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‘Drought has created a perfect storm for SA banks’
Finding solutions to the challenge of financing farmers during drought has become extremely difficult. READ Farmers urged to be vigilant for crop pest infestations Commercial banks in South Africa face...
Farmers urged to be vigilant for crop pest infestations
...such as fall armyworm, among other pests. READ Drought mitigates fall armyworm damage Project manager Rina Nieuwenhuis said the organisation had started receiving reports about the presence of caterpillars in...
Strict selection the key to Boer goat meat production
...things completely,” he says. “In seasons of drought coupled with extreme heat, the ewes are less likely to come on heat, which obviously has a direct impact on kidding percentages,”...
Fruit farmers open hearts to Karoo counterparts
...to see so much goodwill being shown to members of the agriculture sector during the drought. He added that the association had been assisting farmers in drought-stricken areas for the...
Call to support Namibian drought disaster fund
...was suffering the worst drought in recent history, with the entire country affected by the dry conditions. The distribution of the fodder would start early next month, he said. The...
Husqvarna: The right tools to fight winter veldfires
The Western Cape, currently recovering from the devastating 2015-2018 drought, has already had its share of fires this year due to tinder-dry trees and vegetation. Since the start of 2018,...
Beef farming as part of a broader business
...(currently leased out) and a small civil engineering company. Profits from these have enabled him to subsidise the farm in times of increasingly serious drought. It would be wrong, however,...
‘Soya levy could boost SA’s competitiveness’
There has been mixed reaction to the newly implemented soya levy from industry role players, due to concerns among farmers about profitability as a result of the ongoing drought. READ...
Pioneering barley in the Swartland
...their product. This laid the foundation for the beginning of a Swartland mandate. After the 2015 drought and problems with malting quality, Claassen realised that he had to increase production...
Serving SA farming for 108 years!
...survived the turmoil of the political landscape in South Africa just as agriculture had survived it. It had also lived through the droughts, floods, sanctions, threats and market price woes...
Drier winter awaits Swartland farmers – weather expert
...cold front moving in over the Western Cape. READ Climate variability versus climate change Against this backdrop, Hugo said it appeared as if the Overberg region and the drought-stricken Southern...
‘Urgent overhaul of land reform process needed’
...“would rise again”, despite the current challenges posed by drought, a struggling economy, and the failure of government structures. “We have seen it over and over again that when government...
