Farmer’s Weekly-ARC Best Elite Drakensberger
This year's Farmer's Weekly-ARC Best Elite Drakensberger Cow, FD 95 0021, was born and bred on F anie van Dyk's Brakenjan stud Issue date 5 October 2007
A hat-trick for Attie’s South Devons
This year's Farmer's Weekly-ARC Best Elite South Devon Cow, AC 93 09, has calved 11 times and is currently pregnant with her 12th. Issue date 5 October 2007
Can small farmers share the pie with supermarket giants?
Economic growth on the African continent is low at just over 5%, but an African supermarket revolution on the back of new urban wealth is gaining momentum. Issue date 5...
SA climate change: what kind and where
A reservoir near Nieu-Bethesda in the Karoo. Eastern SA is looking at a short, intense rainfall season in future. Across the country conditions will warm up and dry out. Issue...
Lessons in how to create unwilling sellers
Cash crops and dairy cows thrive in the fertile, misty valleys where Good Hope farm is located. Issue date 5 October 2007
An intelligent, teachable a larm system
The false alarm is alarm systems' greatest bugbear. It wastes time, causes stress and erodes confidence in the system Issue date 5 October 2007
CMW champion from Middelburg
Cape Mohair and Wool, in conjunction with FNB, held its annual Best Economically Classed Wool Clip Awards ceremony on 7 September. The five finalists were Wayne Porter (AM Porter &...
KwaZulu-Natal’s best young farmers
The fourth Kwanalu Toyota Young Farmer of the Year competition produced two outstanding finalists. This year's winner, Brandon Karg, was presented with the Kwanalu floating trophy and R5 000.Issue date:...
Gold for La Motte at MUNDUSvini
La Motte's immense success in gaining gold medals at prestigious international wine competitions continued as they claimed two more awards at the 2007 MUNDUSvini Great International Wine Awards, held earlier...
From sheep farm to botanical garden
Neil MacGregor, a farmer from Nieuwoudtville, recently sold his 6 300ha farm Glenlyon to be used as a national botanical garden.Issue date: 28 September 2007
New environmental body to tackle mine pollution
In the 1960s South African gold mines earned £400 million per year, while government earned £500 million in taxes, according to environmental rights activist Mariette Liefferink.Issue date: 28 September 2007
Deciduous Fruit Industry hands out half a million rand
The Deciduous Fruit Development Trust (DFIDT) recently allocated almost R500 000 to training and empowerment programmes in the fruit industry.Issue date: 28 September 2007
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