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Soil health is ‘agricultural homeopathy’
...of our products help the farmer manage negative plant reactions that are a response to stresses such as heat, drought or cold. Our approach, in general, is to limit risk...
SA will die without food security
...is also experiencing drought – the worst in 40 years according to some farmers. Maize growers have watched their crops wither in scorching heat. The Crop Estimates Committee puts the...
Red meat imports expected to rise
...in their respective red meat industries. “Australia’s worst drought in living memory has resulted in cuts in their livestock exports, as have livestock diseases in the US, Brazil and Argentina....
Free-range beef hits the shelves at Woolies
...Ford. Of concern, however, are SA and Namibian grazing conditions which are unsuitable for continuous free-range practices due to regular periods of drought. The use of hormones in animal production...
Improved demand fuels wool market
...from a prolonged drought affecting quality and production. “Australian growers, who have kept wool stocks back during the previous season due to a subdued price, have now marketed their wool...
World news
...restricted supply, including the Australian drought, growth in demand, and a change in product mix in the European Union. The bank said the world price of dairy products increased 11,8%...
Farmers, consumers suffer as food supplies run low
...of Pretoria, said unlike the maize shortage caused by the drought, the milk shortage in the country could have been prevented, but added that this situation will not improve in...
townie on survival
...rains this season and haven’t seen a serious drought for many years,” Jan retorted. “But surely all these scientists can’t be wrong? There must be something we can do to...
Irrigating crops with sea water – the next revolution?
...investors. Saudi Aramco World/PADIA Aussies improve tillage under drought conditions Directly or indirectly, most terrestrial animals depend on plants grown by fresh water, originally in the form of rainfall, for...
New lucerne cultivar created for local conditions
...high grazing tolerance, drought resistance and high tolerance of root and crown diseases, according to Derick Engelbrecht, manager of the NLO in Oudtshoorn. Standard unfortunately has low tolerance against lucerne...
Faith-based farming by Angus Buchan
...to Australia to pray for relief from that country’s drought. You will not make it without faith. In the spiritual realm faith is like money. It is this faith that...
Africa news
...from the Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Food Programme (WFP) to assess the food security situation in the country. A second successive year of drought and major...
