Caxton Magazines
Rearing dairy calves
Calf rearing is a critical aspect of dairy farming. Good calf rearing has the potential to create wealth and improve the quality of the herd.
Why potato irrigation is so important
As potatoes can have a confined and intense root system, together with a fairly large leaf area, it stands to reason irrigation requirements will differ from other crops.
How to waste a billion rand
The NYDA recently requested a colossal budget. Yet its past performance hardly inspires confidence.
Now’s the time!
While I’m on a roll about the positive developments taking place on markets, there’s another issue which I believe needs attention in the sector.
Staying healthy
It’s not always true that, because they’re out of the ‘rat race’, farmers are healthier than city commuters who spend their days behind a desk and in the traffic. Roelof Bezuidenhout reports.
Agri SA gets value-for-money at ANC policy conference
Agri SA said that it was pleased with the results of having had a stand at the recent ANC National Policy Conference.
Farmers short-changed by plastic piping companies
The Competition Tribunal has issued administrative penalties totalling tens of millions of Rands to a number of plastic piping companies for participating in anti-competitive practices.
Support our farmers
I read with shock Ivan Smith’s letter (15 June, pg 8) in which he claimed that the consumer was being forced to unfairly pay high prices for chicken and mutton.
Who will do something?
I would like to react to the ‘From the Editor’ column entitled ‘Don’t blame farmers for high food prices’ (25 May, pg 6).
The whole GM truth
I am continuously exposed to the wonders and safety of genetically modified (GM) crops through the media, yet out of the woodwork creep snippets of factual information which totally refute those ‘wonder stories’.
A home for the newlyweds
Jonno helps design an environmentally friendly farm house.
1, 2, 3… Sheep counting competition at Agri Mega Week 2012
The annual sheep counting competition is a highlight of Agri Mega Week and will take place at Mega Park in Bredasdorp from Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 September.
Broiler house management: 3 best practices
Poultry expert Bruce Gibson says the three golden rules for best broiler house management are: look, listen and smell. Lloyd Phillips investigates the importance of using your sense of smell.
Pomegranates power ahead
The SA pomegranate industry is in its infancy, with growers facing many more difficulties than anticipated. But these are being overcome, writes Robyn Joubert.
Revolutionising inequality
The National Democratic Revolution (NDR) has long been put forward as a way for the ANC to fix the ills of the past and ensure a more equal society. But Dr Anthea Jeffery, specialist research consultant at the SA Institute for Race Relations, argues that full implementation
of the NDR will undermine the Constitution and betray the bright hopes of the 1994 transition.
Farm labourers dead in train collison
A freak accident in Mpumalanga involving a train and truck has left 19 people dead and several others injured.
Proudly South African
Local manufacturers compete successfully with international brands, especially when knowledge of local conditions affects the efficiency of machinery in the land. Joe Spencer reports.
Preventing colic
Colic can be caused by various things, but the good news is that by reducing risk factors you’ll dramatically reduce the chances of your horse suffering from this condition, says Kim Dyson.
The end of the road
The time has come for Abré J Steyn’s last Field Sports. Although it is the end of the road, it it most definitely not the end of his globe-trotting adventures.
Breeding Limousins for Southern Africa
The Du Toits of La Rhone in Tulbagh are fruit farmers. A fortuitous event inspired them to transform their beef hobby herd into an acclaimed South African Limousin stud. Denene Erasmus reports.
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