The Bathsheba Syndrome
Recently, I read an interesting article entitled ‘The Bathsheba Syndrome: the ethical failure of successful leaders,’ by Dean Ludwig and Clinton Longenecker.
How to grow broccoli
Many of the techniques described for cabbage and cauliflower apply to broccoli.
Can the fresh produce markets survive?
In the 1940s, there were about 135 fresh produce markets scattered around South Africa. Almost every dorp had a market.
Advice on how to grow cauliflower
Growing cauliflower is very similar to growing cabbage. Nevertheless, there are some important points that need to be considered to ensure successful production of cauliflower.
Co-operative marketing
Farmers around the world use some form of co-operative marketing to sell their fresh fruit and vegetables.
A new, very dangerous cabbage disease
As if a cabbage farmer does not have enough to contend with, a destructive new disease is currently doing the rounds.
Needed: good managers
A senior manager at a large market said to me the other day that market managers (MMs) “need to get out of their fancy offices and on to the market...
Physiological disorders in cabbage
A pathological condition in plants is caused by disease, whereas a physiological condition is caused by non-living (abiotic) factors such as physical injury, frost, water stress or something similar.
Too much regulation?
Some pundits maintain that our fresh produce markets are over-regulated. I confess that I cannot make up my mind on the issue.
Mineral deficiencies in cabbages
It is very important to recognise and correct mineral deficiencies as soon as the first signs appear. Any delay is likely to have a profound influence on yield.
Fiduciary responsibility
Act 12 of 1992, which regulates market agents, places strong emphasis on what a market agent may and may not do with a producer’s money.
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