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New grazing capacity norms coming

Researchers and other interested parties should get involved in the process of drawing up new national norms for the grazing capacity of the country's natural pastures, Bongani Ngwenyama of the Department of Agriculture's Directorate of Land Use and Soil Management told the Grassland Society of SA's congress in Grahamstown
Issue date 31 August 2007

New nuclear power sites investigated

It's premature for farmers in the St Francis Bay area west of Port Elizabeth to worry about the possible effects of a nuclear power plant on markets for their products
Issue date 31 August 2007

Cattle supplements reduce methane emissions

A key challenge for agriculture is to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Issue date 31 August 2007

Worrying drop in Cape parrot numbers

'Numbers are under threat from … illegal capture and trade, and diseases.'
Issue date 31 August 2007

Slaughtered endangered tortoise avenged

The KwaZulu-Natal killers of a critically endangered Seychelles tortoise have had various sentences handed down to them by a Pietermaritzburg court for their efforts
Issue date 31 August 2007

Forestry needs ‘sexier’ image

Public and private stakeholders in the South African forestry sector have joined forces to overcome the growing skills shortage plaguing the industry. Lloyd Phillips reports on the challenges and possible solutions.
Issue date 31 August 2007

World news

Drought support for Australian farmers
Food miles
Sheep left to die of thirst
Issue date 31 August 2007

Lulama opens R20m poultry farm

Lulama Xingwana, minister of agriculture and land affairs, recently opened a huge BEE poultry farming venture at Lourie in the Koega area of the Eastern Cape

Western Cape finalists for Female Farmer of the Year

Top Western Cape women finalists in the Female Farmer of the Year Competition for 2007

africa news

SADC on Zim economy
Issue date 31 August 2007

Mohair market dip fears realised

The predicted downward pressure on adult mohair and strong young goat hair has materialised, Pierre van der Vyver, general manager for Mohair at Cape Mohair and Wool (CMW), told Farmer's Weekly after the opening sale of the winter season
Issue date 31 August 2007

TAU SA stalwart passes away

Dr Chris Jordaan (left), manager of the private property rights portfolio for the Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU SA) recently passed away after a battle with cancer
Issue date 31 August 2007

Staple foods soon out of reach?

National average food prices increased on average by 13,76% between July 2006 and July 2007, according to the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC)
Issue date 31 August 2007

A schoolboy’s success: an interview with Christiaan de Beer

Christiaan De Beer is 17 years old and in Grade 11. This young man, who has done extremely well in the racing pigeon world, told me about his career so far
Issue date 31 August 2007

Frikkadels in coconut milk and coriander

Funny thing, culture. You take a handful of mincemeat, shape it into a ball and depending on your perspective itï¿½s a meatball, a hamburger patty or ï¿½ best of all ï¿½ a frikkadel

Salad: dressed to kill

Not just a load of fresh lettuce

New farmer wins with GM seed trials

Motlatsi Musi runs a Small farming operation in Olifantsvlei near Soweto, on land granted to him and five nominal partners by the government's land reform programme
Issue date 24 August 2007

Not for the poor: in farming nothing comes for free

Roelof Bezuidenhout, regular Farmer's Weekly journalist and farmer in Steytlerville in the Eastern Cape, proposes that the success of land reform will depend on solving farmers' cash flow woes.
Issue date 24 August 2007

American stars beef up SA genes

Excellent conception rates, high calving percentages, early weaning and outstanding feed conversion are some of the reasons why Beefmasters are Manuel da Costa and his son Tony's chosen breed. Wayne Southwood reports on how Manuel and his partners in the Beefmaster Alliance produce bulls with top genetics at affordable prices.
Issue date 24 August 2007

Fast-paced Gauteng racing season

The 2007 racing season delivered a series of fast-paced events for Gauteng fanciers, due to prevailing tailwinds
Issue date 24 August 2007

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