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In this issue

Almonds: High value, huge potential. Agri Wheels Focus: Choosing the best tyres for your bakkie. 'Canned lion hunting a danger to the industry’ – SA Hunters. Single-camp grazing stands test of time on KZN farm

Counting The Cost Of Captive-bred Lion Hunting

Lizanne Nel, conservation manager for the South African Hunters’ and Game Conservation Association, says that hunting captive-bred lions is not good for the local hunting industry and will cost the country millions of rand in losses if allowed to continue.

Counting The Cost Of Captive-bred Lion Hunting

4 mins

Working Together Yields Profits For Keimoes Farmers

The gravel road between Keimoes and Upington unfolds onto the lush, green oasis of Eksteenskuil in the Northern Cape. Here, a group of small-scale farmers have created a vibrant agricultural community through hard work and planning. Annelie Coleman reports.

Working Together Yields Profits For Keimoes Farmers

5 mins

Beefing Up Cattle Using The Continuous Grazing System

While intensive and fast-rotation beef grazing systems are becoming more popular in South Africa, the Duminies of Duminy Boerdery in Vryheid have stuck by their extensive continuous grazing system. They explained their strategy to Lloyd Phillips.

Beefing Up Cattle Using The Continuous Grazing System

6 mins

SA Almonds Ready To Take On The World

The establishment of an almond-processing facility in Robertson has the potential to turn South Africa into a leading exporter of these nuts. Stephan and Hans le Roux of Amanteco Almonds spoke to Glenneis Kriel about the opportunities and pitfalls associated with this crop.

SA Almonds Ready To Take On The World

6 mins

Buying New Tyres For Your Bakkie

Tar road, dirt road, off-road. Mud, sand and rocks. Wet and dry. No single tyre copes well under all conditions. So how do you choose a tyre for your bakkie or 4x4? Jake Venter offers advice.

Buying New Tyres For Your Bakkie

5 mins

Land Rover: The Making Of A Legend

The Land Rover, with its strange aluminium alloy panels, was meant to be a stop-gap for Rover. But the world fell in love with it, and it became an icon.

Land Rover: The Making Of A Legend

2 mins

Farmers' Day At Koppies

The annual farmers’ day at Koppies in the Free State was organised by Northmec and the Cairo Group, the leading supplier of Case IH equipment in South Africa. 

Farmers' Day At Koppies

2 mins

The 500 000th Ford Ranger!

Ford recently produced the half-millionth unit of its Ford Ranger range of bakkies in South Africa. The vehicle has enjoyed consistent popularity in South Africa, as well as in export markets supplied by the company’s assembly plant in Pretoria. 

The 500 000th Ford Ranger!

2 mins

Politics & Agri Machinery Pricing

Tractor sales in South Africa recovered well in 2017 after a slump in 2016 due to the widespread drought. However, the current political and economic climate, and its effect on the value of the rand, could affect sales during the latter part of 2018. Denene Erasmus reports.

Politics & Agri Machinery Pricing

2 mins

SA's 'Little Ships' Go To War

In 1939, South Africa effectively had no navy at all. But that did not stop the brave volunteers of the South African Naval Forces from taking on the enemy. 

SA's 'Little Ships' Go To War

5 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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