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SA forestry plantations under threat from yet another pest
Forestry scientists have discovered what they believe to be yet another forestry pest that could start attacking South Africa’s commercial forestry plantations.
International experts urgently needed to investigate TAU SA’s genocide claims
An international expert on genocide is motivating for an independent team to investigate whether or not there is indeed genocide taking place against the South Africa’s white farming community, as suspected by farmers’ union, TAU SA.
The Crop Estimates Committee’s 6th production forecast for 2011/12 summer crops
The Congress of South African Trade Unions’s (COSATU) angry attack on mechanisms that it alleges are behind rapidly increasing national maize, and other grains, prices has been met with criticism by the country’s agricultural sector.
Controlling nitrogen application is important
Your basic fertilisation of the potato crop should have been done according to a soil analysis, leaving the main variable, nitrogen, to be managed as circumstances require.
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Small-scale farming booms in Kenya
Seed research, a special training model and financial support are helping to transform small-scale farming in Kenya, improving both yields and returns. Bob Koigi reports.
Big lessons from a tiny country
Costa Rica’s farmers are a model for independence, hard work and discipline. Can we learn from them?
A Sussex stud herd in Vrede
James Stephen talks to Chris Nel about establishing a new stud herd and rehabilitating a previously neglected farm at the same time.
The basics of effective irrigation
Crop expert Bill Kerr gives tips on how to ‘read’ a crop and understand its irrigation requirements.
Food safety
A market may not process food, but it can surely be classified as a ‘food distribution facility’, the food here being ‘fresh produce’.
Accommodation for nurses
Jonno assists Daniel with a sketch for nurses accommodation in Northern KZN.
The truth about Rift Valley fever
Controversy has surrounded RVF and the efficacy of vaccines for the disease. Dr TK Smit, Dr J Heath and P Pieterson of Onderstepoort Biological Products attempt to set the record straight.
GM no threat
James Moffet (‘The whole GM truth’, 6 July, pg 8, letters page) has either never read the GMO Act or fails to understand it.
Buy local
One of the reasons behind the SA poultry industry’s strong growth in recent years is that dumping of frozen chicken from the US was downscaled drastically by the anti-dumping policy which Brazil is now challenging.
Turning the tide
My letter refers to the ‘‘Agriculture job creation questioned’’ article in the Farmer’s Weekly, (15 June 2012).
Programme which is grafted for looting ‘Masibuyele Emasimini” by EG Thwala
What was the objective behind the establishment of this programme?
Milk in the cooler of Dairy Bell
Producer prices have sometimes been higher than consumer prices for some commodities
How agri-food value chains work
Farmers and retailers are often accused of ramping up prices. But Professor André Jooste of the NAMC maintains that consumers should also consider the non-food costs in agri-food value chains. Lloyd Phillips investigated the matter.
Balancing self-interest in new relationships
The chicken import dispute between Brazil and South Africa is unlikely to upset newly formed geo-political alliances – for now, says Saliem Fakir, independent writer for the South African Civil Society Information Service.
Non protein nitrogen in feed
Urea can be mixed with silage and roughage to increase milk production.
