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Why a farmer has to be realistic
...and living costs rising faster than inflation, and producer prices, with few exceptions, usually remaining flat for long periods. Prolonged drought, hailstorms, floods, disease and market slumps, all of which...
Namibia’s small-stock export scheme suspended
...respite for the country’s drought-stricken small-stock producers. “Unrestricted exports is of extreme importance to suffering producers. This would [do] much to relieve the pressure on already highly compromised cash flows,”...
Indonesia plans to carry out cloud-seeding to save crops
Harvests in Indonesia’s agriculture sector are on the verge of failure, especially the rice production sector, as severe drought conditions threaten the region. Some regions on Java Island have been...
Farmworker’s son becomes Brangus stud breeder
...Nevertheless, he says the 2018/2019 drought has been highly stressful. ‘It’s the first time I’ve seen it this dry,’ he says. ‘Every day I’m thankful for the little water that...
Slight increase in agri employment during second quarter
...to the fact that the Western Cape is largely a deciduous fruit industry, which currently not in season. Other drivers include drought and the low volumes of grapes, which had...
41 million people in Southern Africa to face food insecurity
...in Zambia (144%), Zimbabwe (128%), Eswatini (90%), Mozambique (85%) and the DRC (80%),” the report said. “This increase indicates a cumulative effect of persistent drought conditions compounded by floods, pests,...
Designing an irrigation system according to soil type
...demanding periods such as droughts. “Most of these farmers could not supply water in peak demand time.” De Clercq says this relates to increases in economic units and the need...
Fertilisation: basic principles that every farmer should know
...and mature quickly. Potassium (K) in the soil improves crop yield and quality, strengthens the plant, and helps it resist drought and disease. Potassium also helps the plant breathe and...
Low prices: a plague for farmers
...of electricity, have weighed heavily on farmers. READ Ceres growers help drought-stricken Karoo farmers Coupled with the effects of frequent droughts, it has become harder for South African producers to...
OVK increases turnover despite ‘challenging conditions’
...such as the drought and late rain. The trade division’s profit margins nevertheless increased 10, 4%.” According to Stefan Oberholzer, OVK’s managing director, the 2019 financial results underscored the importance...
Ceres growers help drought-stricken Karoo farmers
A group of growers from Ceres recently made the journey to Sutherland to support the hardest hit growers in the drought-stricken Karoo. READ Save the sheep project assists drought-stricken farmers...
Extreme temperatures endanger Baltic region crops
Following another year of extreme temperatures in Europe, a severe drought in Lithuania has resulted in the government there declaring a state of emergency, as drought conditions threaten to decrease...
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