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Choose the right soya bean

JL Erasmus and H Fourie of the ARC-Grain Crops Institute in Potchefstroom explain how to identify and choose the best soya bean cultivar for your region using information from the 2006/07 National Soya Bean Cultivar Trials.
Issue date 16 November 2007

When recognition outstrips reality

She's been dubbed National Female Farmer of the Year for informal markets, but Thami Madliwa's tomato farm hasn't produced a thing in six months. Mike Burgess listens to the Madliwas' plans to resuscitate their farm, and determines what went wrong.
Issue date 16 November 2007

Getting communities to help protect the black rhino

Historically the preserve of state conservation efforts and wealthy white game ranchers, black rhino conservation in South Africa has moved to the next level. Black communities are now taking on the shared responsibility for keeping this endangered icon from extinction. Lloyd Phillips reports.

Kumato: a new tomato for SA

Peter Bakker has mastered the art of profiting from innovative crops, but his latest innovation is yet to be accepted by consumers. This oddly brown, but sugary-sweet Dutch tomato is a bit pricy but definitely worthwhile. Robyn Joubert reports.
Issue date 16 November 2007

Chickpea curry

An uncooked chickpea is damn fine ammo for a light catapult, so either buy canned chickpeas, which are soft and so-so, or get the show on the road 24 hours in advance of the meal

12th Million Dollar race at Sun City

Good news! During the first week of October 2007, a substantial number of candidates for this race were tested by the online veterinarian Dr Tina du Plessis - and she gave the loft a clean bill of health
Issue date 9 November 2007

Where ecology meets livestock production

Last week, Farmer's Weekly reported on Tony Phillips, a finalist for the Peter Edwards Award for Conservation Farmer of the Year. For long-term ecological and financial gain, Mike Burgess found Tony betting on spekboom - an indigenous plant that's not only key to its habitat, but to productive browsing and grazing too.
Issue date 9 November 2007

The sleepy hellholes of rural South Africa

An unseen tragedy is unfolding in country villages, which seem to awaken only on AllPay day and where getting drunk before breakfast is completely acceptable, writes Roelof Bezuidenhout who lives in the small Karoo town of Steytlerville. Burgeoning rural communities sadly have no income to pay for their newly-acquired amenities - unless they wangle regular payments out of the Department of Welfare.
Issue date 9 November 2007

The Puma leaps onto SA tractor market

The new Case IH Puma tractors were introduced at the SIMA Show in Paris, France, in March this year and launched in the UK at the Cereals in June
Issue date 9 November 2007

Choose your best dry bean

Recommendations for 2007/08 based on dry bean trials by Dr Andries Liebenberg, Heinra Heenop and Marietjie Fourie of the ARC-Grain Crops Institute are valuable in helping producers decide on the best bean cultivars for their specific conditions.
Issue date 9 November 2007

DWAF turns weeds into jobs

Alien invasive plants (AIPs) have invaded over 10 million hectares of SA. Uncontrolled, this area could double in 15 years. Yet across the country's most job-scarce and marginalised areas people are fighting back. Cornelia du Plooy attended the annual Weedbuster Week held in Pella in the Northern Cape.
Issue date 9 November 2007

Game ranching: copy nature to restore arid veld

Managing veld under game in arid regions is a tricky business. A management system that reproduces nature's pattern of overstocking followed by rest periods seems to significantly improve veld condition. Ecologist Julius Koen spoke to Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Issue date 9 November 2007

Is there growth in grain?

Sakkie van Zyl, Grain SA's economist for market research, argues that SA has the capacity to produce more grain crops, like oilseeds, wheat and maize - but before producers jump in, they should consider what sort of markets they'll find for their extra produce. He told Annelie Coleman about potential risks and rewards.
Issue date 9 November 2007

East Coast Fever spreads

Devastating livestock disease East Coast Fever (ECF), carried by the brown ear tick, is on the rise in Southern Africa. Dr Jane Olwoch of the University of Pretoria has been researching causes and solutions - she told Annelie Coleman
Issue date 9 November 2007

‘World in Union’ includes farming

Prof Willie Esterhuyse argues that agriculture must find a new way of communicating with politicians. They need to prove their worth to the country and build solid relationships with agricultural bureaucrats.
Issue date 2 November 2007

How to run a perlemoen stud

Wouter Kriel spoke to Aletta Bester of the University of Stellenbosch's Division of Aquaculture, about new research that's refining abalone breeding techniques.
Issue date 2 November 2007

World in digital

It was bitterly cold. The wind was howling from the east. Except for the low sandstone ridge to the north, all around me the rolling grassland stretched to the horizon.
Issue date 26 October 2007

Pests: a stitch in time

After a severe winter we may have become complacent about summer pests. Bollworms, for example, do not appear regularly - and herein lies the danger
Issue date 26 October 2007

Tallie’s champion racing pigeons

SJ “TAllie” Taljaard has been racing pigeons since 1958. From 2002 to 2005 he was a member of the River Park Specialist Racing Pigeon Club, under the Golden Reef Pigeon Association (GRPA)
Issue date 26 October 2007

Will economic growth continue? Maybe …

'Without a significant improvement in service delivery and infrastructure we will not see 6% economic growth. Consumer spending alone will not achieve our growth targets.'
Issue date 26 October 2007
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