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Ngunis return to their Eastern Cape roots
...natural threats such as periodic droughts and marginal grazing, and with a resistance specifically to tick-borne diseases, the Nguni thrives on minimum management inputs. During the early 1990s, the recognition...
SA’s milk industry -how sour is the situation?
...costs have been increasing. Spells of very wet weather followed by drought conditions have also adversely affected milk producers. As a result, many smaller and less efficient milk producers have...
Grain SA rejects proposed changes to AgriBee
...of protection for new farmers was identified as another obstacle to land reform. “What if there is a drought or some other act of God which prevents profitable production? How...
Could maize prices hit import parity?
...imports are expected to increase. There are concerns that the drought could further push maize prices to import parity, which is currently about R2 500/t delivered at Randfontein. However, Grain...
Drought slows agri-machinery sales
...positive sentiments felt at the beginning of the year have changed because of the drought. And in markets, sentiment is almost more important than the fundamentals,” he said. He explained...
Maize meal and bread prices set to rise further
...the drought is set to erode the size of the maize harvest and affect wheat plantings in the country’s northern production regions, while it could negatively affect the availability of...
The heart of an eagle
...searched for almost an hour. Dusk was setting in and it would soon be dark. Due to the drought they’d dropped their lambs almost a month late, but it would...
Meat and livestock farmers in trouble?
...South Africa, local beef prices will face pressure from imported products. However, the current drought in South Africa will probably result in a lower supply of high-grade meat during...
What’s happened to after-sales service?
...mechanics who are prepared to rush out to a farm to do emergency repairs. Shortly before Christmas last year, a mini-drought forced me to buy a new submersible borehole...
Elephant culling proposed as a last resort by DEAT
...National Park is also to blame as it restricts the movement of elephants and reduces infant mortality in times of drought. The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) applauded the...
Weaker rand boosts wool
...achieved good prices as a result of the big offering of poorer-quality wool in Australia due to the prolonged drought, said Johan Louw of Cape Mohair and Wool. K en...
Free State ‘fast heading for disaster’
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has decided to postpone its application for various districts in the province to officially be declared drought-stricken areas, saying it would wait another 10 or 14...
