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.
Good prices won’t last, foresters warned
Members of NCT Forestry Cooperative Limited, which markets timber produced by private and independent timber growers, has been cautioned not to assume that the current shortage of all categories of...
Steadfast ‘Oom Pietman’ retires
' …he has played a part in many important milestones in the local agricultural industry.
KZN Midlands seeks disaster status after fires
'It was estimated that 80 farmers and 8 000 farmworkers in the Midlands were affected.' Issue date 13 July 2007
Environmental disaster looms at Loskop Dam
According to environmentalists, researchers and farmers in the area surrounding Loskop Dam in Mpumalanga, dead fish and crocodiles at the dam's inflow are the first signs of a looming tragedy.
