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Laminitis: too much rich food can cause lameness

Laminitis often has devastating consequences for your horse's ability to work. If it's too severe, your horse may even have to be put down, writes Dr Mac.

Immature litchis

If you want clients to support your business, you have to provide a product or service they want at a competitive price.
Issue date : 23 January 2009

Other unexpected cucurbit pests

Bollworm and the spotted maize beetle are a couple of the pests which aren't recognised for the damage they can do. It's worthwhile to be aware of them so you don't get caught out with unexplained losses.

How are you at managing risk?

'It's so important to understand where our risks lie, and to have a clear measure of them.'
Issue date : 30 January 2009

Disastrous flights for racers

Freak weather, fatigue and inexperience can result in losses, more so if the birds are younger than six months old.

Why invest in co-ops?

Jannie Mouton, investment maverick and CEO of Zeder Investment, started investing in agribusinesses in the early 1990s, when IT technology was all the buzz. Amidst much scepticism, Zeder is today established on the investment portfolio map, turning old co-ops profitable by investing in agribusinesses such as KWV and Kaap Agri.

Hunger, too, is ‘natural’

Dr Hinner Köster, feed specialist and MD of Scinetic, the scientific technology centre within Afgri, argues that the preference for organics over more efficient production methods is based on emotion rather than logic and predicts that constraining researchers and decision-makers could be fatal for the developing world's food security.
Issue date : 30 January 2009

How to simplify farming – the Bien Donné Expo

The annual Bien Donné Agricultural Expo in the Western Cape, hosted by the Agricultural Research Centre, is known for showcasing the latest and the best machinery and equipment, intended to make farmers' jobs easier. Joe Spencer was there.
Issue date : 30 January 2009

Humates: snake oil or valuable resource?

While humates are promoted as an almost magic potion by some, sub-standard products have battered their reputation. Glenneis Erasmus talked to several agriculturists to find out what they are, how to use them and how to ensure product quality.

Building an empire on rented land

The Eastern Free State, where Maphale is determined to become a successful commercial farmer despite constant theft from Lesotho.

Game: a still-growing industry

A scientific analysis of price trends at last year's game auctions indicates that despite the economic downturn, demand for certain species was high and more animals were being sold directly to game capturers.

Water Affairs responds

Mining is a major contributor to water pollution and the impact seems to have peaked. There are reports of radioactive and heavy-metal contaminated sediment polluting water to the extent that fish die and livestock miscarry. Rudi Massyn spoke to Marius Keet, regional deputy director of water quality at the Gauteng Department of Water Affairs and Forestry.
Issue date : 30 January 2009

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Evidence suggests that lax control during mining operations and a culture of shifting responsibility and outright denial have caused catastrophic damage to water systems and wetlands draining from the Witwatersrand basin. This pollution has even put farmers out of business, writes Rud
Issue date : 30 January 2009

Global slump is hurting wheat price

A record wheat harvest and slow consumption are pushing up the expected global carryover stockpile, which doesn't bode well for South African wheat producers.

Farmers must now ‘rehabilitate’ contaminated land

Farmers will soon be required to take responsibility for contamination of their land, thanks to amendments to both the National Building Regulations Act and the Waste Bill.
Issue date : 30 January 2009

Cholera sparks concern over possible food contamination

A national crisis looms if government doesn't take a more active approach to securing South Africa's water quality. With more than 2 100 cases of cholera and 15 deaths reported since the outbreak of the disease in November last year, fresh produce markets are now testing produce from affected areas to ensure food is safe.
Issue date : 30 January 2009

More sour grapes at milk hearings

In an attempt to have charges of milk cartel activity against them dropped, dairy companies Milkwood and Woodlands followed their co-respondents into the Competition Tribunal on 19 and 20 January.
Issue date : 30 January 2009

Investors lose confidence in agriculture

Confidence in the agribusiness sector, as measured in the last quarter of 2008, is 21% lower than the same period in 2007, according to a joint report from the Agricultural Business Chamber (ABC) and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC)
Issue date : 30 January 2009

End of the road for Dr Phil?

Former Land Bank acting chief executive Dr Phil Mohlahlane has reportedly been dismissed from the agriculture department, sources within the department told Farmer's Weekly.

Farm attacks on the increase

While a joint operation between TAU SA and the South African Police Service ensured a relatively crime-free festive season in Limpopo, criminals were back in full force in January, with the latest victim Johannes Prinsloo, found dead in his bedroom with his hands and feet tied.

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