Farmer's Weekly Magazine - May 01, 2020
Farmer's Weekly Magazine - May 01, 2020
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In this issue
Commercial piggery group housing improves pig health and productivity. The food and farm reforms needed to counter Covid-19 disruptions. Russian Wheat Aphid Sustainable solutions to fight resistance. Tomorrow’s super pig genetic gains will increase performance even more.
A New, Post-Pandemic Equilibrium For Agriculture
Due to agriculture being declared an essential service during the COVID-19 outbreak, it should not suffer the same level of trade disruptions as other sectors. However, according to Dr Sifiso Ntombela, chief economist at the National Agricultural Marketing Council, the impact of the pandemic will be exacerbated by the fact that agricullture was already posting negative growth before the outbreak.
4 mins
Blowfly breakthrough
39YEARS AGO The blowfly menace was deemed “about to reach a new watershed,” thanks to the release of two new pesticides:
2 mins
Community farm's drive and discipline rewarded at last
Having suffered several setbacks in their efforts to make their agribusiness profitable, a group of hard-working land reform beneficiaries in KwaZulu-Natal at last got the help they needed from an agricultural transformation organisation. Lloyd Phillips reports on the Gugulethu community.
6 mins
The future of pig genetics
Pork producers can look forward to even greater production efficiency, thanks to improved genetics. Jurgens Reynders of DanBred Africa spoke to Glennis Kriel about these gains.
5 mins
TECHNOLOGY AND ANIMAL WELFARE IMPROVE PIGGERY PROFITS
Pig stud breeder and farmer CP Kriek is convinced that contented pigs are more productive. For this reason, he has brought his operation, Taaibosch Piggery, in line with European standards of group housing. Coupled with the latest technology, this has resulted in increased production and higher profits. Kriek explained his system and management approach to Lindi Botha.
8 mins
New Russian wheat aphid biotype highlights growing resistance concerns
Russian wheat aphid is showing increased cultivar and pesticide resistance, according to entomologist Dr. Astrid Jankielsohn of the Agricultural Research Council. She has identified a new biotype, bringing to five the Russian wheat aphid biotype highlights growing resistance concerns number seen in South Africa. Sabrina Dean reports.
5 mins
Water stress in lettuce
As a fast-growing crop with shallow roots, lettuce is susceptible to stress, which often shows up as angular midribs on the outer leaves, rather like elbows.
2 mins
A tractor for every application
Case IH introduced its brand-new, multipurpose JXE-Series tractors, suited for work in orchards and fields, at the Izmir AgroExpo 2020 in Turkey in February.
1 min
Farmer's Weekly Magazine Description:
Publisher: CTP Limited t/a Farmer’s Weekly
Category: Business
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
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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