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Staunch bad bleeds
As you read this, someone, somewhere in South Africa could be bleeding from a major arterial wound. By the time you get to the last word, he or she could be dead. O An average 164 people are injured in motor vehicle accidents everyday. An unknown number d
Making the most of space
The correct spacing of tomatoes is determined by a combination of factors: convenience; soil fertility; soil type; pruning and the variety’s response. If any of that is unknown, it’s worth planting a small section at slightly different spacing to test the
The Sun City race results
On 2 february at 6am, 2 866 pigeons from 26 countries were released in Trompsburg to make the 552km race back to the lofts at Sun City in the Pilanesberg, in the 12th annual City Million Dollar Pigeon Race (SCMDPR).
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Know your mineral rights
Since the inception of the new Mineral Rights Act, landowners have been stripped of their right to the minerals on their land. Because the state acts as curator of all the minerals in South Africa, it’s able to grant prospecting rights to sanctioned mines
Finding your show horse
In top-class competitive horse-events, large amounts of aptitude, dedication and hard work are essential. Your body and mind have to be sharp and fit no matter the event. When there are big competitions ahead, it’s essential to stay focused. The competito
In for a crash landing
Unless we witness a drastic change in government’s policies and action, the South African economy is in for a difficult time.
Issue date: 29 February
Issue date: 29 February
Storm clouds or blue skies for biotechnology�s future?
Dr Rikus Kloppers of Pannar told Lloyd Phillips about the ins and outs of man-modified cultivars, and how biotechnologies from GM to conventional breeding offer farmers a brighter future.
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Massey’s hi-tech tractors
The advanced technological specifications of Massey Ferguson 7495 series tractors are proving to have significant advantages when hauling sugarcane trailers, with a net payload of 26t, in sandy, muddy and hilly terrain, often with serious slopes. Joe Spen
Standing up for the polled Merino
This article titled “Horns and Polls in Merinos” by John Stretton appeared in the February addition of the Merino SA Journal. Until 1988, the constitution of the Merino Breeders’ Society restricted the breeding of polled Merinos, which impacted the geneti
PIG FOCUS
Issue Date: 29 February 2008
Embattled commissioner brings restitution to a halt
With only weeks to go before the now-relaxed 2008 deadline for the settlement of all land restitution claims in SA, the entire restitution process seems to have ground to a halt in Limpopo. Limpopo farmers no longer trust provincial land claims commission
TAU SA North Media tour
In an effort to give Agricultural journalists some insight...
Dairy Master of the Year named
Western Cape Farmer JK Basson, of the farm Swartwater just outside Darling, is the National Dairy Master of the Year.
SA and India tie tighter knot
SA-Indian agricultural cooperation has received the thumbs-up from both governments.
Call for severe fines for milk Cartel
Cosatu has called for more severe penalties should the dairy processors implicated in collusion activities be found guilty.
Eskom makes pledge to farmers
At a meeting with agricultural roleplayers recently agreed to prepare a load-shedding schedule to help reduce the impact of the energy crisis on agriculture, based on a schedule Agri Western Cape will finalise in consultation with its members.
Valuable Appaloosas disappear into Lesotho
On 25 January three valuable stud Appaloosa mares
– two of which were pregnant and one with a foal – along with a number of non-Appaloosa horses, disappeared from the Hunter’s Stud in the Kamberg Valley in the Nottingham Road area of KZN, 30km from two p
Now you can calculate how green your wine really is
The International Wine Industry Greenhouse Gas Accounting Protocol has been released.
Horse sickness in Eastern Cape
The first case of African Horse Sickness (AHS) for 2008 was reported last month in the Ndlambe local municipality within the Cacadu district municipality in the Cape.
Distell maintains good growth
Distell has managed to maintain financial growth despite difficult market conditions. company increased its revenue by 12,9% to R4,8 billion over the six months up to 31 December 2007, compared with a revenue rise of 17% and 19,2% during the previous six
