Caxton Magazines
Getting started with pigs – 5
Feed your pigs correctly and you’ll have efficient reproduction and
growth as well as good quality meat.
Stormy time ahead for animal feed
Prospects for animal feed prices are not looking good as demand is starting to outstrip supply.
Colour variant game naturally profitable
Despite vastly divergent opinions on the breeding of colour variant game, everyone agrees on its massive profitability. As demand increases, so does controversy. Dr Gert Dry, president of Wildlife Ranching South Africa (WRSA) contends that colour variants are a natural occurrence. Lindi van Rooyen spoke to him about maintaining biodiversity in the game gene pool.
Make the most of your fertiliser applications
It is not always appreciated that fertilisers have to be applied with precision in order to provide crops with the macro- and micro-nutrients they...
Let us run agriculture
As an aspiring white farmer, I am concerned about the ANC’s perceived bias against anything that is a farmer, or more specifically, a white farmer.
Proudly, or not-so-proudly South African?
Firstly, I must congratulate you on another informative edition (11 May 2012). I am, unfortunately, not directly involved in agriculture in a farming capacity.
Disturbing behaviour
Earlier this month I visited the Free State. On my way there I was disturbed by something I saw. So much so, it made me not want to continue my journey further.
Drop the prices!
Your issue of 18 May carried two very ‘bad news’ articles for consumers, namely ‘Poultry under stress despite import duties’ (pg 12) and ‘Subsidised imports hurt potato industry’ (pg 24).
From wasteland to forest
In 1981 my husband and I were on a long distance journey through South Africa.
Competition Law should be called “high-profit” law
An official of one of the large food-manufacturing firms, an economist as well as a practical businessman, who has given much attention to the theory of imperfect competition in relation to marketing margins, once said, "It seems to me that the imperfect-competition theorists are out of touch with reality.
JSE’s investigation into GWK silo receipts continues
An independent audit by the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) verified that agribusiness GWK’s combined physical stock (wheat) at the Modderrivier and Douglas silos were sufficient to meet all GWK’s Safex silo receipts obligations.
Concern over retail red meat prices
Red meat producers are blaming supermarkets for not passing low prices on to consumers.
Tornado causes havoc in FS
SA Weather Service weather forecaster in Bloemfontein Aslam Sardiwalla confirmed that it was a tornado that caused havoc in Bethlehem and surrounding areas on Saturday 23 June.
Restitution in a cul-de-sac
The land reform process is going nowhere slowly with more unresolved land claims gazetted now than ever before. Dr Theo de Jager, deputy president of Agri SA, details the destruction that an inadequate system has caused and what is needed to fix it.
Interesting inventions
The 2012 Boerepatente Kompetisie at the Nampo Harvest Day provided some answers with real commercial potential. Joe Spencer reports.
Preparation for calving & lactation
These critical periods need to be well managed in the dairy cow so that problems are minimised and production optimised.
How to tie up your horse
Tying up a horse incorrectly risks serious injury to the horse’s neck and back if it spooks and can’t get free. Horses need special training when it comes to tying up, says Kim Dyson.
Asian inspiration
Here’s another venture in skottel or wok cooking. A stir-fry is always a welcome addition to the family menu. All you need is high heat and an ability to estimate time by the second.
International aid for community game reserve
Some international organisations are keen to help make a KwaZulu-Natal community-owned game reserve a safer haven for endangered wildlife.
African markets key for SA farmers
If the euro weakens, South African farmers may see lower prices, but they mustn’t forget the vast potential of other developing countries in Africa.
