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In this issue

Beef cattle basics: Choose the right breed for your farm. Bush encroachment a plan for controlling sweet thorn. Jams and preserves: From two pots on a stove to a national supplier. Supercharge your silage! Tips for harvesting and storage

A strategy for bush encroachment control

When sweet thorn competes with grazing plants for light and water, it starts to suppress grass production. It is therefore important to implement control measures to manage this encroachment. Dr Louis du Pisani, an independent agricultural consultant, discusses some of the factors that should inform a farmer’s bush encroachment management strategy.

A strategy for bush encroachment control

6 mins

A proven recipe for a successful family agri-processing business

When Ina Lessing started her home-made jams and preserves business 25 years ago, she had no idea that she would one day be supplying outlets across South Africa. Yvonne Fontyn reports.

A proven recipe for a successful family agri-processing business

6 mins

KNOW YOUR CATTLE TYPES

Bos indicus, B. taurus or Sanga cattle: which do you choose? Dr Michiel Scholtz and Prof Japie van der Westhuizen spoke to Glenneis Kriel about these breeds.

KNOW YOUR CATTLE TYPES

5 mins

Getting A Silage Maize Crop Into The Bunker Chop-Chop

In terms of its cost-benefit ratio, silage maize is arguably the best-value stored green feed for milk production systems in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands. However, to maximize the nutritional quality and quantity of this crop, it is important to harvest and handle it at the correct time and in the correct way. Lloyd Phillips reports.

Getting A Silage Maize Crop Into The Bunker Chop-Chop

6 mins

It's time to plan for winter

Before we know it, winter will be upon us. Make sure you are properly prepared to help your crops withstand the first frost, says Bill Kerr.

It's time to plan for winter

3 mins

A Zero-Emissions Wine Grape Harvest For Italian Vineyard

Italian wine producer Fontanafredda and engine manufacturer FPT Industrial are partnering to produce one of the first zero-carbon-footprint wine grape harvests in the world.

A Zero-Emissions Wine Grape Harvest For Italian Vineyard

2 mins

Understanding thermal imaging

This non-invasive diagnostic tool can identify ‘hotspots’ that are linked to unsoundness, says Dr Mac.

Understanding thermal imaging

3 mins

Succession planning: get expert help and understand your options

Even if succession seems straightforward, as when passing on operations to a single heir, several steps are needed to facilitate the transfer of the farm from one generation to the next, says Trevor Dickinson.

Succession planning: get expert help and understand your options

3 mins

A true escape to the countryside

Brian Berkman recently explored the dell in the Overberg that time forgot. Here he discovered warm hospitality, surprising luxury and spectacular scenery on a working protea farm.

A true escape to the countryside

4 mins

‘Choose good-quality Beefmaster bulls for heavier weaners'

Hal Budler, who runs the Budler Beefmaster stud in the Eastern Cape, says that breeding with top-quality bulls is the most effective way to improve weaning weights. He also strictly selects for maternal traits to produce adaptable and hardy Beefmasters.

‘Choose good-quality Beefmaster bulls for heavier weaners'

4 mins

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Farmer's Weekly Magazine Description:

PublisherCTP Limited t/a Farmer’s Weekly

CategoryBusiness

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyWeekly

Farmer’s Weekly is an agricultural magazine based in South Africa, targeting the whole of Southern Africa. The magazine is committed to advancing the interests of the region’s farmers and its agricultural industry by serving as a mouthpiece for the industry and by keeping its readers informed of the latest developments in the agricultural sector.

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