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Challenges and opportunities for SA’s red meat producers
The current drought and other difficulties are dominating conversation among South Africa’s red meat producers, but Dr Pieter Prinsloo, second vice-chairperson of the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation, reminds us of the opportunities.
Grain production regions desperate for rain
Grain producers are still concerned about the absence of significant rainfall, said Wandile Sihlobo, economist at Grain SA.
Time to declare a national disaster!
The good rains that came before Easter were just enough to cover some of South Africa’s parched areas in a thin veil of green, but the relief was fleeting.
Global demand for wool keeps prices high
Prospects for increased wool production and rising wool prices are positive, with the product in great demand worldwide, says HB van der Walt, newly-elected chairperson of the National Woolgrowers’ Association in the Eastern Cape.
Maize meal and animal feed milling – lessons from an expert
The milling operation started out of necessity. Today a successful business, here are lessons from an expert on maize meal and animal feed milling.
Korkom annual producers and market agents’ information day
I recently attended the annual producers and market agents’ information day hosted in Ceres by Korkom.
Saving the geometric tortoise
The geometric tortoise is thought to be one of the most endangered species of tortoise on earth. It occurs only in the Western Cape, where over 90% of its habitat has been lost due to agricultural conversion of land. Jay Ferreira reports on efforts to save the species from extinction.
What will happen after the rain?
Before the grazing ecosystem can function properly once again, the adverse and debilitating effects of the drought on veld vigour have to be overcome, says Roelof Bezuidenhout.
Smart farming solutions
More than 100 products were presented at the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture. Denene Erasmus looks at some of the inventions that can improve efficiency on smaller farms.
Summer grain crops lower in latest crop forecast
The Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) has set the expected size of the commercial maize crop at 7, 065 million tons, which is 2,63% or 190 475t less than the previous forecast of 7,256 million tons.
IGA holds bi-annual growers’ symposium
The Intensive Growers’ Association, a forum for primarily KwaZulu-Natal’s producers of intensively farmed fresh produce, recently hosted its Autumn-Winter 2016 Bi-Annual Growers’ Symposium.
Better rainfall forecast for winter
As winter approaches, weather forecast models are showing a gradual weakening of the El Niño system that has caused severe drought conditions across much of southern Africa, according to Cobus Olivier of the SA Weather Service.
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