Caxton Magazines

The spectacular flowers of the many species of Tritoniopsis make a brave show in late summer at a time of the year when the Fynbos is rather drab. Cameron McMaster reports.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

The ANC seems determined to wipe out any vestige of our history which they consider a reminder of our ugly apartheid past.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

When the white Corolla stopped behind his Land Cruiser on the outskirts of Harare, in Zimbabwe, bré J Steyn bought the most expensive earthworms he'd ever seen.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

To make a classic tomato tart you will need: 1 frozen tart base 250g mozzarella cheese Fresh basil and rocket leaves 8 Roma tomatoes Black pepper and salt Extra-virgin olive oil
Issue date : 28 November 2008

A farmer often has to measure the temperature in a cold room or fridge, or in a store room or office compared to ambient air temperature
Issue date : 28 November 2008

Variety plays a huge role when determining optimal cucurbit spacing.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

All the recent business failures happened in an era when corporate governance was almost a household term. Why?
Issue date : 28 November 2008

The weaker and volatile rand holds both good and bad news for farmers.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

Producing 20% more maize on 25% less land, is South Africa's only real agricultural innovation in the past 25 years, says Professor Nick Vink of the University of Stellenbosch, with our top three agricultural exports still being the same as a hundred years ago. This worrying reality can only be addressed through massive investment and innovation in the industry. And with soya bean and sunflower imports for poultry feed contributing significantly to the distortion of our balance of trade - the Achilles heel of the economy - such investment can't come a minute too soon.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

Grain SA's Developing Farmer of the Year, Labious Manoto, not only produces maize and sunflower on a respectable 1 000ha, he also runs 180 commercial cattle and 200 sheep. Starting off on communal land back in the 1970s, he has some stern advice for the state about the problems experienced by black farmers. Annelie Coleman reports.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

The cow Eversar Agnes ninth CNN 0030 is the Farmer's Weekly-ARC Best Elite Sussex Cow for 2008, but her owner Chris Nel is breeding champions by the dozen. Wayne Southwood visited the farm to talk to him about his cattle.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

A visit to South Africa of a descendant of a British soldier who was killed in the Anglo Boer War has rekindled interest in one of the lesser known but equally important battles - the Battle of Doornkraal. John Powell from Yorkshire recently went to Bothaville in the Free State to find the grave of his great uncle, Major Welch. Annelie Coleman accompanied him and tells his story with pictures.
Issue date : 28 November 2008

The high diversity of dwarf-leaf succulents is the most distinctive characteristic of the Succulent Karoo, with vygies being the most numerous and prominent, writes Cameron McMaster.?
Issue date : 21 November 2008

South Africa is RIGHT up there with China and India in terms of air pollution.
Issue date : 21 November 2008

While on a film-shoot in the Kalahari, Abré J Steyn discovers there are more adventures associated with filming mongoose than merely recording their interesting lives.
Issue date : 21 November 2008

NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY drugs (NSAIDs) have been used to enable injured horses to compete.
Issue date : 21 November 2008

The complexities of spacing go well beyond weed competition, weather and nutrition.
Issue date : 21 November 2008

Many global investors are seeing agriculture right now as a blue chip investment.'
Issue date : 21 November 2008

Best known for his work on crop rotation, Dr Mark Hardy from the Western Cape's Department of Agriculture was recently voted scientist of the year by Grain SA. With years of experience, Hardy notes with concern that research into soil health, especially in the winter rainfall regions, is still in its infancy.
Issue date : 21 November 2008

The Department of Agriculture recently proposed new plans to deal with high food inflation. Higher tariffs could play a role, but the other plans seem unrealistic.
Issue date : 21 November 2008