Caxton Magazines
Keeping it traditional
Hi Jonno, I saw your outstanding design in the Farmer’s Weekly dated 7 September 2012. It made me think of my plan to build a cultural village on my farm in Gauteng.
Home-grown health
Growing your own vegetables is easy if you know what and when to plant. Bill Kerr shares some tips on planting, harvesting and caring for a few easy-to-grow veggies.
Farmers finding common ground
By forming a good working relationship, nine farmers from Mmakgabetlwane village in North West have found a way to farm on communal land. Peter Mashala visited them.
Stokvels: ideal for farmers
The concept is already popular with 11 million South Africans. Are there enough farmers among them?
Diversification: spreading the risk on a Tanzanian farm
Having too few production divisions can cause financial stress if markets fail. A Tanzanian operation has minimised the risk by launching a variety of enterprises in a relatively short time. Lloyd Phillips reports.
Keep your broilers cool
Follow these tips provided by the Livestock Research and Innovation Institute of the Limpopo Department of Agriculture to reduce the effect of summer’s high temperatures on broiler houses.
‘Farm diesel auditors don’t work on commission’ – SARS
The South African Revenue Service has refuted allegations that its farm diesel use auditors work on a commission. This allegation has been doing the...
Shocking damage to Karoo veld
A picture is worth a thousand words. This week I have three pictures that are worth much, much more than that – and tell a sorry tale!
Working together
Plant root systems and the soil surrounding them have a symbiotic relationship vital to plant production.
Answer that phone!
Businesses that practise good customer relations make sure their ‘frontline people’ – those who answer the phone – are trained, competent, friendly and helpful.
Helping the consumer
Higher food prices are on the way, but government can do a lot to mitigate their effect on consumers.
The value of valuers
The SA Institute of Valuers (SAIV) agrees with Tshepo Diale (24 February) and Andrew Emslie (8 June) that the current land reform process leaves much to be desired.
Prime minus 5% loans for all farmers unlikely
Agricultural economists around the country remain baffled following minister of agriculture Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s announcement at Agri SA’s congress in Johannesburg in October that Land Bank will be offering loans of prime minus 5% to all farmers.
Plans to grow Western Cape agriculture by 10% in 10 years
The Western Cape government has introduced an ambitious plan for agriculture in the province, proposing that provincial authorities support a 10% growth in the agriculture sector for the next 10 years.
Storm season’ hits farmers hard
Intense rainfall and hailstorms struck Mpumalanga, the Eastern Cape and KwaZulu-Natal on the weekend of 19 to 21 October, causing fatalities, infrastructure damage and in some cases, crop losses.
Late rains damage Cape barley crop
Late seasonal rains that fell towards the end of October in many parts of the Western Cape, a winter rainfall area, have caused widespread damage to barley and grain, with the southern parts of the province being the hardest hit.
Land reform proposals: fair compensation will prevail
The latest proposals for land reform have been met with surprise and panic by organised agriculture. But political analysts and the land reform department have stated that no farmer will be forced to sell land for below market value. Lindi van Rooyen reports.
Floods cause deaths, severe damage in Eastern Cape
The recent stormy weather in parts of the Eastern Cape claimed the lives of at least 11 people, resulted in over 2 000 others having to be moved from their flooded homes in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metro, and caused damage worth millions of rand.
A house fit for a manager
I want to build a house for a new employee, an admin manager, in Mozambique. Would you be able to assist with the floor plan design please?
Treating abscesses
An abscess is an accumulation of pus under the skin or in the tissues, and can also be found in the hooves. Dr Mac offers some tips on spotting and dealing with these injuries.
