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Go well, Victor!
It is with great sadness that Farmer’s Weekly bids farewell to Victor Mahlinza, who passed away on 4 December after a long illness.
Gone fishing with legumes
Many crop farmers are in deep water financially. Fortunately, help is at hand – in the form of legumes and tramlines.
From backyard farmer to commercial producer
Noliqwa Nhlapo, runner-up in the 2013 Eskom Development Foundation Business Investment Competition, was forced to change direction from piggery to egg production due to land constraints. But she never lost sight of the bigger picture. Peter Mashala visited her farm.
APAC ordered to pay KZN banana grower over R800 000
After a four-year legal battle, a KwaZulu-Natal banana farming business was finally able to extract the R808 745, plus interest and legal costs, owed to it by the Fresh Produce Agents Fidelity Fund (FPAFF).
Growing cabbages – Part 2
Here are useful cultivation tips for this highly popular vegetable.
Farmers secrets to success
Official statistics aside, there seems to be a wide gulf between farmers who are doing well and those who are not. What are successful farmers doing right?
Support for drought-stricken North West farmers
The SA public has rallied around the drought-stricken farmers in the North West Province and donations to the value of R120 000 had been paid into Agri North West’s bank account as at Monday, 9 December, 2013.
Ganna Ngunis – breeding for excellence
Michiel van Niekerk runs a stud Nguni herd in the arid region of the western Free State between Petrusburg and Kimberley. For him, the economic realities of livestock farming mean that he cannot afford animals that underperform. The Ganna Stud benefits from recording, measuring and modelling.
Online technology only a click away
Stumped for useful ideas on your farm? Find help at these sites, says Greg Miles.
Criminal charges against Tina?
The DA plans to lay criminal charges against the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, after a report by the Public Protector, Advocate Thuli Madonsela in which the minister has been accused of maladministration and improper and unethical conduct in the manner she awarded an R800 million fisheries patrol tender.
Farmer’s Weekly Argentina Tour
Join Farmer’s Weekly on another tour of Argentina to learn more about this country’s agricultural sector. The focus this time will be on chicken...
A Durban mutton curry bunny chow
A bunny from Durbs comes under the heading of extreme handheld food for two reasons. One is the size and the other is the veld-fire flavour of living chilli.
Destructive banana disease identified in Mozambique
The first outbreak of a banana fungal wilt disease in Mozambique has been reported.
Shell’s ‘tactics’ anger Karoo farmers
Many farmers in the Middelburg, Graaff-Reinet, Nieu Bethesda and Cradock districts of the Karoo are upset by energy company Shell’s attempts to contact them individually and speak of ‘divide and rule tactics’.
Possible maize shortage in 2014
South Africa could face a shortage of maize next year, according Grain SA chairperson Louw Steytler.
Fresh Produce global round-up
Occasionally, I like to break away from the norm and take a look at the bigger picture of fresh produce trading globally.
Here are some snippets gleaned from recent industry publications.
How dung beetles can help you
The beneficial role played by insects in agriculture should not be underestimated, and this is certainly true of dung beetles, says Paul Donovan.
New Holland at Hanover
Every two years in Hanover, Germany, Agritechnica showcases innovative ideas from machinery manufacturers large and small. Joe Spencer was there.
The pigeon fanciers’ mecca
The Kassel International Pigeon Market is one of the biggest of its kind in the world, says Thomas Smit.
Weaning your foal
This can be a stressful and dangerous period for foals, cautions Dr Mac.
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