Caxton Magazines

The farm Boplaas in George dominated the National Carcass Competition, hosted by Bulida, Nova Foods and Schering-Plough Animal Health.
Issue date: 21 November 2008

Africa doesn't appear to be high on President-elect Barack Obama's agenda at this point and hopes his links with the continent might influence trade negotiations with could be premature.
Issue date: 21 November 2008

T-Sec economist Mike Schussler said he believes there's a good chance the petrol price will drop to below R8/ â„“ and diesel to under R8,50/â„“. Issue date : 21 November 2008

Many a farmer's prayers were answered by the widespread rain over the country over the 10 days to 10 November.
Issue date : 21 November 2008

The agricultural industry's good performance to wine production which has increased by 41% since last year.
Issue date: 21 November 2008

In the Western Cape, the agricultural sector is buffering the impact of the economic slump.
Issue date : 21 November 2008

Farmers and residents in the Kameeldrift and Cullinan areas reckon they've done enough to fight and prevent crime
Issue date: 21 November 2008

South Africa's current account deficit has caused rating agency Fitch to adjust its outlook for the country's credit rating from stable to negative for the first time since 1994.
Issue date: 21 November 2008

Our village pub wasn't slow to take advantage of the difference in local time and that of China - the Shanghai Grand Prix coincided with breakfast and the wonderful aroma of bacon, boerewors, eggs and chips greeted neighbour Jan and I as we entered through the swing doors
Issue date : 14 November 2008

The Enviro Loo, an award-winning waterless toilet system is being viewed as the perfect solution for use in drought-prone areas such as the Little Karoo.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

Everything Cucurbits need should be in place before they commit to setting a heavy crop.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

Dashboard technology has been around for years and is now making inroads here. Read how to get the software and what to do with it.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

The Stallion system is more commonly known in race horse breeding and cattle farming.
Issue date: 14 November 2008

High product prices are dangerous for farmers and industries and need careful management.
Issue date: 14 November 2008

The global wine market of the future will have to juggle increased production and reduced consumption says Prof Monika Christmann, head of the Department of Oenology and Wine Technology at the Geisenheim State Research Institute, Germany. The result will be demanding but often baffled consumers, and tension between new and traditional production methods.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

Sometimes small changes aren't enough, and totally ignoring long-standing conventions and industry norms is the only way to make progress. This requires a special type of stubbornness (not uncommon amongst South African farmers) that's paid off in spades for apple producer Mark Standford, who's achieved yields of up to three times industry norms by breaking all the rules. He spoke to Wouter Kriel.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

A number of non-lethal predator-control methods are available to livestock and game farmers, who are often economically hard-pressed by losses incurred through predator attacks.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

In the late 1990s, commercial farmers Truter Lutz and Jan Louw made use of the then newly promulgated National Water Act to launch a vineyard in Lutzville, Western Cape. They innovatively incorporated BEE partners to attain water rights and went to great lengths to establish was to become the most northwesterly vineyard in South Africa. Sharon Götte writes how they identified an untapped water resource to make a success of their operation, which now supplies leading cellars such as KWV and Distell.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

According to a recent Crop Estimate Committee report, While maize plantings are expected to drop by 8,5% for the 2009 season, other crop plantings are expected to increase.
Issue date : 14 November 2008

The DA has made several proposals to government on how it can achieve its aim of between 10% and 15% growth in agricultural output Kraai van Niekerk, DA spokesperson for agriculture had pointed out that increased output is important
Issue date : 14 November 2008