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Drought and disease development in maize
Adverse environmental conditions and disease are placing increasing pressure on maize crops in South Africa, says Dr Belinda Janse van Rensburg, researcher at the ARC-Grain Crops Institute.
Will this tyre be worth the wait?
Mitas, known in South Africa for its Continental brand tyres, continues to develop the PneuTrac concept, writes Joe Spencer.
Colostrum: it’s about quality and quantity
It is crucial that a foal gets enough good quality colostrum, and harvesting can be a practical solution, says Dr Mac.
Zokwana ‘must stop telling farmers to calm down’ – opposition leaders
The ANC wants land reform to fail as part of its plot to gain state control over all land. And agriculture minister Senzeni Zokwana, is misleading farmers, playing a game of cat and mouse, when he tells them not to worry about the radical plans put forward by land reform minister Gugile Nkwinti.
Beetroot pests and diseases
How to deal with root rot, downy mildew, cutworm and other pests.
Still emerging – but getting there!
Input costs are biting hard, but Matla-Gamede Farming’s owners are determined to turn their operation into a fully-fledged commercial business.
Green beans: the basics
Green and dry beans are the same species, Phaseolus vulgaris. The scarlet runner (P.coccineus) which is still popular in many countries as a home garden variety, is a different species and will not cross with P. vulgaris by conventional methods.
Career path in agriculture
Agriculture has never been considered a ‘sexy’ career choice for young people. So full marks must go to the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) for its initiative, launched a few years ago, to attract young people into the broader agricultural community.
Pork fillet in beer
This superb homage to the pig is a luxurious meal, easy to cook and quick too, assuming that you have some quality chicken stock in the freezer. If not, I’ve shown you how to make your own.
Help to find SA’s best steakhouse
Where in South Africa have you eaten your best steak? Which steakhouse serves the juiciest char-grilled beef?
‘Do not submit to paralysing pessimism’ – Nampo visitors discuss politics & labour
The lack of trust between role players in agriculture came to the fore during a Nation in Conversation session at Nampo 2015.
Sheep milk cheese – a quality niche product
Sheep milk is far richer in fat, protein and minerals than milk from cows or goats, and thus makes excellent cheese. While in the Netherlands, Jacques Claassen visited a dairy sheep farm that produces an array of organic sheep milk cheeses.
SA aquaculture comes of age
Late to the game, South African fish farms are beginning to offer tasty, well-presented products that are attracting more and more consumers.
Clover upbeat about dairy’s prospects
Clover recently posted improved interim results showing a 7,9% revenue increase, a margin partly attributed to higher retail prices. Other positive news from the company was the completion of a repositioning project, Cielo Blu, followed by the acquisition of Dairybelle’s UHT plant in the Western Cape and Dairybelle’s yoghurt plant in Bloemfontein.
An upbeat Johann Vorster, Clover’s CEO, spoke to Nan Smith.
Fire-fighting: why getting involved is important
Beware! Unless you get your own house in order and work with your neighbours this dry season in fighting fires, you are taking a grave risk.
A peachy outlook for KZN poverty alleviation
It is an unfortunate reality that unemployment and poverty are rife in South Africa’s traditional authority areas. A pilot research project to develop commercial peach production and processing in parts of KwaZulu-Natal hopes to help alleviate this situation.
Intensive vs extensive farming
In the trend towards increasingly extensive livestock production, are we not moving too far from natural production systems and placing our hope in feed from a bag? Roelof Bezuidenhout poses the question.
Land ownership cap surprise
The Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti announced during his budget speech that government plans to halve its 12 000ha cap on land ownership.
Can you afford to become a farmer?
Throughout the 104-year existence of Farmer’s Weekly, our readers have turned to us for advice on agricultural issues. Currently, the most frequently asked questions are: “Where can buy a farm?” and “What do I farm?”
An exclusive game hotel for high-value guests
An innovative idea for a ‘game hotel’ has boosted the profitability of Willem and Calla van Niekerk’s game farming enterprise, eliminating the need for production credit. Annelie Coleman visited their farm Langkop in Boshof to learn more about their novel business.
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