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A high-yield indoor farming system ideal for the city
More frequent and long-lived droughts. Global warming. Water scarcity. Higher input costs. These are some of the factors driving the growing interest in new technology that enables a farmer to...
Cash-strapped KZN farmers open their hearts to less fortunate
...[due to] things like the drought, the foot-and-mouth disease outbreak, and now the impact of the lockdown. But they have realised that they are still much better off than many...
Special COVID-19 Report – Smallholders
...as well as a story explaining on how livestock farmers can rebuild their herds and veld, as well as recover financially, after a drought. The podcast also includes an interview...
Read the 8 May Farmer’s Weekly digital magazine for free!
...has an article explaining how livestock farmers can rebuild their herds and restore their veld, as well as recover financially, after drought. This issue also includes a review of the...
Feed and water requirements for horses
...so that you can truck in sufficient water for your horses if the surface and underground resources are depleted due to severe drought. Dr Mac is an academic, a practising...
Turning a hobby into an award-winning Angus stud
...200mm. “It was a challenging year for us because of the drought. In addition, we still kept a large number of commercial animals with our stud animals. The result was...
Land Bank clients ‘too high risk for commercial banks’
...lately, especially in light of climate change and ongoing droughts,” Purchase added. Commenting on the bank’s liquidity problems, Ayanda Kanana, who was appointed new CEO of the Land Bank in...
Urgent call from NERPO to extend farmer funding deadline
...well as the effects of the previous year’s drought. Mahanjana said these farmers were also struggling to participate on the red meat market within the constraints of the current lockdown....
R10 million tissue culture facility to boost fruit industry
...newly accessed markets. “Given the realities of climate change, this will ensure the ability to rapidly multiply climate-adapted and drought-resistant cultivars and rootstocks, thereby improving the industry’s ability to compete...
Kalahari Red goats: Hardy and profitable
Cobus Meyer, who farms on 1 000ha near Leeudoringstad in North West, says the frequent droughts in that part of the world made expanding the family farming business a matter...
Lockdowns must not disrupt food supply chains – FAO, AU
...regions later in the year, thereby negatively affecting food production. “This would be devastating in some areas of the sub-region that experienced cyclones and severe drought last year, and were...
Heavy rainfall expected, but not for drought-stricken parts
...country over the next few days. But, unfortunately, the outlook for rain in some of the areas most affected by drought remained slim. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) has...
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