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.
The smallest part of the ruminant diet
Ruminants need mineral trace elements to maintain health and to achieve desired levels of production and reproduction. Trace elements help combat disease challenges and stress-induced problems and support a good return on investment for the producer, says Dr Jasper Coetzee.
SA July consumer inflation slows
SA’s inflation slowed to 6,3% in July from 6,6% the previous month, remaining above the Reserve Bank’s 3% to 6% target.
Fresh opportunities in Africa
Agriculture presented an opportunity for business expansion in Africa as a whole David Hodnett, of the Barclays Africa Group, said at the recent Produce Marketing Association (PMA) Fresh Connections conference.
Chinese skottel take-away chicken
So you haven’t got a wok? Haul out your skottel braai to make this Chinese-influenced take-away special. While a skottel is a compromise in this case, it’s one that certainly works.
[Equipment] Bringing in the harvest
This year’s Nampo saw the introduction of new harvesting equipment designed for both large farms and small-scale operators.
Land Bank to announce CEO in September
The new CEO of Land Bank will be announced in September, said chairperson Ben Ngubane.
Highveld Brahman Auction
Highest bull R42 500
Transformation will only come through facing hard facts
‘Don’t romanticise small-scale farming’ was the message at the recent Potatoes South Africa symposium held to discuss speeding up black economic empowerment through partnerships.
SA livestock industry responsible for national herd’s health status
The responsibility of the health status of SA’s livestock herd rests with the industry at large, SA’s director for animal health, Dr Mpho Maja said at the recent National Red Meat Producers’ Organisation congress in Bloemfontein.
Land reform proposal a snub to the NDP
Minister Nkwinti’s suggestion that 50% of farms be transferred to farm workers, ignores empowerment strategies championed by organised agriculture and is a departure from the land reform model proposed in government’s National Development Plan.
Starting with pumpkins – Part 2
Having attended to land preparation, the next consideration is which pumpkin variety to choose.
An extended family home
Dear Jonno
I have a 630m² plot on which I want to build an extended family home (single-storey) to accommodate our growing family.
The house should...
Reducing the risk of P. capsici
Capsicums are subject to pathogenic fungi, bacterial diseases and viruses.
One horse, one passport
If your horse competes, make sure it has the right passport, filled in correctly, says Dr Mac.
Massmart sells over 100 smallholder crops
Massmart Holdings, South Africa’s biggest food and goods wholesaler, says it has successfully linked more than 100 farmers into formal retail.
Expo to highlight conservation needs in Cape Floral Kingdom
At least 65% of all plants that have gone extinct in South Africa were from the Western Cape.
From cashier to award-winning beef farmer
Pinky Buthelezi never dreamt that leaving rural KwaZulu-Natal for Gauteng in 2000 would result in her receiving the ARC’s 2013 Gauteng Emerging Beef Farmer award. Mike Burgess visited her on Leeuwfontein near Nigel to learn how she developed from cashier to farmer.
FMD-free status crucial to red meat industry
The re-instatement of South Africa’s foot-and-mouth disease-free zone status was one of the highlights in the red meat industry over the past year.
‘Moringa pastor’ preaches natural health gospel
Mpumalanga farmer Try Nxumalo spotted a strange plant in his yard two years ago, but never knew it would soon turn into a business for him.
Is your customer king?
It’s said that businesses most likely to survive a recession are those that genuinely believe the ‘customer is king’.
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