Caxton Magazines
A tough, hot final
When English or Scottish pigeon fanciers look at the video footage of the missiles in battle at the Sun City Superbowl at the final of the 11th Million Dollar Pigeon Race, they would say: they're travelling a wee bit in a hurry, aren't they?
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
SA wool sector knitting ties with the East
Since 2003 the use of apparel wool as an end product has dropped by 20% worldwide. Fortunately the decline in Europe and Japan has been offset by better consumption in the US, China and Korea. Local production of wool finer than 25 micron is down to about 45 million kilograms against 97 million kilograms in 1990. General manager of Cape Wools, André Strydom talks to Roelof Bezuidenhout about changes in the wool industry.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Role of retail sector in food trade
'South Africa probably also needs legislation to limit the power and role of the retail chains.'
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Government’s conveyancers: growing cause for concern
It is accepted practice that the seller of a property appoints the conveyance attorney. Dr Theo de Jager, chairperson of Agri SA's Land Affairs Committee, looks at the consequences of land claims commissioners in Limpopo and Mpumalanga insisting that the state appoint the conveyancers in land claims cases, including an alarming decline in the number of landowners prepared to be 'willing sellers'.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Cummins: a proud history of progress
Cummins South Africa, the local branch of the international diesel engine manufacturing company, has increased the level of service support for Cummins engines fitted to agricultural equipment.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Fix salinity, save water: recycle!
A problem with hydroponics is dealing with nutrient build-ups and water salinity. Instead of using more water to flush away excess salts, recycling and filtering deals with the problem while using less water - a real win-win solution. Glenneis Erasmus reports.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Seedlings: a co-op’s seeds of success
A group of men and women in Cala in the former Transkei have managed to transform one hectare of ground into a diversified agricultural unit by using seedling production as their base. Mike Burgess visits Siyavuselela Agricultural Cooperative and finds that admirable progress has been made despite certain challenges that still need to be addressed.
Walking in visitors’ shoes
In the fifth and final article in this series on habitat planning, habitat designer Ben Breedlove tells Roelof Bezuidenhout that game ranch owners must walk the walk their visitors walk.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Beat somatic cell counts before they beat you
Dairy farmers should take note of the causes and effects of high somatic cell counts as milk buyers and processors worldwide implement more stringent requirements in this regard.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Co-ops nervously eye Ethanol Africa
Although the first local ethanol plant has yet to be constructed, Ethanol Africa is already gearing up to compete with the major grain co-ops for maize, production credit and silo facilities. Major shifts in the market are clearly on the cards. Johan Steyn reports.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Green revolution hangs in the balance
The Mzimvubu Basin is justly regarded as the greatest untapped source of agricultural wealth in South Africa.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Green revolution hangs in the balance
The Mzimvubu Basin is justly regarded as the greatest untapped source of agricultural wealth in South Africa.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Wessels brothers win canola competition
he Wessels brothers from Karsrivier recently won the South Cape Canola competition with a yield of 2,05 tons per hectare and a gross margin of R2 654 per hectare.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Horse rabies case in W Cape confirmed
The Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute recently confirmed a case of rabies in a horse on a farm between Somerset West and Stellenbosch, the first in the area for 17 years.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Limpopo agribusiness academy to train, mentor aspiring farmers
The Department of Agriculture and the Finnish government will establish an agribusiness academy in Limpopo, premier Sello Moloto has announced.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Perspective- 2 March 2007
She's only three months old, but little Rael du Plessis, the daughter of Francois and Belinda du Plessis, was determined to go for a ride on the back of this Hereford bull named Scroptop Scoop.
Oz farmers get Kiwi break
Australian farmers are being offered a break from the country's crippling drought through free holidays in New Zealand.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
New EurepGAP standard
EurepGAP launched the third version of its Good Agricultural Practice Standard at this year's Fruit Logistica Fruit and Vegetable fair in Berlin, Germany.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Milk price rise of 15c/litre ‘inadequate’
Despite agricultural economists saying dairy farmers need to be paid at least R2,20 a litre by this month to remain financially viable, big milk buyers Clover and Parmalat have said they are willing to give KZN farmers R1,96/litre, an increase of only 15c a litre, backdated to 1 February of this year.
W Cape wheat farmers investigate a new grading system
Western Cape farmers who believe they are not adequately remunerated for the quality of wheat they produce are investigating establishing a distinctive brand or a separate price determination mechanism to improve prices.
Issue date: 2 March 2007
Issue date: 2 March 2007
