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New farmers

A unique developmental initiative is alleviating poverty and uplifting the entire, often elderly, communal sheep farming community in the Dudumashe area of the former Transkei. With better disease and breeding management and by introducing superior rams, production and wool quality have improved significantly.
Issue date : 20 February 2009

Optimising SA wildlife ranching

South Africa's wildlife ranches could develop into an industry envied by governments and conservationists worldwide - if they consolidate, play up their strengths and overcome their weaknesses.
Issue date: 20 February 2009

Emerging farmers get restocking support

Emerging farmers in the Eastern Cape are struggling to restock pig herds after the 2005 outbreak of swine fever forced them to cull all pigs.
Issue date: 20 February 2009

South Africa vs South America Who’s the best?

While Brazilian and Argentinian farmers can teach us about running cattle on lucerne and shortening the supply chain, they could do themselves a favour and come and see how we diversify and manage moisture. That's the opinion of Johan Mouton, Senwes senior animal and grassland scientist, who visited South Africa's great agricultural competition last year.
Issue date : 20 February 2009

Your best crop choice: get Clues

Dr Adriaan van Niekerk's Clues computerised mapping system can already match optimal crops to Western Cape croplands and efforts are underway to expand it.
Issue date: 20 February 2009

Making money from muck

Nutrient-rich dairy slurry was once considered a liability and a pollutant, but the current high fertiliser price has changed all that, says dairy technical consultant Gavin Brockett. Robyn Joubert spoke to him.

Rustic Berg holiday cottage for four

My wife and I have bought a place in the southern Berg and would like to build a small-to-medium rondavel for two adults and two infrequently visiting adult kids to spend pre-retirement long week holidays.
Issue date: 6 February 2009

Conserving biodiversitysaves farming

The viability of our farmland depends on conserving biodiversity - production won't be sustainable for future generations without healthy, functional ecosystems. After seeing both disaster and triumph in conservation, Cameron McMaster concludes that the role played by farmers is central.
Issue date: 13 February 2009

When driving from the tee

Teeing mistakes and the rules that need to be adhered to on the teeing ground are the focus of this week's questions.
Issue date 13 February 2009

SNAKES ALIVE!

It's not uncommon in country areas for a snake to slide out of the rough onto the fairway or even onto the green. Special rules govern dangerous situations
Issue date: 6 February 2009

What shall we say to these things?

In all my farming years, I've realised that if God is for me, there's no situation, no element, no problem that's too big for me to handle.
Issue date: 13 February 2009

God’s new thing

As we are coming into a new era in South Africa, I really feel the Lord has already started to do a new thing. And as farmers, we have to be progressive.

Healthy, tasty SA lamb

Local lamb is a perennial favourite among red meat eaters because of its tender, flavourful meat.
Issue date: 13 February 2009

Townie the computer guru

To call neighbour Jan intellectually challenged is a bit harsh. At 16 and still in standard 6, he discovered rugby and girls. After that, nothing else mattered.
Issue date: 6 February 2009

Chromium for fat loss

After Christmas and New Year most people complain that their wallets are too thin, while their waistlines are too thick! As the economy puts us under financial pressure, we all need cheaper ways to do everything, even losing excess weight. One such aide is the nutrient chromium, found in a number of affordable yet healthy low-kilojoule foods.
Issue date: 6 February 2009

Danger! Don’t mess with me!

It was almost midnight. The big crowned eagle was restless and her weight on my heavily gloved left arm was becoming a burden.

A sterling sollution gone to waste

The drive to improve on the combustion engine lead to the development of the emission-free, multifuelled Stirling in the Netherlands 30 years ago. AbrÃ© J Steyn discusses why it's never seen the light of day.
Issue date 6 February 2009

Succulent Kob Steak with mustard mashed potatoes

Living on the coast is no guarantee of good, fresh fish. On this one point it's not too different from living on the platteland. But every once in a while another brave entrepreneur decides to explore the retail fish market and WHAMMO! Fish fans the length and breadth of the host city go crazy. Here's one of the best things you can do with a steak cut from a freshly hooked kob. The procedure is simple and a great lesson for the novice cook.
Issue date 6 February 2009

The brown ear tick

East Cost Fever, carried by the brown ear tick, is a major problem for cattle farmers but it also causes problems for horse owners.
Issue date 16 February 2009

Braaied pork steak with gin & mango sauce on noodles

I'm prepared to bet this is a amalgamation of tastes totally new to your palate. Gin isn't a usual addition to food, unless it's in a glass. In this recipe, it replaces the more usual dop of rum or brandy, both major contributors to meat-related sauces. The meat we're using here is pork steaks, trimmed lean. You can grill them on the braai, over a slow fire, or do them on a hob indoors. The sauce is easy to make and the end result is delicious to eat.
Issue date: 13 February 2009

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