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Salt beats slangbos
Prof Hennie Snyman's research found a teaspoon of salt is enough to kill slangbos without oversalinating soil. He spoke to Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Issue date : 08 May 2008
Issue date : 08 May 2008
Protect your farmworkers from the debt trap
As the global economic crisis continues, unskilled and semi-skilled farmworkers are going to feel the squeeze on their already tight incomes. Farmers should educate staff to avoid the never-ending cycle of debt. Financial debt manager of FairDebt, Ray Williams, spoke to Lloyd Phillips.
Issue date : 08 May 2009
Issue date : 08 May 2009
Will credit crunch be over by summer?
The world economy will recover within the next three to six months, and South Africa will follow suit, growing at 5% a year while agriculture faces a period of prosperity. So says Roelof Botha, joint MD of research company Gopa Group SA, former economics lecturer at the Universities of Pretoria and Johannesburg, 2005 Sake24/ABSA Economist of the Year and son of former foreign affairs minister Pik Botha.
Issue date : 08 May 2009
Issue date : 08 May 2009
Foreign hunger for arable land
The international scramble for farmland is causing unrest around the world, in some cases
even bringing down governments, and farming has become a serious business with an estimated 1 billion people going hungry by the end of 2008. Robyn Joubert investigates.
Foreign hunger for arable land
The international scramble for farmland is causing unrest around the world, in some cases
even bringing down governments, and farming has become a serious business with an estimated 1 billion people going hungry by the end of 2008. Robyn Joubert investigates.
G8 ministers to redesign agriculture
"The simple solution to the global food emergency is to put farm produce back in the front seat in the economy." So said Italy's farm, food and forestry policies minister Luca Zaia, who chaired the first-ever G8 farm summit in Italy late last month.
"To come through this crisis undamaged we must strengthen the industry from the foundation up, and its foundations are our farmers," said Zaia.
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World to produce more meat
Despite competition for other land resources, high feed costs and low profit margins, world meat production is expected to grow by 2% per year in the next decade. So says a joint outlook for meat from 2008 to 2017 by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development and the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organisation.
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Banks accused of stifling economy
South African banks' strict lending policies could drive the country into a full-blown recession, warned Econometrix chief economist Dr Azar Jammine. "Although our banks are healthier than the rest of the world's, their tightening on lending could feed on itself and develop into a full-blown recession in due course," he said, using sales of heavy commercial vehicles to make his point.
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Kwanalu sues ministers and municipalities over unrealistic property rates
The KwaZulu-Natal agricultural Union's has lodged arguments with the High Court in Pietermaritzburg and papers have been served on the national minister of local and provincial government Sicelo Shiceka and 28 other respondents, amongst them the finance minister, the provincial and national agriculture ministers, the provincial MEC for local government and traditional affairs and 21 municipalities in KwaZulu-Natal that have begun implementing the Municipal Property Rates Act.
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Buffalo wings
What a name! Where's the buffalo in all this?
A dam good view
I received a call from Wessels and Gina, who had bought land with a beautiful view over a dam and mountains in the background
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Issue date : 01 May 2009
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A portable weather station
The PortLog has useful up-to-the-minute weather logging capability, can operate independently and is easy to set up, writes Chris Nel.
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Tips for winning distance races
To be successful in racing pigeons, you need discipline and hard work. You need to examine the racing programme to understand what's expected from the pigeons and how to train them to give their best within the demands of the programme.
Passionate organic farmer gets through the hard times
Eric Swarts grew up on a farm in the Western Cape. He studied agriculture and today he's a farmer, which has always been his dream. But from experience, he has learnt that pursuing your dreams can be very difficult.
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Issue date : 01 May 2009
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A disease that can close a stud
Eleven stallions recently tested positive for CEM in the US, raising fears about imported horses and semen here, writes Dr Mac.
Issue date : 01 May
Issue date : 01 May
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Super Canola winner’s recipe for success
The 2008 southern Cape Super Canola Farmer of the Year Andrew Beukes, explains his strategy for growing canola on sloping land and how he harvests it over lucerne. He managed to achieve a yield of 2,4t/ha of canola and a gross margin of R7 337/ha in a particularly difficult season. He tells Wouter Kriel how.
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Issue date : 01 May 2009
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Harvesting & marketing your melons
Farmers need to determine the best harvesting stage for their melons to ensure they'll have good eating qualities by the time the customer takes them off the shelf.
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Issue date : 01 May 2009
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Complexities of markets
South Africa's 20-odd fresh produce markets play an essential role in distributing fresh fruit and vegetables to the nation - a role that's not appreciated enough by farmers and political leaders.
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Issue date : 01 May 2009
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Afrikaners & Drakensbergers: no ticks get under their skin
Free State research into the relationship between hide thickness and tick resistance in cattle found Drakensbergers and Afrikaners are well-protected by their thicker hides and sleeker coats. Annelie Coleman spoke to researcher Liesel Foster.
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Issue date : 01 May 2009
Water laws don’t apply to minister’s husband
While farmers are fighting for their survival and trying to prevent minerals and energy minister Buyelwa Sonjica from issuing mining licenses to coal operations in Mpumalanga, another ministerial household is profiting from an illegal coalmine in the province.
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