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.
Insidious grain theft investigated
Farmers targeted by grain thieves are losing up to R2/t of grain delivered at silos or mills.
Andries Coetzee Total Dispersal Auction
HIGHEST (BULL): R10 000
Balancing the complex variables of agriculture
The way farmers present themselves to government will determine their future, political analyst at the University of Johannesburg, Dr Piet Croucamp, told delegates at the Free State RPO congress. He spoke to Annelie Coleman about the strained relationship between the state and farmers.
Language of economists
Most of us read the financial and economic news, but how many of us really understand the language of economics so fluently used by economists?
Ignore Malema’s land seizure threats – Agri SA
Agri SA welcomed government’s firm stance against Julius Malema’s Economic Freedom Fighters’ (EFF) reported threats of farm seizures.
Remove bush and increase grazing capacity
Bush encroachment has affected large areas of savannah to such an extent that keeping livestock is no longer viable. Lindi van Rooyen looks at rehabilitation of grasslands.
Meaker Brafords Auction
HIGHEST (BULL): R38 000
Government draft bill to protect communal land
Government is busy formulating legislation that would make it impossible for people living in rural and communal areas to lose their land because they could not service their debts.
Gadgets for aquaculture
Workers on fish farms in Asia use some ingenious tools. Most of the equipment is practically thought out, and designed simply and effectively.
The York family & Breeding Golden Wildebeest
The York family respect the people and the animals they work with and run their business on old-fashioned values. Barry York talks
to Nan Smith about game farming and the golden wildebeest.
R18 million upgrade for KZN agricultural schools
SA’s agricultural high schools are in the main on a downward trend, faced with high operating expenses and a shortage of skilled teachers.
Metal graveyard
Many farmers have old equipment lying idle, such as the machines pictured here. Often the intention is to use it for spare parts or sell as scrap metal.
Cape winter cold enough for fruit farmers
Most parts of the Western Cape experienced mild and even warm weather during May and July, but fruit farmers said this was nothing out of the ordinary and they were still expecting a good harvest.
Dealing with clostridial diseases (1)
Pulpy kidney and other illnesses can be deadly. Some symptoms and preventive measures.
Dairying on the cutting edge
Genomic testing and the ability to transfer embryos gives dairy company Inovula an edge in the industry. Dr Kobus Hendriks, the company’s managing director is also a vet and the business has raked in more awards than its shelf space can handle; the most recent of which was the National Master Dairyman for 2012. Lindi van Rooyen reports.
Electronic mapping
Planning a trip has just got a whole lot easier, says Greg Miles.
Stud Book’s global recognition
The SA Stud Book was recently awarded the International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) Certificate of Quality in Denmark. The certificate was awarded for all aspects of animal recording and genetic evaluation for all species and production systems applied for. Annelie Coleman spoke to manager Charl Hunlun about the significance of the accreditation.
Managing a weaker rand
The devaluation of the currency will increase your income as well as your costs.
One man’s hunt for the cereal killers
In a study by researcher Dr Paul Williams, chemical imaging has been shown to be a fast, effective means of detecting fungus-infected maize.
Relief as Galloway is found
Former SA Canegrowers’ chairperson Bruce Galloway was reunited with his family on 25 July, two days after being abducted from outside his home in Kloof.
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