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Advice on how to grow cauliflower
Growing cauliflower is very similar to growing cabbage. Nevertheless, there are some important points that need to be considered to ensure successful production of cauliflower.
TAU SA young farmers’ day
Young farmers from across the country gathered in Midrand on Wednesday to touch base with fellow farmers and to gather information on issues impacting on their businesses.
Revving up vanilla ice cream
While there are some folk, this backwoods cook amongst them, who regard plain vanilla ice cream as an eternal miracle of fine dining, other
more sophisticated diners have requested a few enhancements.
Here they are...
Rigorous selection is the key to success
For Moorreesburg Merino stud breeder Johann Kotze, careful selection based on performance testing, BLUP values and strict visual selection of wool and conformation traits are all essential for a successful breeding programme.
Put out that fire properly!
When it comes to resolving a dispute with SARS, ensure there is no room for later dissension.
Frozen yoghurt wins top SA prize for dairy
A surprise result in the South African Dairy Championships saw a frozen yoghurt scoop top honours from all cheeses, butters, ice creams and milk to be named the 2015 South African Dairy Product of the Year.
Eastern Cape communal farmers receive livestock
Eastern Cape farmers on Tuesday received genetic-improving livestock from MEC for Rural Development and Agrarian Reform Mlibo Qoboshiyane as part of the department’s livestock production improvement scheme.
Podcast: News making headlines in Farmer’s Weekly – 24 April
The weather is currently top of mind for farmers in SA. KwaZulu-Natal has had a dry summer and a hard winter is predicted, Farmer’s Weekly news editor Jaco Visser told OFM's agri-editor, Sabrina Dean.
SA’s experts on implementing conservation agriculture
Grain SA recently hosted a conservation agriculture promotion day for smallholder farmers growing crops on communal lands in parts of KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape. A number of knowledgeable speakers shared their tips with the farmers and spoke about why they too should join the CA implementation movement – and how.
May diesel price drop to provide relief to farmers
South Africa’s farmers affected by the R1,24/l increase in the wholesale price of diesel in April will get some relief in May when the price drops again.
Hydro-electricity: all the power, half the cost
With South Africa’s national power supply becoming increasingly unreliable, fruit farmer
Kobus van der Westhuizen decided to install a hydro-electric plant on his Western Cape farm.
This has greatly reduced his dependence on the grid.
Interested in selling vegetables?
Before starting production, you should obtain as much information as possible – and ask yourself some tough questions! Commercial vegetable-growing is not for everyone.
Job losses despite growing SA economy
The biggest blot on the South African democracy was the five million people looking for work and the nearly two million who have given up hope of finding a job, according to Theo Vorster, CEO of Galileo Capital.
Co-operative marketing
Farmers around the world use some form of co-operative marketing to sell their fresh fruit and vegetables.
The value of lobbying
I cannot believe that we have apparently learned nothing about how to handle xenophobic attacks since the 2008 uprisings.
Revised bill remains unlawful
The revised Expropriation Bill, like its earlier versions, allows the State to seize property without a prior court order. This is unconstitutional, says Dr Anthea Jeffery of the Institute for Race Relations.
Barend Grobler named Free State Young Farmer of the Year
Barend Grobler became the 19th winner of the Free State Agriculture Young Farmer of the Year competition at a gala event in Bloemfontein on 16 April.
Tour Zambia with Farmer’s Weekly
Join Farmer’s Weekly on our tour of a country said to be the ‘future bread basket of Africa’ and learn more about Zambia’s agriculture...
The ripple effect of SA’s maize crop shock
South Africa’s maize crop, the smallest in eight years, will probably fuel inflation in the months to come as the price of maize increases. Jaco Visser spoke to economists as well as an agribusiness about the outlook for food prices, inflation and interest rates.
Secrets to success in the US citrus market
A more open attitude towards citrus black spot is emerging in the US, and this market should soon open up to SA producers countrywide. Piet Smit, a director of the Western Cape Citrus Producers’ Forum, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about the need for a coordinated marketing strategy.
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