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Corrective behaviour
Any child psychologist will tell you that a person’s character is formed during the first five years or so after birth.
Minister urges youth to choose agriculture as a career
In an effort aimed at wooing young people to farming, the department of agriculture recently launched a youth outreach programme career expo.
Managing trichomoniasis
Beef management consultant Barry Symons tells Lloyd Phillips how to go about dealing with this serious disease.
Food prices could increase up to 1% due to energy crisis – Winde
Eskom’s proposed tariff increase, coupled with load-shedding, will result in multi-billion rand losses to the economy and food price increases for consumers.
Chilli con carne and a mealie salsa
It’s easy to forget that chilli is so much more than a local curry, with or without rice. Here’s a New World homage to the chilli, that glorious, scarlet, life-enhancing veldfire in the mouth.
New Robertson fruit handling depot
A new fruit handling depot in the Robertson area of the Western Cape was opened by Constitution Road Wine Growers (CRWG) recently.
A farmer can’t know everything
Farming is complex, as Rian van Wyk of Jagtdrift Brangus Stud told us this week.
Make hay while the sun shines
The coming winter looks set to be hard. Horse owners should plan ahead to ensure they have enough food to take their horses through this difficult time, says Dr Mac.
Controlling weeds in green beans
Given the high cost of labour, using chemicals is the only realistic option for weed control in most crops.
A planter for the next level of conservation farming
Southern Cape conservation farmers are continually looking for new ways to improve their operations. The latest technological advance in planters, the Tobin Bullet disc planter, now allows them to move from minimum till to no-till.
Time to re-assess your carrying capacity?
Choosing the correct stocking rate is the most important grazing management decision in sustainable livestock and wildlife production, says Dr Mias van der Westhuizen of the Free State Department of Agriculture and Rural Development at Glen.
SARS assessments and re-assessments
Taxpayers are entitled to know when SARS is finished with its assessments and re-assessments.
From packer to co-owner
Ivy Mzamo has come a long way on the Luthando citrus farm near Kirkwood in the Eastern Cape. Beginning as a packer, she progressed to general manager and today is a co-owner. Her accomplishments were recently recognised when she won the national 2014 Female Entrepreneur of the Year award. Grant Hollins went to Kirkwood to find out more.
To BEE or not to BEE
Farmers need to carefully consider how they address black economic empowerment strategies.
How ‘predator-friendly’ are Anatolian guard dogs?
A number of stock farmers have been using Anatolian guard dogs to deter predators rather than kill them. The results are mixed. The decision of Woolworths to sell predator-friendly lamb has raised the issue yet again. Human wildlife conflict manager Thys de Wet takes a closer look at guard dogs.
An easy guide to growing granadillas
In South Africa, the purple granadilla, also known as the passion fruit, is grown commercially as well as for home use. Here is an overview of how this crop is produced.
Poor communication between consumers and agriculture
Communication between SA’s consumers and the agricultural sector was lacking, according to Tutti Rudman, SA National Consumer Union (SANCU) chairperson.
Consumer Protection Act
In the Farmer’s Weekly of 17 April 2015 there is an article on the new complaint process envisaged for consumers of agricultural products.
Helping black farmers go commercial
Vusi Mlambo, enterprise development manager at fresh produce agent, RSA Group, has for the past six years helped thousands of local emerging farmers gain access to markets. Luyolo Mkentane spoke to him.
A traditional home in Hillcrest
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