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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.
Intelligence & observation
How to progress in your farming operation and increase your wealth, especially when it comes to biological farming.
Still strong after 76 years
The past two years have seen the 76-year-old Eduan Braunvieh Stud excel at the Vryburg Show and the Braunvieh Vleissentraal-ARC Special Performance Test Class. Mike Burgess visited Gawie Naudé to learn some of the secrets behind his family’s ongoing success with this breed.
Starting off with potatoes
Potatoes are an amazing crop. The amount of nutrients produced on a hectare of potatoes is staggering. It’s virtually a complete food, with a high nutritional content and a good balance of these nutrients.
Limpopo chiefs’ shameful neglect
While traditional leaders toyi-toyi for bigger salaries, most rural communities live in abject squalor.
Annual Karoo Nguni Club Sale
Highest (bull): R35 000
Abusing the Bushman’s canvas
Retired farmer Victor Briggs began studying rock art almost 40 years ago. He told Mike Burgess about the pitiful state of many of South Africa’s rock art shelters, and what can be done to save the Bushman’s canvas.
Doing their job?
Some market agents believe BEE agencies operating on markets are solely responsible for assisting and promoting small-scale farmers.
Collaborative efforts to combat wheat rust
South African researchers, in co-operation with scientists overseas, are using the latest breeding techniques in the endless war against wheat rust. Wynand van der Walt reports.
ANC appealing hate speech ruling
“Shoot the Boer” will come under scrutiny once more on 3 September when the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein will decide whether the song constitutes hate speech or not.
Better food access, not production needed to solve hunger
Too much focus is placed on food production instead of access when it comes to finding solutions for food insecurity.
Farmers need information on FMD control progress
While South Africa’s livestock farmers appear to be in the dark on the subject, government veterinary health authorities are reportedly making headway in getting the country’s Foot-and-Mouth Disease-free status back.
Record table grape harvest
The 2011/2012 table grape harvest season has come to an end with the biggest harvest season ever recorded since deregulation.
Dark days ahead for dairy, but hope looms
Challenges for the dairy industry abound as raw milk production increased, while demand decreased, leading to a greater drop in producer prices.
SA must take advantage of Africa’s economic growth
The economic outlook for the EU, one of South Africa’s core markets for agricultural exports, isn’t very good, and SA’s agriculture sector needs to diversify when it comes to export markets.
Decoding bat droppings
Macadamia farmers could benefit from collaborative work between South African and Danish scientists, who aim to identify the insect prey contained in bat guano.
Training hub for developing pig farmers
A state-of-the art training facility for developing pig farmers was opened in Baynesfield near Pietermaritzburg recently.
Eaten alive!
Screwworm outbreaks cause problems in communal farming areas where parasite controls are inadequate.
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