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pH: the secret to unlocking soil’s nutrients
Correcting the soil’s pH and conserving its organic matter are key to improving plant response to fertiliser application. Robyn Joubert reports.
Caxton CTP pledges to reduce electricity
Caxton CTP Publishers and Printers has joined Eskom’s energy efficiency campaign, 49M, in an effort to reduce energy consumption.
Options a-plenty
When discussing home constructions with the many folk who phone me, there are always the same issues that come up.
Blocking off the ‘Thieves’ Highway’
Effective stock theft solutions are almost always the product of trial and error, plus dollops of community diplomacy.
‘Farm diesel auditors don’t work on commission’ – SARS
The South African Revenue Service has refuted an assertion that its farm diesel-use auditors work on commission.
Sappi agreement before Christmas
Employees of local pulp and paper giant, Sappi, face losing their jobs over the next few months. Trade union, Solidarity, said that it would do all in its power to minimise retrenchments and create closure for those being retrenched by finalising the process before Christmas.
Can horses eat white buffalo grass hay?
This hay is fed to cattle and sheep in Southern Africa, but is it safe for horses?
Something a little different
Koot van der Walt is a tough East Rand entrepreneur who’s passionate about pigeon racing. Thomas Smit spoke to him.
Combine makeover
A re-designed cab and a folding auger with a pivoting spout option are among the new features on Case IH’s latest Axial-Flow combines. Joe Spencer reports.
Potato nation
No matter their quality – or ‘health benefits’ – the products we in the fresh produce business handle must still compete for a spot in the hearts and minds of consumers.
Choosing a tomato variety
We have about 200 tomato varieties in South Africa. This fact alone makes the value of the variety list highly questionable.
When the bite is worse than the bark
The symptoms, prevention and treatment of the killer disease rabies.
Identifying the predator
Accurate identification of the damage-causing animal (DCA) preying on your livestock is critical to a predator management strategy.
Working capital
Make sure you can pay your bills while you wait for your farming operation to earn an income, cautions Susan Pletts.
Teach farming skills before it’s too late!
Too few SA youngsters are interested in agriculture as a career. Puso Segoe feels this is due to farmers failing to expose their children to farming from an early age. Fortunately, his father involved him fully, he told Peter Mashala.
Tobacco farming – the growers’ view
New proposals from the World Health Organisation’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control to regulate international tobacco farming have raised concerns among Africa’s tobacco growers and processors. Francois van der Merwe, chairperson of the International Tobacco Growers’ Association: Africa and CEO of the Tobacco Institute of Southern Africa, provides an alternative perspective.
Astral spreads its Mozambican wings
Integrated poultry producer Astral is stepping up its presence in Mozambique. Robyn Joubert spoke to Astral CEO Chris Schutte about its African strategy.
Tunnel design is important
Designs of aquaculture systems within fish-farming tunnels vary widely, and many have failed. What options are available and what are the non-negotiables when it comes to tunnel design?
Between a rock & a hard place
Dairy farmers need to maintain profitable businesses despite being squeezed between high input costs and powerful milk buyers.
Farming: teaching a new generation
For the sake of food security, it’s vital that today’s farmers pass their skills on to their children.
