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No land for this promising pig farmer
Ivan Cloete started farming with pigs in Blackheath near Cape Town seven years ago.
Choosing the right pig breed for your farm
Choosing the right kind of pig for your level of management is very important.
How to draft a business plan – part 3
An important part of your business plan is describing where and how the product produced on the farm is to be sold and the prices that will be achieved.
Farming hydroponically – part 1
Over the next few weeks we’ll be taking you through this interesting and potentially profitable form of farming.
Surviving a two-year drought
The southern Western Cape is experiencing the worst drought in more than a century and running a profitable dairy has become next to impossible. But with clever management and stringent production methods, Brian Hume and his family are confident their dairy farm in Riversdale will survive. Denene Erasmus visited him on his farm.
Why land reform MUST succeed
Richard Tate, a former top farmer and leader in Zimbabwean farming circles,says it’s time for South African consumers and business people to realise that failed land reform will seriously affect the whole economy. Roelof Bezuidenhout spoke to him.
Treating chronic joint disease
Osteoarthritis, or degenerative joint disease, can affect any joint, but it’s most common in the knee, hock, fetlock and coffin joints.
Save our game farms!
Two wildlife ranching experts call for more support from the authorities but warn that over-regulation could kill the industry.
Getting it right with sweet potatoes
You could say sweet potatoes are easier to grow than weeds. The important thing is to keep the planting material disease-free.
Don’t ignore the small guys
I suppose it’s human nature – or is it just greed for people to favour big clients?
Choosing your maize cultivar
Seed companies are outdoing themselves in developing new maize cultivars.The national maize cultivar trials, conducted by the Agricultural Research Council, looked at newcomers and old favourites to give maize producers independent research to help them select cultivars for the coming season. In this first part of a series, the focus falls on KwaZulu-Natal. Alita van der Walt reports.
A major milestone in SA tax law
The newly released South African Income Tax Amendment Bill contains highly innovative material to deal with existing restrictive rules.
Low maize price: your options
The current low maize price, with supply greatly exceeding demand, is a problem for most maize farmers. Henry-Ben Rheede, Standard Bank’s agricultural adviser for the northern Free State shares some creative ideas on how to counter, survive and even profit from the situation.
Cape parrot population Stalked by killer virus
In the Amatola Mountains in the Eastern Cape, Cape parrots are as iconic as the giant yellowwood trees they feed on and nest in. But as Mike Burgess reports, initial fears of a deadly viral disease that had apparently infected Cape parrot populations in the area in 2008 and 2009, is now being confirmed by parrot expert Dr Steve Boyes, who believes the disease can wipe out South Africa’s only endemic parrot.
Agri unions differ on teamwork suggestion
Pro-Agri Forum has called for South Africa’s three main agricultural unions to work together in the best interests of the agricultural sector.
Outstanding claims list still not finalised
The Commission on Restitution of Land Rights failed to carry out an agreement it had with Agri SA to provide a list of all outstanding land claims.
Black frost will see vegetable prices rocket
The severe cold and frost that hit Limpopo could prove very costly to vegetable farmers in those areas.
Farms fail labour compliance inspections
Authorities are concerned about the slow improvement rate of compliance with labour laws on Western Cape farms after recent inspections revealed instances of non-compliance on 46% of farms.
Farmer predator forum gets joy from government
The Predation Management Forum (PMF) approached the agriculture department concerning the issue of declaring the predation of livestock and game in South Africa a national disaster, said Petrus de Wet, president of the National Wool Grower Association (NWGA) at the recent NWGA national congress.
High Court says no to OVK/CMW shareholding deal
The High Court in Port Elizabeth has set aside a special resolution passed by shareholders of South African Mohair Brokers (SAMB) at an annual general meeting last year,
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