Caxton Magazines
Joburg Market has its say on ripening rooms
Your news feature ‘Joburg Fresh Produce Market slipping up on bananas’ (17 February, pg 20) refers. The Joburg Fresh Produce Market (JFPM) sees itself as an institution established to serve the agricultural industry and the community.
A lack of will
The agricultural sector continues its decline – in value and employment terms.
Stuck in the middle
I refer to the article by Jason Urbach “Is buying local really lekker” (9 December 2011, page 6 and 7) wherein he speaks only negatively on the topic.
A real farm girl
I would like to say to your editor that the magazine has gone from bad to the best magazine in SA.
Farming side by side
Oupa Flip Coetzee has been farming on the same farm in the Vryburg district for 63 years with the help of Daniel Motsani and Julius Seleko.
Keeping it in the family
It has taken me an age to put pen to paper. I so enjoyed your article on my grandfather (25 March 2011, page 17) and browsing through a familiar magazine.
As good as new
Farmer's Weekly Digest
An Intellect found
At the founding of our party (Federal Democratic Party of South Africa), I stated that our two principal goals will be: 1) The Rule of Law, and 2) The Assurance of the Survival of Commercial Agriculture (in a nutshell).
Like father like daughter
I am 12 years old and, as I like to call myself, “a farmer in the making”.
The tale from afar
I found the story of Coenraad de Buys (“Great Tales”, 16 December 2011, page 74) absolutely fascinating. I would like to read more stories...
Surviving tough times
Award-winning farmer Steve Botha has managed to remain successful in the niche market he created through innovation, extending his product range, maintaining a close relationship with
his clients and growing baby vegetables and herbs
that are hard to find in SA.
Growing maize in the Swartland
By early 2012, the maize price had nearly doubled year-on-year, with serious implications for livestock farmers who buy in large quantities of maize for feed. Western Cape dairy farmers, already struggling due to the low milk price, are now opting to plant maize to produce their own silage, despite water and weather constraints.
Optimal management in a big beef enterprise
To increase production and profit in a commercial beef enterprise, it’s essential to stick to tried-and tested management procedures.
A drought of funds after the flood
Without financial help, 30% of the Lower Orange river area in Northern Cape's flood-hit farmers may not be able to continue operating.
Popping the cap on sustainable farming
The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s largest beverage company, refreshing consumers in more than 200 countries with over 1,7 billion servings daily. Denise Knight, the company’s director of sustainable agriculture, recently visited South Africa. She spoke to Robyn Joubert about Coca-Cola’s initiatives to promote sustainable sugar cane production.
Revolutionary new maize on the way?
The promise of drought tolerant maize may be just a few years from becoming a reality.
The 10 commandments of fruit marketing
I came across one of my previous columns (Farmer’s Weekly March 2002), and make no apology for repeating it, because it is sound advice that applies to all fresh produce.
Leaf miner control problems
There’s absolutely no reason for leaf miners to be a problem any longer – other than in isolated cases, that is. .
Running more animals without buying more land
Soaring land prices in Limpopo’s Thabazimbi district forced Callie Lee to expand his irrigated pastures. Thanks to careful management, he achieves optimal land use and good weaning weights.
Belonging awkwardly – white Africans
Instead of integrating with African cultures, the first European settlers adopted a strategy of social escape and more recently used conservation to justify their sense of belonging, which fuelled land invasions in Zimbabwe. This is according to American anthropologist David Mcdermott Hughes, who spoke to Sean Christie about the provocative statements he made in his latest book, Whiteness in Zimbabwe – Race, Landscape, and the Problem of Belonging.
