drought - search results

Boran farmer, Johannes van Rensburg, says that the commitment of individuals advances the breed.

If government and farmers had planned ahead, the recent drought would not have killed so many cattle.

Can any good come out of a devastating drought? Surprisingly, the answer is a very definite ‘Yes!’ when it comes to pastures.

Passionate about the Nguni, Hannes Eksteen runs three stud herds and maintains four Nguni ecotypes. He calves seasonally to coincide with fodder flow and keep stress factors down. Jay Ferreira reports.

A conventional, non-GM breeding programme by the University of KwaZulu-Natal is developing high-yielding, virus-resistant crop varieties specifically for African small-scale farmers.

Sporadic showers have been reported in the Free State and North West between 18 and 20 January 2013 and no significant rain damage or floods occurred.

Livestock farmers in the drought-stricken eastern part of Limpopo have been urged to reduce their stock numbers to avoid losing more animals.

A wetland can be recognised by characteristic soil, plants and wildlife. Wetlands are permanently or periodically inundated with water.

The 2011/2012 sugar cane season was disappointing, with drought conditions in many rainfed regions extending into the second consecutive year.

Top Free State maize producers Johan (Snr) and Johan (Jnr) van Huyssteen counteracted increasing grain input costs by phasing out wheat and sunflower crops in favour of maize. This made for 50% of lands lying fallow, a marked cut in production costs and minimum till practices. Annelie Coleman reports.

Agri SA president Johannes Möller has called on all church denominations to use Sunday, 16 December 2012 as a national day of prayer for a violence-free society;

Gilly Scheepers is the unassuming 2012 Grain SA and Syngenta Grain Producer of the Year. Flourishing in rugged terrain across three districts, he attributes his success to hard work and making do with what is available. He speaks to Lindi van Rooyen about inheriting farming skills from his father and humility from his mother.