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Managing successful crop rotations
Kiewiet, Theo and Neilus Ferreira have long realised that soil is a farm’s greatest asset, so they expend as much effort on crop rotation as on growing crops. A family business, they also believe in keeping ‘family’ and ‘business’ separate. Lindi van Rooyen reports.
Contagious ecthyma or the orf virus
Orf is a contagious virus of sheep and goats that can be transmitted to humans, says Prof Cheryl McCrindle.
Grain SA advises members to avoid retrenchment of farm workers
Grain SA (GSA) called on grain producers to avoid large scale retrenchments of workers after the Minister of Labour, Mildred Oliphant, announced the increased minimum wages for farm workers of R105 per day effective from 1 March 2013.
“Guidelines for Livestock Farming” now available
South Africa’s livestock farmers are urged to get a copy of the recently released “Guidelines for Livestock Farming” book, a joint venture between the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation and the National Wool Growers’ Association.
Chocolate surprise
Surprise your loved one with a homemade chocolate heart-shaped gift filled with dipped chocolate strawberries.
Productive Darnall farms targeted for housing development
KwaDukuza Municipality on the KwaZulu-Natal North Coast intended to expropriate 24 properties in Darnall and the Nonoti-Fort Pearson area to build houses for two housing developments.
New minimum wage unaffordable, say farmers
The reactions of farmers, unions and farm workers to the announcement that the minimum daily wage for farm workers will increase from R69/ day to R105/day from 1 March suggests there are no real winners in the recent wage negotiations.
Tractor sales set to dip as rand depreciates
The recent weakening of the rand against important international currencies was likely to result in a dip in national agricultural machinery sales.
GFNC’s Macadamia Market expansion
SA’s biggest macadamia processor, Green Farms Nut Company, has entered into a joint venture with its Australian counterparts to become the world’s largest macadamia marketing company.
Floods in Mozambique a disaster for SA/Moz farmers
The flooding of the Limpopo River basin had claimed the lives of about 70 people and displaced an estimated 180 000 by the end of January.
2013 set to be an expensive year
The retail petrol price jumped 41c/l and the wholesale diesel price by 17,8c/ l on 6 February, mainly because of a weaker rand and higher global oil prices.
Nice & Cosy
Jonno sketches a simple two-bedroom house situated on a far for Clive and his family.
Keep horses calm
This new gadget teaches your horse not to pull back, says Dr Mac.
Winning lines
Champion fancier Ben van Greunen discusses his career with Thomas Smit, and shares some tips.
Up there with the best
Protea Engineering recently held a demonstration to launch its new cherry picker.
Legal dog racing mooted to curb vagrant dogs
The Eastern Cape Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (EC RPO) believed that the legalising of dog racing will put the brakes on the increasing problem of vagrant dogs killing and maiming livestock.
These pests will creep into your crop unseen
Whiteflies and mites are likely to attack your tomato crop unnoticed if you don’t keep a wary eye open for them.
Good wool classing
Uniformity of staple length and fineness in the fleece is important when classing Merino wool.
Bana ba Kgwale vegetable project assists community
Starting as a learnership programme, the Bana ba Kgwale vegetable project has grown into a viable agricultural operation that has brought fallow land back into production and created much-needed jobs to an area plagued by poverty and unemployment. Peter Mashala visited the farmers.
Fresh wind blows in the Kalahari for the Khomani San
The first game and hunting ranch owned and managed by the clan of the legendary Bushman Dawid Kruiper is open for business. Those with a love of pure hunting skills say the experience is unequalled. Heather Dugmore reports.
