Remedies to heal abscesses
AN ABSCESS IS THE BODY'S WAY OF isolating and eliminating infection and dead or foreign material. Very often when the body has experienced a deep penetrating wound and a small...
Cabbage diseases: sclerotia and white blister
Sclerotia disease in cabbages can, in severe cases, wipe out an entire cabbage crop. It's a sporadic problem and by understanding the life cycle of the disease, you can minimise...
SA ostrich sector determines its own success
Despite bans on ostrich meat exports to Europe over the past two years and increased competition with other market products, the ostrich industry has positioned itself firmly in the international...
South African bioethanol: pipe dream or viable proposition?
'Chances of using maize worth R1 900 per ton to produce ethanol at a profit are very slim.'Issue date: 20 April 2007
Thumbs up for SA farming
Simon Beal-Preston, grand-nephew of Donnie Beal-Preston who died in December 2006, addressed the Eastern Cape Agricultural Union (ECAU) in Port Elizabeth. Simon runs a dairy farm at Easterstead in the...
Promising new Valtra tractors
Wynn Dedwith of Parys-based Valtrac, the importers and distributors of Valtra tractors in South Africa, expects the latest T Series Valtra tractors to be locally available later this year.
Paraguayan technology saves SA’s apples
For years Pieter Fourie, project manager of the Bethlehem Farmers' Trust, struggled with an annual loss of 40% to the project's apple crop. Local experts couldn't come up with any...
Rules cast shadow over lion breeder’s den
Outraged over new regulations on canned hunting, specifically of lions, that were announced earlier this year, a group of North West lion breeders and provincial nature conservation officials gathered on...
Are Angora goats getting weaker?
No one knows exactly how many Angora goats succumb annually to sudden cold snaps in South Africa. Farmers prefer not to talk about these fatalities - it's too much like...
Injured raptors get a new lease on life in KZN
Raptor rehabilitation got a boost when the Mayibuye Community of Umlaas Road, near Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu- Natal gave 60ha of land to Ben and Shannon Hoffman on a 99-year lease....
Why smallholders lose out on organics
Smallholder farmers can cash in on the growing organic crop market. However there are a host of factors that prevent them from successfully competing on the formal supply chain, say...
Concern over higher PPECB citrus levy
he PPECB (Perishable Products Export Control Board) recently announced a 13,4% inspection levy increase for citrus fruit. In the case of inland inspections of cartons larger than 5kg the levy...
Barley farmers plan to enter the feed industry
The barley industry hopes to develop the barley feed market in order to enhance profitability and diversify market risks. Current production primarily focuses on the beer market.
Pretty pink pompom weed threatens veld
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) said this member of the daisy family is quickly becoming an increasing threat to grassland conservation in South Its spread has especially boomed over the...
SA too dry for biofuels, says scientist
Comparing South Africa with Brazil in terms of potential for biofuel production is like comparing peanuts with coconuts and could be dangerous if taken too far, according to well-known soil...
More biofuels incentives needed – Saba
Government support for the biofuels industry is critical for the industry to get off the ground in SA. This was one of the key messages at the second African Biofuels...
Safex might introduce other commodities in future
Safex has been looking at the possible introduction of new commodities for a long time, as all businesses should keep expanding their options and not stagnate.
North West prays, while Limpopo receives
While one province is praying for rain, another's prayer has been answered. Widespread rain brought relief to farmers throughout Limpopo, while the North West Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment...
‘Stop politicking and focus on profit’, farmers told
Rian Pheiffer, Managing Director of Overberg Agri, voiced his disappointment with the poor attendance of especially commercial farmers at the Agricultural Indaba. He said the poor attendance of producers, agricultural...
TAU SA holds property rights dear
Farmers forced to sell their properties for land reform should record in writing they had not given up their land willingly and reserved the right to reclaim it in the...
