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.
Farming Angora rabbits with love and care
Angora rabbits need a patient approach before their wool can
be harvested. But the end-product is sought after by discerning consumers worldwide.
Farmers asked to help with tick map
Cattle, sheep and goat farmers have been asked by parasitologists at Stellenbosch University (SU) to help update a map on tick distribution and establish whether and where four types of disease-carrying ticks in particular are found in the Western and Northern Cape.
Lamb curry
Curries are an old Indian delicacy filled with a mix of herbs and spices and tantalising aroma. Find out how you can cook up a mouthwatering lamb curry.
Want to run a farm? Save successfully
Diligent saving reduces risk while boosting sustainability, and is important in running a farm, says MC Loock, Standard Bank agribusiness manager.
Profit from dual cropping
By introducing legume-based pastures through dual cropping, farmers can increase yield substantially.
Bio-security for poultry profit
With increasing input costs and tighter profit margins, poultry producers have to be efficient to stay in business. Niel Saayman spoke to Dr Sean Wisdom, a vet with C4 Africa Professional Consultants.
The commercial viability of aquaponics
Aquaponics involves the organic production of crops and fish in a holistic system – the plants are cultivated using fish waste as the main source of nutrients. Leslie Ter Morshuizen in Grahamstown has established an aquaponics tunnel system to test its commercial viability.
Investors demand their money
The department of agriculture’s female entrepreneur of the year for 2013, Nomzamo Khosa, has come under fire for failing to pay investors on time.
Frost devastates Orange River grape farmers
Almost 15 000 seasonal workers in the Orange River region of the Northern Cape will not be employed this harvesting season, because of heavy frost damage to vines recently.
A cottage in Mpumalanga
Sue and Collin recently sold off a portion of their farm and want to build a two-bedroom cottage.
Jousting: not for weekend warriors
Jousting is an equestrian sport that all but defines the term ‘extreme’, notes Dr Mac.
Young goats’ mohair set new records
A new international record of R440,10/kg for super fine 24 microns, super style winter kids’ mohair was set by Theronnie van der Merwe of Murraysburg at the fourth sale of the winter season.
Dinokeng results
The finals of the Dinokeng International One Loft Race were held from Gariep Dam at the end of August.
13 000ha destroyed by veld fire between Memel and Vrede
A veld fire is currently burning between Vrede and Memel in the eastern Free State. The fire started on 9 October on a farm near the Vrede-Volksrust road, according to the CEO of the Free State Umbrella Fire Association, Thinus Steenkamp.
Hunting body expels member for poaching
The South African Hunters and Game Conservation Association (SAHGCA) has dishonourably expelled André Klopper (21) from the association for poaching.
Political decisions in the US have a global impact
Because a growing world population has put pressure on the demand for food, prices will rise moderately over the next 40 years, says Kuben Naidoo (Reserve Bank governor Gill Marcus’s advisor), speaking at the Agri SA Congress today.
Best practice for nitrogen applications
Farmers aiming for a better crop yield often apply nitrogen at higher than recommended rates. They may want to reconsider, once the hard costs and environmental risks have been assessed. Lindi van Rooyen reports.
Aquaculture products – let the buyer beware
South Africa has a particularly poor record in product sales and service delivery to aquaculture.
Moringa makes an easy meal with a nutritious punch
There are many pots on the boil on the farm of DAFF’s Best Female Entrepreneur of the Year, but the main course is based on Moringa.
Feed the hungry
There’s a simple solution to SA’s food insecurity that doesn’t require international intervention.
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