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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.
Rethink required for agricultural success
The government and farmers need to shift their paradigm to achieve the objectives of a stable, food secure and safe future for all South Africans. In delivering his presidential address at the Agri SA conference, Johannes Möller pinpointed some areas that need rethinking.
The East African Boran – ‘the world’s hardiest breed’
Steeped in history and rooted in the African soil, the rugged Boran is receiving more and more accolades. Tanzanian Boran breeder Mark Myatt-Taylor tells Lloyd Phillips why.
Irrigation scheduling to manage crop quality
Irrigation scheduling at one of South Africa’s largest irrigation farming enterprises has led to a saving of up to 34% in water use and possible enhanced crop performance. Robyn Joubert reports.
Renewable energy rises to the challenge
Eskom’s request for an annual 16% price increase for the next five years has put pressure on business. Forward-thinking operations are successfully switching to alternative power sources. Robyn Joubert reports.
Damaged roads hamper farming in Ndlambe district
The Ndlambe district, which stretches from Alexandria to the Fish River in the Eastern Cape, received between 330mm and 590mm of rainfall during two weeks in mid-October, with some farmers recording as much as 290mm in one night.
Slight relief for petrol users, but diesel up
The price of petrol will decrease by 10c/l on Tuesday night 6 November.
Stop polluting water
Arthu Lloyd’s letter about polluted water (5 October, pg 10) reminded me of a calculation my late brother, a maths teacher, made in 1998:
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Rural Safety Strategy is yielding good results
Peter Mashala’s opinion entitled ‘The scourge that must be stopped’ (5 October, pg 36) cannot go unchallenged.
Eco-agriculture: a question of balance
Confronted by declining yields and rising input costs, Limpopo farming giant ZZ2 developed and implemented a system it termed natuurboerdery. Ecologist Erik Holm gave a progress report at the PestBiz Convention in Durban in August. Robyn Joubert was there.
Sustainable agriculture
I have noticed that you regularly feature opinions that debate whether government should be focusing on policies that support subsistence or commercial, private or communal farming.
The environment vs greed
The environment has long been caught up in a war controlled by money and greed. It’s a war in which the powerless must attempt to overcome the powerful – something that can only be done if everyone stands together against them and is aware of what is going on around us.
Pork & beans: a rodeo for your inner cowboy
There’s something special about one-pot cooking. This hearty combination of beans, onions and smoked pork belly needs only a wedge of bread to soak up the flavour-rich juices.
Orchids of Eden
Duckitt Nurseries was initially built on passion and four orchid species, but it is now the biggest cut flower and Cymbidium orchid farm in South Africa with a few hundred varieties. Keri Harvey reports.
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Seen at the Garden Show
A wide range of turf and lawn care equipment was on display at the
recent Sunday Tribune Garden Show in Pietermaritzburg. Joe Spencer reports.
Fighting infections
Kim Dyson offers tips on the efficient and wise use of antibiotics and preventive practices.
Good neighbours make good business
Eastern Cape’s Young Farmer of the Year, Richard Morgan, has built on his family’s agricultural legacy, which started in 1895 in the Mankazana Valley near Adelaide. Mike Burgess reports.
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