Caxton Magazines
Good signs for mohair
The average price for the 2007 winter season closed on R65,81 and the average for the year ended on R72,69, slightly down from the average for 2006, according to Mohair South Africa. A lthough the last sale of the 2007 winter season started well, it could
Dismal outlook for Nigerian farmers
Harvests in many parts of northern Nigeria were so poor this year that many farmers may not have the means to plant next season.
Issue Date: 18 January 2008
Issue Date: 18 January 2008
Agri input costs under the spotlight
The National Agricultural Marketing Council last month published its first report on agricultural input costs for the period 1996 to 2006.
Issue Date: 18 January 2008
Issue Date: 18 January 2008
Winter harvest better than expected
The Crop Estimates Committee’s most recent production figures for the 2007 winter crop show a slight increase on previous figures. The fourth production forecast for wheat is 1 757 million tons, up 2,45% from 1 715 million tons. The expected yield is 2,78
Not only diversity makes Cyrtanthus exceptional
The rarest of our Cyrtanthus species is the Bredasdorp lily, found on only the lower sandstone slopes of the mountains around Bredasdorp. No adjectives adequately describe the beauty of this rare species.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Old habitats die hard
In this world life can't exist without death. A new generation is born from an old one that dies. For every new year that begins, an old one ends. The present is but a fleeting second, a mere blip on the endless screen of time.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
BABOTIE
When conversation turns to traditional South African foods, one of the first to come up is bobotie.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
The days are getting longer and riding is really rewarding!
This series will offer tips on how to keep your horse happy and healthy in the heat.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
The Foldaway House – up in minutes
For landowners with staff living on their properties, swiftly erecting temporary housing after disasters, such as the 2007 wildfires that razed many rural homes, can pose a major challenge.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Transplant sizes for various seedlings
When transplanting, younger, smaller seedlings usually take longer to get going again than older ones, but yields will be the same. The way seedlings respond to being transplanted at different sizes and ages varies considerably between different species.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Expectations are created, and unfulfilled expectations can be a dangerous thing.
Generosity is a wonderful human attribute, but it can sometimes backfire. Take care.
Issue Date: 8 January 2008
Issue Date: 8 January 2008
The hat that inspired champion racing pigeons
Helping a friend retrieve a hat blown off by the wind 35 years ago led the late Bob Kinney to become a world-renowned racing-pigeon breeder and racer.
LSEDI is dead, long live DIY
When farmers had government's full support, they developed a
Let Someone Else Do It attitude (LSEDI). Those days are long gone.
Issue Date: 8 January 2008
Issue Date: 8 January 2008
Agri SA on the outlook for 2008
Lourie Bosman, president of Agri SA, reviews the year and outlines the challenges facing the agricultural industry in the year to come. These include improved competitiveness and safety and security.
Issue Date: 8 January 2008
Issue Date: 8 January 2008
New Holland wins big at Agritechnica Show
New Holland's T7000 tractor won the prestigious Tractor of the Year Award at the Agritechnica machinery show. The top prize was complemented by the Golden Tractor for Design Award
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Baby veggies grow up
Supermarket shelves are groaning under the weight of baby veggies. From the good old staples like baby corn, carrots and mixed marrows, to newer innovations like baby spinach, cauliflower, cabbage and spring onions, the list of baby veg is ever expanding writes Robyn Joubert.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Preparing for elephants on private land
For Dr Heinz and Debbie Kohrs of White Elephant Safari Lodge, preparing to reintroduce elephants onto privately owned land was a challenge, requiring both strict adherence to the law and a commitment to the well-being of these sensitive animals. Yet the process is as rewarding as it is difficult, as Lloyd Phillips finds out.
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
Issue Date: 11 January 2008
South African Simmentalers for a world market
Southern African Simmentaler genes are in high demand in all the world's major beef-producing countries for their fertility, functional efficiency and carcass qualities. In partnership with a leading Canadian outfit, local Simmentaler breeder Abraham Kruger's Bar 5 SA Stud is meeting this select demand. Chris Nel talked to him on his Colesberg farm.
Issue Date:11 January 2008
Issue Date:11 January 2008
Prepare to trade fruit with China
'If 10% of China's population are potential customers, that's 80 million people,' says agricultural economist Daan Louw. He spelled out the risks, challenges and rewards of fruit trade with China to Wouter Kriel.
Issue Date:11 January 2008
Issue Date:11 January 2008
How to farm fish in the arid Karoo
Aquaculturist Glen Thomas and farmer Stephen de la Harpe are developing a plan to encourage Karoo farmers to grow bream in their dams. Not only do they hope to open a new market in the region, it will also benefit the unemployed, writes Steve McVeigh.
Issue Date 11 January 2008
Issue Date 11 January 2008
