A flush of roses for the Border area

When she settled near Sunrise-on-Sea, north east of East London, Barbara Allen had no idea she'd become one of the largest cut-rose producers in the Eastern Cape. Mike Burgess visited Murambi Roses to learn how her lifelong love for roses has fuelled her current success.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

Mardouw: ultra-high density olive production

Planting single-leader trees at ultra-high density - Mardouw Olive Estate in the Western Cape is experimenting with a novel alternative to the Mediterranean orchard system, and after four years returns look promising. Wouter Kriel spoke to farm manager Schalk van Eeden.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

Unleashing the potential of new black farmers

Grain SA wants to turn new black producers into established and successful commercial farmers through its Farmer Development Program. According to Jenny Matthews, the board member responsible for this programme, the aim is to create viable, sustainable commercial enterprises for these farmers. Annelie Coleman speaks to her.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

Beware! Game can infect your herd

Some animal diseases are easily spread from game to domestic herds. The pathogens are constantly adapting and, without careful management, can have a serious impact on both the wildlife and livestock industries. Roelof Bezuidenhout reports.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

Sussex newcomer makes good

Part-time cattle farmer George Potgieter of Pothou Stud in Vredefort combined his razor-sharp business acumen with meticulous record keeping, and some luck, to receive the award for this year's Farmer's Weekly Best Elite Sussex Cow. Chris Nel visited him.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

South Africa after 2010? on course, says expert, provided…

Despite fingering fiscal policy, labour legislation and infrastructrure as obstacles to growth, Dr Roelof Botha, economic adviser to PricewaterhouseCoopers, remains optimistic about the economy. Cornelia du Plooy reports.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

Registering a carbon reduction project

In the concluding article on carbon trading, Sonja Burger finds out how agribusinesses can register carbon emission reduction projects and earn carbon credits.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

The platteland in oils and charcoal

Award-winning artist and farm girl Pauline Gutter attempts to capture the essence of Free State rural life through her large oil paintings and charcoal sketches. Today, still in her twenties, her work has been celebrated both locally and internationally. Mike Burgess travelled to the Brandfort family farm to find out what makes her tick.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

Lean red meat doesn’t increase cholesterol

We've all heard that a good thick steak takes us one step closer to a heart attack, but Glenneis Erasmus finds that new research indicates otherwise.
Issue Date: 28 September 2007

A GOURMET BURGER WITH ONION MARMALADE

Every month or so happiness arrives in a polystyrene box containing a relatively fresh take-away hamburger, runny with mayo, solid with salt, heaped with verlepte chips boiled in very old oil. Itï¿½s just one of the ways I keep in touch with my roots.
Issue Date 21 September 2007

Building a maternity room

Prepare the stable carefully for a mare in foal to give her and the youngster the best possible start. Greg Miles
Issue Date 21 September 2007

Farmers and workers, unite!

Anthonie Visagie, Farmworker of the Year 2005, talked to farmers and farmworkers about freeing themselves from the past at the Agri Mega Week Farmworker of the Year competition, recently held in Bredasdorp.
Issue Date 21 September 2007

Bell grading the way

A cover story in the 7 September edition of Farmer's Weekly highlighted the desperate state of South Africa's road infrastructure. It's therefore gratifying to see that Equipment, based in Richard's Bay, gained market leadership for July with the Grader, selling 37% of the total of over 70 graders sold that month.
Issue Date 21 September 2007

What keeps black small-scale farmers on crutches?

At the recent Agribusiness Trends Dialogue Teddy Matsetela, chairperson of the Farmers Development Trust, told delegates that 80% of black producers in South Africa are subsistence farmers, 19% are emerging farmers and a mere 1% commercial. The disturbing question is: what is keeping our black subsistence and emerging farmers from going commercial? Wilma den Hartigh reports.
Issue Date 21 September 2007

Producing sensational Santa Gertrudis

Craig Marwick of Little Harmony Santa Gertrudis Stud produced this year's Farmer's Weekly-ARC Best Elite Cow. Added to this he has won the Absa-ARC Beef Cattle Improvement Scheme Herd of the Year Award four years in a row. Lloyd Phillips reports.
Issue Date 21 September 2007

Caxton Magazines

A flush of roses for the Border area

Mardouw: ultra-high density olive production

Unleashing the potential of new black farmers

Beware! Game can infect your herd

Sussex newcomer makes good

South Africa after 2010? on course, says expert, provided…

Registering a carbon reduction project

The platteland in oils and charcoal

Lean red meat doesn’t increase cholesterol

A GOURMET BURGER WITH ONION MARMALADE

Building a maternity room

Farmers and workers, unite!

Bell grading the way

What keeps black small-scale farmers on crutches?

Producing sensational Santa Gertrudis

Trials on hold for GMO chincherinchee

Game ranching at the crossroads

Bacterial bean diseases #2

Nederburg Auction offers a line-up of superb wines

Dealing with farmers’ fears

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