Sindira Chetty
Digital editor for South Africa's oldest and most read farming magazine.
Boere in Nood’s accounts to be investigated
The non-profit organisation, Boere in Nood’s (BIN) management team has secured a Free State High Court to freeze the bank accounts of founder, AC Schoombee.
Top 5 SA olive oils announced
Extra virgin olive oils were recently lauded as the best of the 2016 harvest at the Absa Top 5 Olive Oil awards held at Tokara in Stellenbosch.
Saving lives with WaterWise training
According to the National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI) more children drown in farm dams than in the sea or swimming pools.
SA teen wins Google Science Fair 2016 grand prize
A sixteen-year-old teenager from Johannesburg, Kiara Nirghin, recently became the first African participant to win the grand prize at the Google Science Fair held in California.
Award-winning Holsteins: ‘Success lies in sire selection’
Holstein farmers, Brett and Grant Puttergill, have proven that sire selection and selective breeding are crucial to a dairy operation’s viability.
AASA can benefit your agritourism business
The Association for Agritourism in South Africa unites farmers and potential tourists on its website.
Adding value to game ranches
Aspiring and current game farmers must carefully consider the factors that influence a ranch’s value.
SA entrepreneur develops heirloom seed slabs for urban farmers
Vanessa Jacobs, founder of Sow Delicious, manufactures a range of vegetable and herb seed slabs to make it easy for people to grow their own food.
Madumbi in a creamy sauce
Madumbi, or the more accurate plural, amadumbe, is the rhizome that made KwaZulu-Natal famous. These flavoursome nuggets grow in our vegetable garden and can be found in fresh produce outlets across the province.
Understanding plant breeders rights
I’ve met a few senior people in the fresh-produce sector who don’t know what plant breeders’ rights (PBRs) are.
Annual Production Sale of Piket Dohnes
Highest-priced ram sold for ram R31 000.
National SA Mutton Merino Sale
Highest-priced ram sold for ram R28 000.
BFAP’s predictions: an overview
The recent BFAP Agricultural Baseline presentation once again provided the agriculture sector with a body of highly useful information.
Fighting fire with communities’ support
The devastation caused by veld fires in the Free State was evidence that a new approach to the management and suppression of fires was needed, according to Malcolm Procter, the department of agriculture’s deputy-director of Forest and Veld Fire in Bloemfontein.
Up George Bonsmaras Sale
Highest-priced Bonsamara bull sold for R200 000.
Weska Dohne Merino Annual Sale
Highest-priced ram sold for R40 000.
Bayer takes over Monsanto
Bayer and Monsanto have signed a definitive merger agreement.
SAPS arrest 11 stock theft suspects in the act
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has announced the arrest of 11 alleged stock thieves in the province during the past two weeks.
SA and Australia work on Russian wheat aphid research
The outbreak of Russian wheat aphid (RWA) in Australia earlier this year could have caused a severe decline in wheat production and completely destroyed barley production.
Use the FAMACHA system to control parasites
This FAMACHA system was developed in South Africa to measure anaemia levels in smallstock.
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