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Mentoring youth’s passion for farming

Bright, enthusiastic and dedicated, young Papiki Makgatho was the first choice for Manie Pienaar of Welgevonden farm near Hammanskraal, Gauteng, to entrust with the full responsibility and management of his Linmar Boer goat stud. Peter Mashala reports
Issue Date: 11 May 2007

SA will benefit from high world dairy prices

The current increase in international dairy product prices will benefit the local industry, said Etienne Terre'Blanche, newly appointed managing director of the Milk Producers' Organisation.
Issue date 11 May 2007

Rising inflation sparks concern

The recent fuel price hike and the increase in inflation are bad news for farmers. Analysts reported that consumer inflation is accelerating to 5,5% year-on-year. The petrol price also increased by almost 40c a litre last week.
Issue date 11 May 2007

Increasing interest in farmers’ unions

TAU SA has established new farmers' unions in Amsterdam, Badplaas, and Nelspruit in Mpumalanga, and Polokwane in Limpopo. Chris van Zyl, TAU SA manager of rural safety, said it is becoming essential for farmers to belong to farmers' unions. “Collective bargaining power has become more important,” Van Zyl said.
Issue date 11 May 2007

Livestock farming and global warming: productive solutions

Methane emissions from animals have been identified as a major contributor to global warming and could soon have a major impact on livestock farming. While some researchers are investigating livestock diets that can reduce methane emissions, others are perfecting methods that turn manure into electricity. Roelof Bezuidenhout reports.
Issue Date: 11 May 2007

Crime is worst on platteland – survey

Johannesburg mayor Amos Masondo lashed out at people who spread the idea that Johannesburg is the crime capital of the world, saying that while Johannesburg has its share of crime, it isn't the only city in the world facing this challenge.
Issue date 11 May 2007

African bees to the rescue as colonies vanish?

The mystery of disappearing bees has scientists scrambling to find answers, farmers fearing the worst and environmentalists predicting its devastating effects. Pablo Macfadden investigates.
Issue Date: 11 May 2007

Letter – 4 May 2007

SA must ride the organic wave
No one's talking about eradicating useful aliens
Issue date 4 May 2007

Omnia lab launched in Sasolburg

Omnia Fertiliser recently launched its upgraded Chemtech laboratory in Sasolburg. The hi-tech lab specialises in the analysis of soil, leaf sap and irrigation water.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Cleaning with bacteria can be good for you – and the environment

The thought of bacteria has most people fearing for their health. However, according to Larry Lachman, co-owner of Pinetown-based Soft Chemical Laboratories, the manufacturers of the ProBac biogenic range of “living” bacterial domestic and industrial cleaning products, this should not be the case.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Red companion

About two decades ago everybody's hero was a clever TV character named MacGyver who could get out of any kind of trouble or save his bacon with a red pocket knife. I owe my own life to such a knife.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Stir-fried beef with cumin

Itï¿½s healthy, itï¿½s hot and it looks like a million dollars on the plate. Yes sir, this is an all-time goody, almost as much pleasure to cook as it is to eat.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Red clover, a blood cleanser

These little plants belong to the legume family. Many years ago, they were planted for cattle to eat. Many people thought that if the clover leaves were quivering, it was a sure sign that a storm was on its way.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

KZN sugarcane set for massive expansion

The KZN South Coast REGION'S already extensive sugarcane production and milling industry is set to expand even further in the medium term following the launch of a development project that aims to establish an additional 5 000ha of land under cane by 2012.
Issue date 4 May 2007

How to deal with clubroot in cabbage

Many farmers believe it is the end of the road for their cabbages once they find this disease in their lands. This is not the case, as you can make your soil inhospitable for the disease without in most cases affecting your cropping programme.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Scratch patch’ land for biofuel

There is much potential for the production of crops for biofuel in the small pieces of communally owned land given to emerging farmers through the restitution process, says Rick Dillon, head of emerging agriculture at First National Bank.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Time, a most precious resource, is mismanaged by most

'Listing all the jobs you face is a good start, but it's not enough. Allocate each job a priority.'
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

New life for Limpopo’s tea plantations

A tea with a uniquely South African taste will be produced in Limpopo before the end of the year, agriculture minister Lulama Xingwana announced at a land reform imbizo near Thohoyandou recently.
Issue date 4 May 2007

Racing pigeon auctions

Racing pigeon auctions are held all over the world. Besides regular local auctions are the international ones, where fanciers bid via the Internet or the telephone. Many beginners and struggling fanciers remember a golden moment when valuable birds they bought at an auction placed them on the road to success.
Issue Date: 4 May 2007

Are input price increases fair?

'The local fertiliser industry managed to limit price increases… Feed prices show a different trend.'

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