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KZN police reports major stolen livestock recovery
A two-week-long collaboration among various KwaZulu-Natal SAPS stock theft units earlier this month in the north of the province reportedly netted 276 stolen head of livestock.
Pruning, fertilising and harvesting granadillas
Pruning and thinning out are necessary when the granadilla vine becomes unproductive. This allows light and air to reach the inner parts of the vine, discourages pests and diseases, and promotes healthy new growth.
Alpha & Omega Tuli Production Sale
Highest: (bull) R140 000
First black leader of Eastern Cape RPO elected
The Eastern Cape Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (ECRPO) has made history by electing its first black vice-chairperson.
‘Meticulous student’ wins university horticultural science award
The HORTGRO Science/Prof Daan Strydom Award for the best final year student in horticultural science at Stellenbosch University (SU) was recently awarded to Helen Marais of Ceres.
‘Farmers should accept unions as partners’ – Nosey Pieterse
Nosey Pieterse is the secretary general of the Building and Allied Workers’ Union of SA. He is also an emerging pig farmer. He entered the limelight during the violent farm worker strikes in late 2012 and early 2013 in the Western Cape.
Dealing with the ‘silent disease’ – measles
Cases of measles are frequently found in slaughter stock.
Africa Big Seven conference
The Africa Big Seven (AB7) conference at the Gallagher Convention Centre from 21 to 23 June will see major foreign agricultural producers exhibiting this year.
Labour law: are you coping?
Many may disagree with aspects of today’s labour law, but it’s far better than the ‘no-holds-barred’ days of the past.
Transforming agriculture: where is the magic?
Concern has often been expressed over the government’s perceived reluctance to give the National Development Plan its full commitment. Professor Mohammed Karaan, Dean of the Faculty of AgriSciences at the University of Stellenbosch, offers his views on how to make the NDP come alive.
A pleasant entertainment area
Dear Jonno
Membership of our clay pigeon shooting range has grown over the years, and we now need to cater for more than 200 participants...
Avant makes its debut at the Royal Show
The Pietermaritzburg Royal Show has a policy of introducing a number of new exhibitors every year. This year, Finnish machinery manufacturer, Avant, makes its debut.
Talking to pigeon fancier Deon du Toit
Deon’s first racing season in the Kalahari Pigeon Federation was in 2014, and his birds led from the start, writes Thomas Smit.
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.
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