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Limpopo hasn’t been this wet in decades!
Widespread showers in Limpopo have seen most of the province’s rivers flooding, with dire consequences for many farmers. “It’s a bitter-sweet situation for agriculture in the province,” says Willie Lewies of TAU SA. “While cattle farmers welcome the good
Large offering can’t curb wool’s bullrun
Wool prices soared for a second consecutive week despite a large offering. Cape Wool’s Merino (CWM) indicator finished the day up 5,4% on last week at R64,65/kg (clean). “This is a seasonal high, up 15,5% on the opening sale, and 3,7% above the previous h
Forestry to work with claimant communities
Land on over half of Mondi Group, Komatiland Forests and Sappi land don’t have them worried since they plan to either hire the land back from the claimants or train and empower them in order for the companies to buy their produce. The amount of Mondi’s la
Bad hair day – or a painful one?
There is nothing as pretty as a healthy, shiny horse. It’s the pride of many a horse-owner to have a beautiful, short-haired horse in their yard. This takes a lot of dedication, good food and hours of grooming.
Crocosmia and Chasmanthe
Crocosmia and Chasmanthe originate in Southern Africa � one species in Madagascar and seven in South Africa � but as their habitat degrades, they�re more likely to be found in cultivation here and in the UK.
A mesh to reinforce hard-wear grassed areas
A new landscaping product for stabilising hard-wear grassed areas will soon be available in South Africa. GrassProtecta grass protection mesh is a flexible, heavy-duty, thick, extruded thermoplastic grid for protecting and reinforcing grassed areas prone
Picking tomatoes
When it comes to choosing a tomato variety, much attention needs to be given to the target market. When starting off, don’t choose a variety on the basis of it’s yield alone without first going to your sales outlet and having a look at what customers expe
A superior pasta classic
You�ve got to believe this. Here is an all-time pasta classic, so potent it usually appears as a high-priced specialist item at superior Italian restaurants, yet so simple, that you � the beginner kitchen mechanic � can make it at home, in a flash, just like that.
When are you rich?
didn’t know what woke me, but suddenly I was wide awake. My eyes tried to pierce the intense dankness around me, but it was like a solid wall. A t that moment I had no idea where I was.
Issue date: 01 February 2008
Issue date: 01 February 2008
Pre-final update of the SCMDPR
The 12th annual Sun City Million Dollar Pigeon Race (SCMDPR) will be held on 2 February. Fanciers from 26 countries entered their best youngsters for the event, which pays a whopping US0 000 (R1,4 million) cash to the first bird home in the final race.
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The Biowatch legal battle and the media
The quality of the mass media’s reporting on the landmark Biowatch case on GMOs has been thoroughly one-sided and inaccurate, writes advocate Donrich Jordaan, head of the unit for policy studies at the Centre for International Political Studies (CIPS) at
Land Bank pins its hopes on co-ops
The Land Bank has been talking about turnaround strategies for years with no visible results. Stephan Hofstätter asked the bank’s newly appointed chief operations officer Saki Zamxaka what’s different about its new business model.
Issue date: 01 Febr
Issue date: 01 Febr
Bell Equipment’s new tractor-loader-backhoe
Now in its third year of local production, the tractor-loader-backhoe (TLB), made by Bell Equipment at its Richard’s Bay manufacturing facility, has captured a major share of the South African market, and the latest J-series model should strengthen this p
Promise of the Oasis can be deceiving
The 42ha farm Ostrich Oasis in Hammanskraal near Pretoria was once a thriving business, offering unique tourism opportunities and a ready source of meat and chicks. However, since 2006, when emerging farmer Isaac Banda and his group applied for a loan fro
Getting it right with sable
With the hunting industry stimulating the market for rare species, many farmers tried their hand at intensive farming of sable antelope. Many burned their fingers and sables got the blame. “They’re finicky. They die for nothing,” people said. Over the las
The sturdy bloodline of the SA Boerperd
The Boerperd is a tough, versatile horse with a proud history. It is also considered the fastest-growing recognised breed in South Africa, according to breeder Michael van Rensburg. Annelie Coleman reports.
Issue date: 01 February 2008
Issue date: 01 February 2008
A thriving country market
In early 2004 Karen Moerdyk and her husband Leedert settled on a small farm not far from East London with little idea of what to do. Now Karen has successfully reinvented the dated concept of a country market into a successful business – and an alternativ
Golden rice passes first test
Golden rice, genetically biofortified to contain beta-carotene (pro-vitamin A), has shown its efficiency in uptake and conversion in the initial nutritional study with humans.
Issue date: February 2008
Issue date: February 2008
Seeing more boom than doom and gloom
The past five years have seen the exponential growth of an agricultural and equipment sales and service centre, Malcomess Tempe, in the somewhat derelict industrial zone of Butterworth. Mike Burgess reports on how this business has benefited from governme
Seeing more boom than doom and gloom
The past five years have seen the exponential growth of an agricultural and equipment sales and service centre, Malcomess Tempe, in the somewhat derelict industrial zone of Butterworth. Mike Burgess reports on how this business has benefited from governme
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