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Feeding garden birds to help them survive the winter

During the warmer months, birds have access to plentiful seeds, fruit, and insects, so supplementary feeding is unnecessary. It’s also an important time for fledglings to learn how to forage. However, in winter, when food sources are scarce, feeding your garden birds helps them survive the harsh conditions.
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Working to the benefit of farmers

The Red Meat Producers’ Organisation works on behalf of red meat producers to ultimately improve their sustainability.
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Drip irrigation on sugar cane saves water, energy, and labour

Drip irrigation has long been a trusted method for irrigating sugar cane, as it is widely recognised for its ability to reduce resource use and increase crop yields, writes Marike Brits, Netafim Southern & East Africa.

How top potato farmer optimises production

Since taking over her late husband’s farm three years ago, Franelyn Rossouw has been simplifying her approach to potato farming in order to streamline production. She spoke to Lindi Botha about how her focus on optimising irrigation, meticulous crop protection, and reducing in-field traffic is bearing fruit.

Tips and tricks for pruning roses

For many areas in South Africa, August is the last window of opportunity to prune roses. If you haven’t already done so, follow these guidelines to encourage healthy growth and an abundance of blooms throughout summer.

What makes good feed … good?

Feed quality is influenced by many factors. Magda du Toit spoke to feed manufacturers to find out how they ensure quality, from the handling and storage of raw materials to the processing and distribution of feed.

Tapping into the Saalboomspruit’s ‘golden bounty’

Mike Burgess has fished the Saalboomspruit in the Eastern Cape’s Barkly East district for almost four decades. He shares how he has never been disappointed with the exceptional indigenous yellowfish this pristine highland ecosystem produces.

A walk back in time to the whaling days of The Bluff

A tour to the abandoned Old Whaling Station, now a world heritage site, brought up memories of a regrettable bygone industry.

South African goat breeds raise the bar for global meat quality

Chantelle Smit, secretary of the SA Boer Goat Breeders’ Association, spoke to Sabrina Dean about what sets South Africa’s Boer, Savanna, and Kalahari Red goats apart from their global counterparts.

BYD Shark out to prove its credentials

BYD’s presence in South Africa has been low-key due to the Chinese carmaker only offering all-electric models. That’s about to change with the arrival of the plug-in hybrid Shark bakkie, writes The Citizen’s Jaco van der Merwe.

Time to start widespread vaccination against FMD in SA’s livestock?

For some time, the South African livestock industry has been struggling with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which presents enormous costs to farmers and agribusinesses. As the disease persists, the country's ambitions for export growth are increasingly at risk.
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