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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...
Dry weather puts pressure on EU’s sugar beet harvest
...1,6% increase on last year’s harvest of 24,64 million tons. However, the low volumes seen last year had stemmed from the severe drought and heatwaves that had hit much of...
Concern as milk production in Australia reaches 22-year low
...herd due to the extreme drought of recent years. Dairy Australia’s forecast for the 2019/2020 season indicated a continuation of the trend from the previous season, with production in July...
Entrepreneur empowers Eastern Cape communal sorghum farmers
...due to delayed funding approvals. And in the 2018/2019 season, due to drought, only 180ha out of a target of 1 000ha were planted. “We’re still in the process of...
A century of perfecting apple growing in the Langkloof
...Far and Middle East. A challenging season The Zondaghs have experienced significant weather-related problems, including drought, hailstorms and late frost, over the past few months. Hail-damaged apples are sent to...
Marginal uptick in South Africa’s agribusiness confidence
...income, capital investment, economic growth conditions, and financing costs of agribusiness. Various factors, notably the drought, had led to the subdued confidence in South Africa’s farming sector, he said. “Although...
SA farmers concerned about live cattle exports from Botswana
...Africa’s beef producers are already under tremendous pressure because of issues such as ongoing drought and ever decreasing profit margins. This unilateral decision by Botswana is, therefore, extremely disappointing,” Schutte...
Gene editing: a precise approach to crop and animal breeding
...those letters does, and how it affects the plant’s performance on the land so we can find the genes that could provide better nutrition or tolerance to drought. “What happens...
Southern Cape urgently needs follow-up rain – Grain SA
...drought Weather patterns in the Swartland had been erratic so far this season, and the lack of soil moisture together with very high temperatures was a major cause of concern...
‘Civil servants lax to assist drought-stricken farmers’
Almost the entire western part of the Eastern Cape was being affected by devastating drought conditions that started five years ago, said Doug Stern, president of Agri Eastern Cape. As...
Self-made farmer shares his success story
...the Orange River. “Buying in lucerne from a wide geographic area reduces production risks and increases the quality of our product,” he explains. With the ongoing drought in the Klein...
Novice tunnel farmer wins with hydroponics
...creating jobs, but being an ambassador for hydroponic farming and assisting in rolling out the concept to others. Challenges The recent drought proved problematic to the operation as it affected...
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