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Growing beans
An overview of seedbed preparation, planting and harvesting.
Prepare for the 2014 veld fire season
Land owners in the Free State have been asked to start preparing for the 2014 veld fire season.
Agricultural products contributes to higher PPI
The rapidly rising prices at which agricultural produce is leaving the farm gate played a big role in South Africa’s general inflation rate.
Kudu biltong for Hong Kong?
The Namibian Agricultural Union (NAU) welcomed an announcement of a proposed visit by Hong Kong authorities to Namibia, regarding the exportation of beef and game meat from Namibia to that country.
Hard cheese wins top honours at SA Dairy Awards
For the third year in a row the prize for the best dairy product in SA has been awarded to a cheese.
Supreme yield in soya
American farmer Kip Cullers holds the world record for soya bean yield. On a recent lecture tour of South Africa’s grain farming areas, he spoke about maximising yield.
The truth about jackal tales
‘Jackal narratives and predator control in the Karoo’ is the title of a working paper by Prof Beatrice Conradie of the Sustainable Societies Unit at UCT, and researcher Prof Nicoli Nattrass of the UCT school of
economics.
The potential of rhino horn farming
Illegal rhino poaching is increasing because of the high demand for horn from the increasingly wealthy Asian elite , according to Michael Murphree, a researcher at the Potchefstroom Campus of the North West University’s African Centre for Disaster Studies.
Zambia’s first ever ‘full-scale’ agricultural expo a resounding success
Reports from Zambia indicate that the country’s “first full-scale, live agriculture event” held at Chisamba earlier in April was a resounding success.
Consistency of supply
I rate consistency as one of the ‘Big Five’ in fresh produce marketing, along with supply, demand, quality and communication.
Grazing and burning to maintain biodiversity
In this second part of our series on managing grasslands for biodiversity, grassland ecologist Dr Richard Lechmere-Oertel discusses guidelines and treatments for various systems.
Organic backyard growers go big
Agricultural co-operative Buffalo City Organic Producers (BCOP) has gone from producing organic vegetables in back gardens to harvesting 10t tomatoes per month hydroponically. This has won them a provincial award. Grant Hollins spoke to BCOP vice-chairperson Nomonde Ndarana.
Fish farming beyond SA
The state of aquaculture in neighbouring countries – and the lessons to be learnt.
Keep nutrition up and eelworms down
Swiss chard is easy to grow and exceptionally productive, but it does take a lot of nutrients out of the ground.
Making hay in Balfour
Tractors, mowers, balers and new baling technology were on display at the annual Balfour haymaking equipment day in Mpumalanga.
The trigger vs shutter debate
Taking pictures might sound more civilised to some people, but hunting remains the driving force behind wildlife and habitat protection under most conditions, writes Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Horses: When ticks bite
Lyme disease is rare in horses in SA and can often be mistaken for other conditions, says Kim Dyson.
Crème caramel: dessert for adults
There is little doubt that a good dessert gives a meal the neat conclusion it requires. Sadly, most desserts seem to be designed for the palates of children, with a massive overdose of cloying sweetness. Then along came crème caramel: not only a grown-up taste, but also a truly masterful addition to your culinary skills.
Million dollar donation for agricultural college
Taung Agricultural College near Vryburg in the North West has received a donation of US$1 million (R10,5 million) from Danish company Haldor Topsøe, which specialises in research and technology.
Police bust KZN hydroponic dagga grower
A search by police of a house in Hillcrest, KwaZulu-Natal, recently yielded a R1,2 million haul of hydroponically grown dagga.
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