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A turning point for tractor use in Africa
...many farmers find themselves in due to low commodity prices and the impact of drought. READ Farmer’s 20-year journey to acquire land, know-how and finance But the situation should start...
Heatwave set to hit quantity and quality of agri produce
...READ Crippling livestock losses due to Namibian drought – reports She said that the Eastern Cape was already experiencing scorching heat in parts of the province, while North West, the...
Meatmasters: bred for tough conditions and good meat
...does not farm ‘from a bag’ but puts out summer or winter lick to supplement the veld as needed, particularly during times of drought. He monitors the animals and increases...
Stone fruit production set to increase, despite drought
The South African stone fruit industry is forecasting improved volumes for the 2019/2020 season compared with last year. However, the industry emphasised that the continued effects of the drought in...
Crippling livestock losses due to Namibian drought – reports
...to 50 years of farming,” he said. Venter added that while the Namibian government had implemented a drought assistance scheme for struggling farmers and other drought-affected residents, this was slow...
Below-normal summer rain predicted as dam levels decrease
...early summer could be drier. The latest climate advisory released by the agriculture department on 9 October highlighted that drought conditions were still persisting in some parts of the country,...
‘Crime and drought must not let farmers lose hope’ – Didiza
...attacks on farmers and farmworkers. READ Northern Cape welcomes R30 million in drought aid Speaking at the Agri SA Congress 2019 in Pretoria on 10 October, the Minister of Agriculture,...
Northern Cape welcomes R30 million in drought aid
Agri Northern Cape welcomed the announcement by Deputy President David Mabuza that R30 million would be made available for the procurement and distribution of animal feed to the drought-stricken province,...
Didiza refuses local triple-stacked GM maize seed release
...perform under water-related stress,” said Du Toit. Meanwhile, a statement issued by the African Centre for Biodiversity (ACB) welcomed Didiza’s decision on what the statement described as “Monsanto’s bogus drought-tolerant...
Learning about regenerative agriculture
...receives more than 1 000mm of rain a year. With its very sandy soils, the region, in spite of high rainfall levels, is always “two weeks away from a drought”....
Below-average rainfall spells tough season ahead for Western Cape
...drought conditions. “With a winter rainfall season, which is practically over, and little prospects for more significant rain, the agricultural industry should prepare itself for another difficult season,” said Strydom....
Farmer’s 20-year journey to acquire land, know-how and finance
...oats and lupins. The following year, we started with wheat. It was a challenge, especially because of the drought, but it was also a great learning curve. We managed to...
