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Neighbourly farming in Zimbabwe
Richard Tate, once a top Zimbabwean farmer, now lives in South Africa. He told Roelof Bezuidenhout about a friend still farming in that country who has been able to make a success of his business despite hardship and difficulties.
Efficiency measures for farmers
Efficiency measures are necessary right now, but all decisions should be taken on a ‘total farm’ basis.
Municipality money vanishes
How can a municipality lose R3 million of utility poles, plus the paperwork? It’s easy, if you know how.
SA minister lauds Zimbabwe land reform
Minister of Public Works Thembelani Nxesi praised Zimbabwe’s land reform process at a recent function attended by farm workers and labour unions in Mbombela, Mpumalanga.
Winter frosts – be prepared
Cold areas will soon get their first winter frosts. Minimise the damage by taking certain measures. Most often, a light frost will occur about a week into May in cold areas.
Developing farmers feel the scourge of stock theft
Stock theft is a major problem which costs the livestock industry millions of rand every year. Chief Samuel Ramugondo spoke to Peter Mashala about his personal battle with stock theft, which has left him with a son in jail.
The truth about the Ca:Mg myth
Those who seek to discredit the Albrecht system by referring to the ‘calcium:magnesium ratio myth’ are right, but not in the way they think.
Register your conservancy
How to form a conservancy to ensure the future sustainability of your land.
Monsanto wins patent court case against US farmer
Multinational seed company Monsanto has won a landmark court case against a US farmer, after he failed to pay royalties for the patented genetically modified (GM) seed he planted.
National Prestige Indigenous Veld Goat Auction
HIGHEST (RAM): R15 000
Transfer pricing
Although the practice itself isn’t illegal, the abuse or serious mismatch of prices is a form of tax avoidance.
Game farmer talks economics of expansion
Diversification, expansion and partnership are the building blocks of a game farming business in the Northern Cape. Wintershoek’s Wiaan van der Linde WRSA’s Game Farmer of the year in 2012 talks to Susan Botes.
Theft rampant in timber industry
Theft of equipment and timber in the industry is rampant – and escalating. The theft of chainsaws in Mpumalanga alone amounted to more than R10 million in the past two years.
A dry start to Western Cape wheat season
Many parts of the Swartland region have yet to receive significant winter rain, so an average wheat harvest is expected, according to Koos Blanckenberg, a grain farmer from Philadelphia and Grain SA’s representative for the Swartland areas in the Western Cape.
Biggest wine grape crop ever
Final intake figures show the 2013 harvest season will see the biggest wine grape crop ever produced in SA, while wine exports have also rebounded to reach an all-time high.
On-farm silos mean greater profits
The age of on-farm silos has dawned and manufacturers are having a hard time keeping up with demand.
Does Pieter Mulder harm SA farmers’ public image?
The impact of having a deputy minister of agriculture representing a “rightwing political party” could have a detrimental effect on perceptions about commercial farmers.
Bees in the EU given two-year breather
The European Commission’s decision to impose a two-year restriction on the use of pesticides linked to declining bee populations has been praised by South African beekeepers.
A new home challenge
I received a call from Patricia, who visited a friend on a farm nearby and came across copies of Farmer’s Weekly lying on a table.
Champion racers
Free State pigeon fanciers Jaap and Japie Pretorius had an amazing season last year. Thomas Smit reports.
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