Ramabulana, CEO of the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) talks about the stagnation in exporting and local markets, the lack of research and young blood in agriculture, and setting...
Inventing a better mousetrap
The American writer and philosopher, Ralph Waldo Emerson, said, “Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door!” Indefatigable inventor Bertus Goosen from Botswana believes...
Consumers want it quick and easy
According to the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (Bfap)'s June 2007 to 2012 agricultural baseline, SA consumers are showing increasing interest in convenience food purchasing and consumption.
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