Caxton Magazines
More common potato diseases
Early blight is caused by the fungus Alternaria solani, and attacks tomatoes as well as potatoes.
Food insecurity remains despite surpluses
Despite an increase of 5.8% in the agricultural sector, food insecurity still remains at a high level in South Africa.
Learning the ropes
Many people think that when they plan to market their fruit or vegetables, their first stop should be a supermarket.
Mastitis in a dairy herd
Udder health problems, especially mastitis, can significantly limit profitable dairy farming, says vet Dr Vincent Turner. Robyn Joubert reports.
Harvesting correctly
Some simple steps will enable you to harvest in an efficient way and prepare well for the next crop. Snap the maize stalks down with your foot and lay them down in the rows.
Keep consumers informed
Farmers are frequently blamed for high food prices, and this is just one of several misconceptions that have to be urgently addressed.
Game or the stock exchange?
Johan Rabie compares the investment performance of high value game species – with specific reference to buffalo and sable antelope – with investing on the JSE and other prominent stock exchanges.
Wheat farming in the Western Cape
Pierre Heydenrych, a fourth generation wheat farmer in the Western Cape, talks about the difficulties of the weather and the low wheat price.
Illegal hunting with dogs an ongoing problem in KZN
There appears to be no immediate solution in sight for the ongoing problem of illegal hunting with dogs in KwaZulu-Natal.
Producing organic food just isn’t paying
Organic farming has come under fire by one of the world’s leading organic food producing countries. Helena Jonsson, president of the Federation of Swedish Farmers...
Biofuel breakthrough, but the devil is in the detail
The compulsory blending of a minimum of 5% biofuel with mineral diesel and 2% to 10% with bio-ethanol announced in the Government Gazette on 23 August has been hailed as a breakthrough by the agricultural industry.
CapeNature denies claims of political intimidation
The DA-led government in the Western Cape has been accused of putting political pressure on CapeNature to permit certain lethal methods of controlling problem animals on livestock farms in a bid to win support from farmers in the province.
A retirement farm home
In this issue Jonno designs a single storey retirement home for FW reader Makabongwe.
Making tracks
Fordson, Ford and New Holland have a long history of using track conversions. Now the latest SmartTrax system has hit the US market. Joe Spencer reports.
Favourites for the 2012 season
With the Transvaal Racing Pigeon Federation’s 2012 season currently underway, Thomas Smit looks at some of the favourites.
Late blight: fast & very destructive
Late blight in potatoes is caused by airborne spores of the Phytophthora infestans fungus. The disease manifests as irregular dark lesions on the stems and leaves and spreads quickly.
Better beef stroganoff
It’s seems that Baron Stroganoff, inventor of this recipe, was a real person and not some fairy tale Russian chef. But something tells me that this version is even better than anything the late baron ever cooked in his castle’s kitchen.
Joemat-Pettersson accused of avoiding responsibilities
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is due to investigate a third complaint against Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson, this time for allegedly violating the Executive Ethics Code.
In the family business
Two generations of Kotzés farm more than a dozen different lines on their historic Sandveld farm between Velddrif and Hopefield. For them, the pros far outweigh the cons of farming with the family. Keri Harvey reports.
How SAPPO is helping small-scale pig farmers
The Baynesfield Training Academy in KZN offers emerging farmers training in pig production.
