Know your crop pests: African bollworm

Scientific name: Helicoverpa armigera Family: Noctuidae Distribution: Throughout Africa

How to run a meeting

Meetings are essential in any business, including farming. But they need to be well-run to be effective.

Groundnuts in a nutshell

A source of plant protein and oil, groundnuts are produced by commercial and subsistence farmers. ARC agronomist Loureine Salomon offers tips for growing this popular crop.

Why colostrum is important

A calf must drink from its mother as soon as possible during the first 12 hours of its life.

Goats: good management = good money

If you understand the needs of your goats and enjoy working with them, you’ll earn more from an average quality flock than a bad manager will from a top-class flock,...

Fountain grass (Pennisetum setaceum, or pronkgras in Afrikaans) can trick landowners into assuming that it is a relative of indigenous blue buffalo grass (Cenchrus ciliaris) and therefore valuable as a...

How to start your own poultry business

New opportunities to generate a sustainable income are opening up in SA’s poultry industry.

Dealing with powdery mildew

Unless a cucurbit variety has genetic resistance to powdery mildew, you will have to deal with this fungal disease at some stage.

Classing mohair 2

Roelof Bezuidenhout focuses on the importance of the micron in Angora hair and how to shear and grade.

Know your pests: Aphids

All aphids share the same basic body structure. They are small and soft-bodied with a tear-drop shape and sucking mouthparts. Their success is in part due to the prolific asexual...