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The Boerepatente competition celebrates its 21st birthday
The Boerepatente competition for farmers' inventions came of age this year at Nampo, and more budding inventors take part every year. This popular contest sparks the interest of many farmers who find useful ideas for solving some of their own problems in the exhibits. Over the years, many of the entrants' devices
and ideas have gone on to become commercially viable products. Joe Spencer reports.
Issue date : 26 June 2009
Issue date : 26 June 2009
Windmills for all seasons
The Brazilian-made ZM MAXXI windmill supplies water at optimum cost. It's designed and built to withstand the most severe wind conditions with minimum maintenance.
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Born to the pigeon loft
Danie Barnard's dad kept pigeons all his life as a non-competing fancier, so Danie Jnr was raised in the pigeon loft.
Amadlelo farmers – producing milk & skills
When it comes to agricultural empowerment projects, The Fort Hare Dairy Trust (FHDT) near Alice in the Eastern Cape is an exception to the rule. Mike Burgess discovered that the initiative is driven by top dairy farmers, while its modern, productive dairy farm allows students to merge theory, practical skills and good old-fashioned hard work before facing the competitive agricultural world alone.
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Father & son farming in harmony
KwaZulu-Natal Midlands farmers say the rural Middelrus area is hard farming country. Rainfall is low and land claims have staked out nearly all the farming land.
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Dealing with early lameness
Pre-purchase examinations of yearlings in Europe and America now include routine X-ray screening for osteochondritis dissecans, known as OCD.
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Looking into peppers
The pepper species capsicum originates mainly from Bolivia where many varieties under cultivation have changed little from the wild progenitor.
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
What can we do about high food prices?
Prof Johann Kirsten's recent report on supermarkets' market power gives some idea why retail food prices don't follow farm prices.by koos coetzee
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Supermarkets’ dirty tricks revealed
Pick 'n Pay, Shoprite/Checkers, Woolworths and Spar now control 94,5% of South Africa's retail food market. Wielding massive market power, they've become increasingly tyrannical in determining terms of trade with suppliers, a recent National Agricultural Marketing (NAMC) report has found.
Issue date : 26 July 2009
Issue date : 26 July 2009
Eco-cash for land users
Proposed programmes that will pay landowners and users for water-friendly farming practices could soon take off. Roelof Bezuidenhout reports.
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Moos case shows up government failures
The Department of Rural Development and Land Affairs seems determined to evict emerging farmer Veronica Moos. Meanwhile, the case is showing up government policies that consistently doom emerging farmers to failure.
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Issue date : 03 July 2009
Chicken cacciatore
Serves 4 EASY 50 minsTO DRINK: Anura sangiovese is a fine South African wine made with Italy’s most famous grape.Put 60g (½ cup) cake...
Minister warns about ‘climatic armageddon’
The Western Cape could be facing an armageddon as a result of climate change. So said the new provincial agriculture minister in the Western Cape, Gerrit van Rensburg, at an agribusiness and climate change conference in Somerset West.
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Lack of administrative capacity a bigger problem for agriculture than corruption
The significant lack of administrative capacity and skills in government departments directly and indirectly involved in agriculture is more of a problem than corruption. This was the Agricultural Business Chamber's (ABC) reaction to a report by the auditor-general on corruption in state departments.
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R200 million boost for Riemvasmaak claimants
A consortium led by the cultivar management company CitroGold will pump an estimated R200 million into the Northern Cape Riemvasmaak community land claim.
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Unions see red over minister’s attack
Farmers' unions have expressed dismay at the rural development and land reform minister's comments that the willing buyer, willing seller tenet of land redistribution needs a major overhaul.
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All in the eyes of the pigeon racer
The qualities of a good racing pigeon aren't always visible at first glance, writes Thomas Smit.
My annual virus warning
Hundreds of farmers start their season off every year with some virus.
Issue date : 26 June 2009
Issue date : 26 June 2009
Best bulls, the European way
Martin Voigt was recently crowned Overall Winner of the 2009 Philadelphia Holstein Herd competition.
Issue date : 26 June 2009
Issue date : 26 June 2009
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Fertiliser consumption down
A fertiliser surplus is expected in the next few years, after global fertiliser consumption declined 5% in 2008/09 as a result of the economic downturn.
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