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An unusual gathering place for a rural community
A client, Lethu, recently collected the working drawings I had prepared for his two-bedroom home.
Other causes of ‘big leg’
Equine lymphangitis is not the only cause of severe swelling in your horse’s lower limbs, says Kim Dyson.
Facebook chat about Brazil
Farmer's Weekly hosted a discussion forum on Facebook on Friday to talk about the upcoming agricultural tour to Brazil with tour convenor, Hendrik Jordaan.
Dairy consultant transforming the dairy industry
Jeff Every is shifting mind sets and boosting profitability in the Eastern Cape’s dairy sector.
Stir-fried beef & broccoli
Stir-frying, as I never cease to tell my readers, is a liberation for the new cook. It’s a quick path to astonishing dinner parties or even a quick and fragrant dinner time for two.
Starting with tomatoes – Part 4
Bill Kerr tells us how to take the crop through to maturity.
Eskom troubles taking spark out of GDP growth
South Africa’s inability to grow its power supply capacity was placing an enormous amount of strain on the economy as a whole.
Livestock Disease Trends – December 2014
Monthly report on livestock disease trends.
Farming income vs lease income
A recent decision of the High Court of the Western Cape will be of interest to plantation farmers.
State cuts support for prize-winning farmer
Mojala Mosoeu has been farming with cattle for 16 years. In 2011, after a nine-year wait, he received a farm as part of the government’s land reform programme. Now he stands to lose everything after the state recently decided to stop supporting him financially. Jaco Visser visited Mojala’s farm outside Heilbron.
Better parasite control
‘Selective target treatment’ seems to be gaining ground in areas where sheep and goats are mostly run on dry veld, says Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Former KZN agric MEC loses battle against lengthy illness
KwaZulu-Natal’s political structures are mourning the loss of Mtholephi Mthimkhulu (56) who died recently. The chairperson of the KZN Legislature’s Public Participation, Pensions and Petitions Committee, Mthimkhulu began his political career in 1999.
Oxen off grass – working the numbers
The Daybreaker Beef Off Grass brand, a partnership between farmers Llewellyn Maclean and father-and-son team Pieter and Koot Prinsloo, aims to create a market for selling oxen as grass-fed beef.
The seven deadly sins
By avoiding these basic errors, new farmers can increase their chances of success.
Positive grain and oilseed outlook for 2014/2015 season
The record grain harvest during the previous marketing season has had a positive impact on rural economies and this could be duplicated in the coming season if forecasts from the National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) realised, according to Dr. Kobus Laubscher, an independent agricultural economist.
An A-frame cottage in the bush
Jonno designs an A-frame cottage on a game park for George.
Calling for more risk-takers
Recently, while driving between Jamestown and Molteno in the Eastern Cape on our way to visit my in-laws, my family and I came upon an astonishing sight – scores of people cutting grass and picking up litter.
Dealing with aphids on brassicas
Aphids are a problem in two ways. Firstly, they cause physical damage when feeding on the crop.
Rain tames fire in Hemel-en-Aarde Valley
Unseasonal rain has helped to prevent a run-away fire in the Western Cape’s Hemel-en-Aarde Valley from doing damage to farms. The fire started on Wednesday afternoon (January 16) near Hawston.
Roast chicken with lime salsa verde
While a broiler fowl straight from the chiller at the supermarket may be a marvel of contemporary agriculture, the bird can sometimes be a little low on flavour. And that’s where lime salsa verde comes in, transforming the humble broiler into a splendid vehicle for enticing aroma and taste.
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