Janine Ryan
I am the editor of agricultural magazine Farmer’s Weekly, South Africa's oldest magazine. Farmer's Weekly focuses on providing role players in the agriculture sector with news and information to help them grow their enterprises.
Shelf life: a price driver
Senescence is the aging of fruit and vegetables until final decay, when they have to be discarded.
Avocado production- Part 4: Fertilising and harvesting
Correcting nutrient imbalances takes time, but the process is well worth it – the results will determine your fertiliser programme and the success of your crop.
Managing a farming business in financial distress
Your farming business is in a one-way financial cul de sac. What remedies do you have at your disposal to solve the problem? Johan Botha, an attorney specialising in insolvencies, and agricultural consultant, Pietman Botha, offer some advice.
Stress: six signs a farmer should look out for
Farmers live and work under highly stressful conditions and need to safeguard their most precious resource – themselves.
Government out of touch with black farmers’ needs – IRR land report
Government’s land reform policy will not rescue South Africa from its 36% unemployment rate, nor is it a true reflection of the real needs and wants of black emerging farmers. By John Kane-Berman of the Institute for Race Relations.
Western Cape farmers will take years to recover from drought
It would take up to five years before farmers in the Western Cape recovered completely from the current drought.
Producer prices likely to remain flat
The latest Statistics South Africa producer price index (PPI) data indicates that in May 2016 producer inflation for food products remained flat at 10,9%.
Anchovy pasta with nam pla
Overcome by the unexpected dinner-time arrival of the hungry multitudes demanding something warm to fill their bellies? Here’s what you do to provide a splendid combination of fish flavours and pasta, without the need to bait a hook and visit the dam.
Boerepatente Competition 2016
This year’s Boerepatente Kompetisie at Nampo Harvest Day was dominated by the Goosen family of Matlakeng, Botswana. Bertus and his daughters won 12 prizes.
A simple two-bedroom cottage
We have been looking at various house plans you have featured in Farmer’s Weekly for a few years now and are keen to start building a cottage on my in-laws’ property
Learn about cloned horses
Although still controversial, cloning geldings to make breeding stallions with the same DNA has become big business, says Dr Mac.
Using tannins to control parasites in smallstock
Dr Erika van Zyl discusses alternative manners in which to deal with parasites in smallstock.
Pest control with benefical insects
If allowed to flourish, predators and parasitoids can control certain pests almost entirely.
Do you feel safe in South Africa?
Someone recently showed me a photograph that a friend of theirs had posted on Facebook, showing an aerial view of a city burning.
Tongaat Hulett suffers losses due to sugar production decline in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe unit of SA-headquartered agro-processing firm Tongaat Hulett has seen a progressive decline in sugar production over the past three years because of inclement weather and high fixed costs.
Avocado production– Part 3: Planning your orchard
The hedge-type tree-row layout is best for irrigation and the use of implements.
Chicken trailers optimise egg production
Jo Spilsbury discusses how the use of chicken trailers has optimised egg production.
Generalist and specialist fish species
Not all fish species are suitable for aquaculture simply because they grow large in their natural habitat.
Positive annual results for Omnia despite drought
Chemical products company Omnia Holdings has released its annual results for the year ending 31 March 2016.
Nestlé aims to train 300 000 African youth
Multinational, nutrition, health and wellness company, Nestlé Global (Nestlé), recently announced that it intended to offer training and apprenticeships to over 300 000 African youth.
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