Caxton Magazines
Beating the scourge of PRRS
A genetic marker shows a pig’s susceptibility to porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome.
Keep your ewes longer
The reproductive performance of a sheep flock can be improved significantly if farmers retain their best ewes for an extra year or two.
Vaccines straining to keep up with viruses
The African Horse Sickness Trust has dismissed a claim by DA spokesperson for agriculture, Annette Steyn, that vaccines produced by state-run Onderstepoort Biological Products, (OBP) for the deadly African horse sickness (AHS), are ineffective.
Honeybee food sources running out fast
Commercially farmed honeybee colonies play a crucial role the pollination of fruit crops in the Western Cape.
Green Paper on Land Reform found lacking
Professor of Political Sciences at UNISA, Dirk Kotzé, who was a speaker at the Bien Donné Agri Cape Week in Paarl, criticised the Green Paper on Land Reform for having too little substance.
Guava industry worried about wilting disease outbreak
Guava producers in the Western Cape are looking forward to a better year after difficult weather conditions during 2011 caused massive crop losses.
No money to implement suggestions in Land Reform Green Paper
The Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) does not have the money to implement the suggestions in the Green Paper on Land Reform.
Strikes at co-ops end after two weeks
A two weeks strike action at six agricultural companies and co-ops has ended with compromise being reached between strikers and their employers.
Farmer’s Weekly writer wins an award
Lindi van Rooyen, Johannesburg-based reporter for Farmer’s Weekly, has been named one of 10 Young Leaders in agricultural writing.
Carp fishing is cool!
Carp is SA’s most popular freshwater fish with both competitive and recreactional anglers, due to its abundance and size, writes Eugene Kruger.
Sprint strategies for winners
Pigeon sprint racing refers to the distance flown, not the velocity, notes Thomas Smit.
Cross-flow turbines free farm from Eskom
In 1974, the Brak River, a tributary of the Great Fish River near Cradock was transformed from a tiny stream into a fast-flowing river when water from the Orange-Fish Tunnel was released into it. This has allowed the Colletts of Grassridge Farm to produce 52kW of three-phase electricity from cross-flow turbines. Mike Burgess reports.
Imprint training for a foal
Building a relationship of trust and respect from day one will be
a life-changing experience for you and your foal, writes Kim Dyson.
Surplus sheep and goats
When should surplus animals be sold? This depends on their age and condition.
Cut out the middleman
Well-trained extension officers should be available to monitor an emerging farmer’s spending and help him buy inputs. In this way, money could be saved and government assistance would be more effective.
Shorthorn
Beef or milk – the choice is yours.
Managing for profit
Farms need to be managed carefully to make a profit. Let’s take a closer look the meaning of ‘profit’ and how to ensure your farm always makes a profit.
Lemon grass success story
A group of subsistence farmers in a remote coastal area of Eastern Cape is turning to lemon grass and essential oil production – and finding a ready market. Robyn Joubert reports.
ABC AGBIZ Congress 2012
The Agricultural Business Chamber’s (ABC’s) biennial congresses boast a reputation for addressing the most current topics by speakers who are experts in their respective fields.
A waiting game for Pannar and Pioneer
The deliberations are over, and South African seed breeder Pannar Seed and its US counterpart Pioneer Hi-Bred wait to hear whether their attempt to convince the Competition Appeal Court (CAC) to allow a merger between the two companies has been successful.
