Annelie Coleman
Annelie Coleman represents Farmer’s Weekly in the Free State, North West and Northern Cape.
Agriculture is in her blood. She grew up on a maize farm in the Wesselsbron district where her brother is still continuing with the family business.
Annelie is passionate about the area she works in and calls it ‘God’s own country’. She’s particularly interested in beef cattle farming, especially with the indigenous African breeds.
Call for grain and oilseed indaba in SA
The time has come to create a comprehensive soya value chain plan to create additional value for South African end-consumers, according to De Wet Boshoff, executive director of the Animal Feed Manufacturers Association of South Africa (AFMA).
Afrigus: Breeding the ideal beef cattle for a drier future
Free State stud breeder Martiens le Roux believes the Afrigus breed is a promising new contestant in the South African beef cattle arena. Annelie Coleman called on him on his
farm in the Bethulie district to find out more about this young and relatively unknown breed.
‘SA tourism could lose billions due to illicit wildlife trade’
All indications are that the illicit wildlife trade in South Africa is flourishing. This was according to the Coalition Against the Breeding and Keeping of Lions and other Big Cats for Commercial Purposes, in a letter to the Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Michael Masutha.
Subdued interim results for Senwes
The land debate and political uncertainty have negatively affected business confidence in the agricultural industry and this was reflected in the decline in producers’ investment and spending in the industry, according to Corné Kruger, chief financial officer of the Senwes Group.
NWK donates R250 000 to Zeerust home for the aged
Agribusiness NWK recently donated R250 000 to the South African Women’s Federation’s home for the aged in Zeerust.
Stock theft is on the rise, farmers warned
The estimated R1 billion in losses currently suffered by South African livestock industry as a result of stock theft, is expected to escalate as the incidences of stock theft increase in all provinces.
Learning from apple growers in Poland
Poland is the largest producer of apples in the European Union. On a recent visit to the country, Annelie Coleman met Bartłomiej Brodzik from the Apple Factory, one of Poland’s major apple growers and exporters.
Counting the cost of the Trompsburg fires
Sheep producer, FC Alexander, lost about 400 animals in the wildfire that raged near Trompsburg between 15 and 17 November, along with about 4 000ha of veld, constituting about 80% of his land.
Damara sheep: No environment too tough
Since importing his first Damaras from Namibia in the late 1980s, stud breeder Frank Blumenthal has firmly believed in the integrity of the breed. The Free State farmer says that the modern indigenous Damara has over the years evolved into a well-muscled animal with outstanding disease resistance and fertility under the hottest, driest conditions.
New screening method for charcoal rot-resistant maize
Researchers at the Agricultural Research Council’s (ARC) Grain Crops Institute in Potchefstroom have developed a screening method to identify maize cultivars in South Africa that are resistant to the charcoal rot fungus Macrophomina phaseolina.
Watch out for gerbils during summer grain production season
With the advent of the 2018/2019 summer grain production season, South African producers need to be aware of the potential losses caused by gerbils to newly planted crops.
World champion Savanna goat breeder’s winning formula
World champion Savanna goat breeder Koenie Kotzé believes in strict selection, the best possible genetics, and top conformation and type. Annelie Coleman visited him on his farm Niekerkshoop in the Northern Cape to learn more about his exceptional stud.
Concern about declining Cape buffalo trophy quality
The Cape buffalo occupies a top spot on hunters’ wish lists, but studies show a decrease in the quality of buffalo trophies, according to Dr Johan Rabie, buffalo breeder and owner of Chimoyo Wildlife. Annelie Coleman asked him about the reasons behind this worrying trend.
Livestock producers alerted to wireworm infestations
Wireworm infestations in livestock were reported in seven of South Africa’s nine provinces in September.
High livestock and game mortality rate in Limpopo drought
The three-year-long drought in the northern parts of Limpopo has had a devastating impact on livestock and game in the province, particularly on rhino.
Namibian agriculture: shortage of skills, lack of diversification
Agriculture in Namibia presents great opportunities for economic growth, employment creation, food security and poverty eradication.
Save the Sheep project goes global
Farmers’ Weekly has put the plight of the drought-stricken farmers in Sutherland on the international map.
Research shows benefits of protein-rich pigeon pea
Unlike other legumes, the pigeon pea (Cajanus cajan) has been largely neglected by science. This was according to Dr Alina Mofokeng, a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) - Grain Crops in Potchefstroom.
NWK announces R20 million profit
Heinrich Kruger, chairman of the agri NWK board, ascribes the company’s positive financial results to its staff’s dedication and hard work.
Invasive pines trees helped fuel 2017 Knysna fires – report
A study published in the journal Fire Ecology by a research team from Stellenbosch University, Nelson Mandela University, SANParks and the CSIR, shows that the invasion of surrounding land by invasive pine trees significantly increased the severity of the 2017 Knysna wildfires.
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