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Why SA’s goat farmers must get down to business
...current drought, those farmers who were not proactive and did not implement feed banks, or save some grazing camps to mitigate the effects of the current drought, are worse off...
Arson suspected in Drakenstein fires
...Wildfire on the Helderberg Mountain contained “The drought and lack of water have contributed to the problem fires,” said Van Leeuwen Boomkamp. “What’s making the situation worse is that some...
Rain brings partial relief to Namibia and Botswana
...The majority of producers in Namibia’s maize triangle received enough rain to complete planting, said Grootfontein maize farmer Gerrit Engelbrecht. READ Drought and its effects on the agricultural industry The...
Converting from traditional to conservation farming
Many farmers in the Swartland suffered poor harvests this past season as a result of the drought. The region received less than half of its expected annual rainfall, and veld...
Outlook: Uncertainty about potato production in 2017
...to drought and high temperatures. Jooste said that improved weather conditions could result in better yields in early 2017. However, he added that the widespread rain reported late in 2016...
Mooted sugar tax is bitter news for industry
...attitude towards the proposed tax? We do not support the proposed tax as it is bound to have a devastating impact on an industry already facing a severe drought and...
How important is the informal sector in urban food security?
...were going hungry. Increasing food prices suggest that urban food security is unlikely to improve in the foreseeable future, especially considering the impact of the recent drought. But food security...
Groundnut production: challenging but profitable
...crop should therefore be moved as quickly as possible. Production forecast The drought has had a marked effect on the groundnut industry. Total crop forecast for the 2016/2017 season is...
Urgent call to support drought relief fund
“Agri SA alone cannot meet the farmers’ needs,” said Agri SA president Johannes Möller. “A drought is not a one-year phenomenon; the western parts of the country, where devastating drought...
Beware of impaction colic
...quality, indigestible roughage. Make sure that you supplement with lucerne (at least 1kg to 2kg/day/horse) under drought conditions. In hot weather, a horse needs to drink regularly; water deprivation for...
Good riddance to 2016
...be the same again. These hard times have brought about fundamental changes that will leave our farmers better prepared for the next drought. To every farmer who supported Farmer’s Weekly...
Increase in UHT milk consumption
...not been able to produce enough milk during the drought to meet the growing demand, compelling big retailers to import milk, among other dairy products, from countries such as Poland....
