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Cotton can be more profitable than maize!
...is generally not produced in areas higher than 1 400m above sea level. The plant is hardy and resilient to drought. Cotton in figures According to the International Cotton Advisory...
Grain SA initiative to help farmers get financing
...access. He said this was a result of a lack of financing, rather than other issues such as drought Join the Farmer’s Weekly News WhatsApp Group for daily news updates....
Marginal growth for Distell despite tough challenges
...tough conditions following the drought, a statement by the group said it had secured sufficient grape and wine supplies for the forthcoming cycle, following early indications that this year’s harvest...
‘South Africans must brace themselves for higher food prices’
...which would drive up food distribution costs, as well as continued drought pressure in different parts of the country, that could negatively impact grain and vegetable prices. Other factors contributing...
Drought mitigates fall armyworm damage
Although recent drought conditions have had a significant negative impact on South Africa’s 2018/2019 summer crop production, the lack of rain could have resulted in reduced damage from fall armyworm...
The sugar crisis is your problem
...The most notable challenges have been substantial increases in farmworker wages and electricity costs, drought, the implementation of the sugar tax, slow adoption of mechanisation, ineffective implementation and management of...
Queensland’s horror flood fallout
...of drought is a debilitating blow. Some farmers have lost literally everything, except an ever-growing debt, and our first priority is to make sure they’re okay,” he said. Prime Minister...
Living in, and surviving, disruptive times
...modified (GM)maize resistant to bollworm and herbicides has seen an enormous increase in yields and a reduction in the use of chemicals. Further development will include the introduction of drought-resistant...
SA peanut plantings at lowest level ever
...marketing year when peanut production also declined significantly due to drought, South Africa imported 52 100t. Leading global suppliers of peanuts include Argentina, India, Brazil, Malawi, Mozambique, Turkey, the US,...
Organised agriculture’s wish list for 2019/2020 budget speech
...said that for the agriculture sector that was already suffering the effects of the drought, the state’s inability to provide meaningful drought relief to farmers “does not promise a bright...
SA farmers need SAA-sized bailout
...recent drought survey projects that 31 000 jobs could be lost as a result of the drought that is affecting large parts of the summer grain production regions. Moreover, the...
‘Global pig industry to remain unpredictable in 2019’
...of this technology. Johan Kotze, CEO of the South African Pork Producers’ Organisation (SAPPO) said that the drought would play a greater role in the pork industry in South Africa...
