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Beef cows: meeting their nutritional needs
Beef farmers should take care to match the nutritional needs of a cow to her production cycle to ensure optimal fertility rates, expecially when forage quality is low. Dr Dietmar Holm, associate professor at the Department of Production Animal Studies, University of Pretoria, explains.
Public lend a helping hand to farmers
The current drought is sinking its teeth ever deeper into farmers across South Africa and feed is becoming more scarce by the day.
Lowest wheat harvest in five years expected
The severe drought across the country took its toll on winter crops and it is clear that this year's wheat harvest will be considerably smaller than the harvests of the previous five years.
Land reform management and building a better business
Forget about government’s land reform mess. Build your business and help small-scale farmers yourself.
Cloudy on climate change
Climate change alarmism is profoundly influencing policymakers. Yet some experts question the received wisdom on the issue, and worry that current policies can cause harm. Environmental specialist, Dr John Ledger, addressed the issue at the De Beers Diamond Route Conference.
Rest in pieces 2O15
At the end of every year, most of us are naturally drawn to reflection. This habit is encouraged by news-carrying media, which often focus on the stories that made headlines during the year.
Tough times ahead for SA agriculture
Growth in the agricultural industry declined by 12,6% in the third quarter of 2015, and agricultural economists fear the sector will struggle to pull itself out of recession in 2016.
North West looks like a desert
The drought has left large parts of North West so dry that the landscape now resembles a desert.
Putting the soil first
Soil quality determines the quality of produce, the volume of water needed to produce it and ultimately the production cost. Restoring degraded soil takes time, but thereafter production costs plummet. Jay Ferreira spoke to organic nut farmer Jeremy Bryant to learn more.
Get ready: sustainable farming is here to stay
The definition of successful production is changing. Where high output and farm profits were the main measures of farming success in the past, today what matters just as much is the impact of farming on nature and others when measuring it. Kobus Pienaar spoke to Glenneis Kriel about this trend.
Western Cape producers donate tons of feed
Producers in the Western Cape have donated approximately 120t of feed to livestock producers experiencing severe grazing shortages after the winter’s below-average rainfall.
Yellow maize imports exceed SA record
South Africa’s yellow maize imports have surpassed an 11-year record as the country struggles to meet local demand due to the drought.
