Caxton Magazines
Ticks – a dangerous pest
Ticks are the most common external parasite of livestock and are vectors for a number of serious diseases, cautions Paul Donovan.
5 tips on designing a home
Every one of us is unique and has a different idea of what we want our home to look like. To date, I have prepared over 4 800 working drawings for clients, and have not produced a single exact repeat! Here then, briefly, are the most important aspects that should be considered when designing a home.
Copyright on SA Biltong?
It’s time South African authorities copyrighted the name ‘biltong’, Prof Melville Saayman, director of the Unit for Tourism Research in Economic Environments and Society (Trees) at the North-West University, said in a statement.
Feed a Child feeding scheme is making a difference
A visitor to the Feed a Child feeding scheme is greeted by a heartwarming and humbling sight: laughing children anticipating a nutritious hot meal. The project, started in 1988 with the help of regular volunteers from the local township, is a blessing to the lives of many poverty-stricken children. Project managers William Wessels and Johan Meiring spoke to Annelie Coleman.
Sporadic, yet serious, cabbage pests
Several cabbage pests may be sporadic or seasonal. One of these is thrips.
Has the ANC reached its ceiling?
Land reform proposals mooted at the Lekgotla may be preparing for the state of the nation address said Dr Theo de Jager, transformation leader and president of the Pan African Farmer’s Organisation.
Land Reform: let the market decide!
Land reform in South Africa should follow free market principles that keep the integrity of the land market intact, says Dr John Purchase, CEO of Agbiz, the agricultural business chamber. Land, he stresses, is the foundation of commercial funding and this relationship could be utilised to ensure that land reform beneficiaries continue to produce food.
Foreign, yes. Feral, no.
The racing pigeon is fully domesticated, the result of two centuries of experimental breeding, and they are certainly not an invasive threat, as some claim.
Tea estates in disrepair despite R200 million in govt support
Two tea estates in the Eastern Cape which have received more than R200 million in state funding have become completely unproductive.
Buffalo breeders urged to reduce disease risk
Buffalo are known to carry several harmful diseases that can also be fatal in cattle. To address this subject, the Free State Buffalo Breeders’ Association recently organised a workshop in Aldam near Winburg.
Minimum wage increase of 7,7% for farmworkers
The labour department has announced a 7,7% increase in the minimum wage for farmworkers with effect from 1 March 2015.
The value of experience
The summer crop season, which had a promising start, is turning out to be a tough one for farmers in my home province of North West.
KZN defends R8 million moringa project grant
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (KZN DARD) has defended an R8 million grant that it awarded to the community upliftment-based company People’s Bio Oil (PBO).
When things go amiss with aquaculture systems
An intensive aquaculture system can fail for several reasons. A producer should always be prepared.
A serious system failure
Consumers buy the bulk of their food from supermarkets belonging to one of the four major retail chain stores – and these stores control prices. How, then, can we speak of a ‘free market’?
Solution for agriculture in Africa by Africans
The goal of the Africa Farm Management Association (AFMA) is to bring experts in agriculture from across Africa together to share knowledge that can help solve African problems, says AFMA president, Prof Phillip Nyangweso, of Kenya’s Moi University.
Why all this wastage?
According to a 7 November Farmer’s Weekly news item, we throw away roughly one-third of all the food produced on the planet – about three billion tons – annually.
Free State farmers must become pro-active in the fight against farm attackers – FSA
Free State Agriculture (FSA) called on its members and the community at large to remain calm in the wake of the four farm attacks in the province since the beginning of the year.
Positive ways of lessening inequality
A recent newspaper report indicated that 1% of the world’s population would soon be wealthier than the rest of us combined.
The keys to unlocking Africa’s food potential
To feed its own population of two billion by 2044, let alone become the world’s breadbasket, Africa will have to rely on commercial farmers. So says Brienne van der Walt, managing executive of Absa and Barclays Africa Agribusiness. In the same way, the success of land transformation in SA
will depend on whether it is done through commercial or small-scale farming.
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