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World News – 04 April 2008
NZ drought costs millions
According to forecasts, New Zealand’s national drought will cost dairy farmers NZ$894 million and beef and sheep farmers $345 million...
Succulents: the Euphorbia
South Africa is rich in a variety of succulents totalling half of the succulents found worldwide. Aloes are probably most commonly known, but Euphorbias are fascinating in their own right.
Issue date: 28 March 2008
Issue date: 28 March 2008
Successful canola against all odds
Abrie de Wet recently won the Southern Cape Canola competition with a yield of 2,1t/ha and a gross income of R2 237/ha � at a time when many other farmers in the region suffered huge losses due to insects, heavy rains and weed problems. Abrie talks
Biotech in SA: the good and the bad
South Africa�s adoption of biotech crops has been prolific, with 57% of our maize planting area currently occupied by GM maize. However, farmers� apparent confidence isn�t shared by all consumers and researches, partly because of the lack of consumer
Jacob Zuma – Agriculture�s unlikely champion
Jacob Zuma, the newly elected president of South Africa�s ruling African National Congress (ANC), is hardly the commercial farming sector�s first choice for president.
Issue date: 14 March 2008
Issue date: 14 March 2008
Jacob Zuma – Agriculture�s unlikely champion
Jacob Zuma, the newly elected president of South Africa�s ruling African National Congress (ANC), is hardly the commercial farming sector�s first choice for president.
Issue date: 14 March 2008
Issue date: 14 March 2008
Cleaner wool with fewer chemicals
Prof Schalk Cloete and Ansie Scholtz of the Animal Production Department, Elsenburg, tell Roelof Bezuidenhout how SA�s wool industry can get in line with international clean and green initiatives.
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Issue date: 07 March 2008
Mohair looks positive for season
The first sale the summer season kicked off in Port Elizabeth with a small amount of mixed mohair on offer. considerable amount of short hair was also offered, mainly due to the drought in the latter part of 2007. But Mohair SA said that good clean, quali
Storm clouds or blue skies for biotechnology�s future?
Dr Rikus Kloppers of Pannar told Lloyd Phillips about the ins and outs of man-modified cultivars, and how biotechnologies from GM to conventional breeding offer farmers a brighter future.
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Storm clouds or blue skies for biotechnology�s future?
Dr Rikus Kloppers of Pannar told Lloyd Phillips about the ins and outs of man-modified cultivars, and how biotechnologies from GM to conventional breeding offer farmers a brighter future.
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Issue date: 29 February 2008
Drop in Aussie’s lamb production underestimated?
A group of Australian lamb producers say Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA’s) 2008 Sheep Industry Projections have underestimated the decline in lamb production this year.
High food prices here to stay
The National Agricultural Marketing Council (NAMC) told parliament this month that it expects maize, wheat, beef and lamb prices to remain high in the short term. Dairy prices would stay “relatively high”.
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