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.
Cream of Tomato soup with croutons
Croutons are a life-after-death experience for stale bread. Revved up by basil they give texture and the joyous illusion of substance to any soup. And with winter already here a good bowl of steaming cream of tomato soup is the perfect counterbalance to the weather.
SA canned fruit industry mum on alleged dumping in Australia
South Africa’s canned fruit industry has refused to speak about an Australian anti-dumping investigation.
ANC support could take a knock in 2014 elections
Voter support for the ANC could fall to under 60% of the total vote for the first time since 1994.
Bad governance and high input costs trouble farmers
The high cost of labour and administered prices, like water and electricity, as well as a lack of policy coherence between government departments on matters that affected agriculture were only some of the serious challenges facing farmers.
Equipment for small scale farmers
Nampo 2013 featured ingenious equipment for the average to small-scale farmer. Joe Spencer reports.
Current milk producer price not sustainable – Turner
South African dairy producers are regarded as some the most efficient in the world, but the price of milk will have to increase sharply to avoid a potential crisis in the country.
Potential causes of swelling on a horse
It’s great when your horse’s coat shines, but then you come across a bump, and your heart sinks.
Strategies for pumpkin fly control
Pumpkin fly is a pest every cucurbit grower will know. It is similar to a fruit fly but, as its name suggests, it parasitises members of the pumpkin family.
Growing potatoes with nature
Producing potatoes biologically requires patience. But, as farmer Jan Genis explained to Jay Ferreira, this holistic and
sustainable method improves soil health.
Identify long-term economic forecasts
Basing a business strategy on long-term economic forecasts is about as safe as using tea leaves and crystal balls, says Theo Vorster,
CEO of Galileo Capital.
Albrecht: the SA experience
Albrecht soil science is the surest way to growing high-quality, low-cost-pastures, says John Fair.
No clues to Galloway’s disappearance
Leads as to the whereabouts of former Canegrower’s chairperson Bruce Galloway have been thin, with investigators saying they have very little information to go on.
Market demand
Continuing last week’s theme of the ‘Big Five’ of fresh produce marketing, I’d like to consider a few aspects of demand.
PJ Hassard goes from strength to strength
Messages of support and jubilation have continued to stream into the PJ Hassard Support Group page on Facebook after the Northern Zululand beef and game farmer’s family announced recently that he was now fully conscious and breathing on his own.
Government on top of Limpopo FMD outbreak
Limpopo’s government veterinary authorities are said to be in control of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak discovered there on 17 July 2013.
From Cabinet to courtroom to cattle
Former Cabinet minister Dr Penuell Maduna has been out of politics for some time and is now building a name for himself in cattle-breeding circles. Peter Mashala visited him.
Weaning weight and fair performance comparison
Leslie Bergh, a researcher in beef cattle improvement at ARC’s Animal Production Institute, discusses factors that affect weaning weight in beef cattle and how to compare calves’ performance.
Bostrum Bonsmara Auction
HIGHEST (BULL): R85 000
Interest in food production catches on
Five years after the formation of the community female farming group ANTS, homestead vegetable farming is gathering steam in the hills surrounding Umbumbulu, in KwaZulu-Natal.
Law-abiding firearm owners unlikely to be prejudiced
Law-abiding firearm owners and dealers should not worry about possibly being negatively affected by alleged corruption within the Central Firearms Registry (CFR).
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