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In this issue

Cell-based meat unlikely to affect livestock industry – study. Spotting and controlling common
grape diseases. How to treat livestock injured by veld fires. Focus on education
An overview of South Africa’s top agri colleges. Upskill your workers to boost tech adoption, grow yields and cut costs. Unique solar energy project a win-win
for farmers and investors.

Farmed meat versus lab-grown alternatives

Precision fermentation will be unlikely to disrupt the livestock industry but may provide high-value products for niche markets, says Prof Paul Wood of Monash University Clayton Campus, in Victoria, Australia.

3 mins

A 'flop' that flourished

This article described how tobacco seedlings, from a shaky start in trays, ended up larger, healthier and hardier than those grown in seedbeds.

3 mins

Census aims to improve knowledge on cheetahs

Landowners have been asked to participated in the Free-Roaming Cheetah Census launched by the Cheetah Outreach Trust, Ashia Cheetah Conservation and Stellenbosch University.

1 mins

Elephant-human conflict a peril to Namibia's FMD status

The Namibia Agricultural Union (NAU) welcomed the Meat Board of Namibia's purchase of approximately R900 000 worth of energisers and other accessories to protect the Namibia-Botswana border fence against elephant encroachment.

1 mins

App allows rapid reporting of coastal issues

World Wide Fund for Nature South Africa (WWF-SA) recently launched an app that allows the public to report incidents, ranging from poaching to pollution and marine wildlife strandings, in the Kogelberg Biosphere Reserve, which extends from Gordon's Bay to the Bot River Estuary in the Western Cape.

1 mins

British fruit farmers' concerns grow over shortage of seasonal workers

Farmers in the UK are concerned about a shortage of workers as harvest season approaches.

1 mins

A bumper crop of agricultural college graduates

A larger than usual number of students graduated recently from the Taung Agricultural College (TAC), based in Taung in North West.

1 mins

Royal Show to focus purely on agriculture

The Royal Show was held for the final time at Pietermaritzburg's Royal Show Grounds from May 26 to June 4.

1 mins

Foreign currency: now business risk number one!

The challenges associated with foreign currency transactions have escalated sharply and become arguably the greatest risk for farmers. Get expert advice and take action to limit your exposure, advises Peter Hughes.

2 mins

Harvesting 'grey water' for drip irrigation

Irrigation is an essential part of producing good crops, even in a vegetable garden or home orchard. Here's a cost-effective way of ensuring that your fruit and vegetables get enough water, says Shane Brody.

3 mins

Cheaper, crowdfunded solar energy for farmers

Sun Exchange uses crowdfunding to help schools, farms and other organisations switch to solar power. Abe Cambridge, the founder of Sun Exchange, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about this solution.

7 mins

Helping unemployed graduates to find work

Armed with a degree and youthful vigour, many a graduate has faced the stark reality of being unable to secure a job despite their qualifications. Lindi Botha spoke to Jenny More, director of RecruitAgri, about why this scenario keeps playing out, and how to solve it.

7 mins

Upskilling helps people and boosts profits

Improving workers' skills is essential to increasing production efficiency and improving staff morale, and lies entirely with the farmer, who is ultimately the custodian of food production. Indeed, fulfilling this role responsibly requires ensuring that farmworkers undergo ongoing training, says Janine Ryan.

5 mins

Veld fires and livestock: advice on animal treatment decisions

Dr Claudia Cardoso, lecturer in Ruminant Health and Production, and Dr Rhoda Leask, senior lecturer in Ruminant Health and Production, both of the Department of Production Animal Studies in the University of Pretoria's Faculty of Veterinary Science, offer some advice on treating livestock affected by veld fires.

5 mins

Some common grapevine diseases in South Africa

In this article, Janine Ryan looks at the symptoms, treatment and prevention of some of South Africa's most common fungal, bacterial and viral diseases of grapevines.

8 mins

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Farmer's Weekly Magazine Description:

Publisher: CTP-Limited-t/a-Farmer’s-Weekly

Category: Business

Language: English

Frequency: Fortnightly

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.