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Farmer's Weekly
SA's Cotton Production Estimate Continues To Rise
Cotton SA has raised its 2017 season harvest forecast another 7% from last month’s estimate, for a total crop of nearly 83 000 lint bales of 200kg each. This was a year-on-year increase of 64% after production was hit by the drought last year.
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Farmer's Weekly 18 August 2017
Farmer's Weekly
SA Stud Book Bids Farewell To Retiring CEO
According to outgoing SA Stud Book CEO, Dr Pierre van Rooyen, his retirement from the organisation by no means signalled the end of a career in the livestock industry spanning nearly half a century.
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Farmer's Weekly 18 August 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Pickled Hake With Onions
Cooks perfected the art of pickling food products long before they had fridges. Try this great South African classic – pickled fish – with its mouth-watering sharpness and exquisite oceanic tang.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 18 August 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Dealing With Patchy Skin
Streptothricosis, or rain scald, thrives in humid conditions, causing scabs that are painful to remove, says Kim Dyson.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 18 August 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Dealing With Invasive Plants - Part 2
Alien invaders are one of the main causes of the extinction of plants worldwide.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 18 August 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Common Disease-Spreading Pests
Tomatoes are notoriously susceptible to pests and diseases. For this reason, researchers constantly screen wild species in the hope of finding resistant genes to protect crops against new diseases or pathogens that have mutated to infect formerly resistant plants. It’s a never-ending battle.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 18 August 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Cotton Role Players Urged To Comment
Cotton Role Players Urged To Comment
2 min |
8 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Ostriches Can Make You Money
26 YEARS AGO Ostriches can be raised on small pieces of land, and if raised properly, can be a very profitable venture as producers can generate income from almost the entire carcass.
3 min |
8 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Weaker Rand Could Bolster Grain Income
While the summer rainfall season has got off to a slow start, expectations are that farmers in the grain production regions will produce an average to good crop. Sabrina Dean reports.
2 min |
8 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Namibia And SA Hunting Associations In Brawl Over Canned Lions
The Namibian and South African hunting associations recently became embroiled in a heated media spat after the Namibia Professional Hunting Association (NAPHA) publicly accused the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (PHASA) of “taking the low road” in its approach to canned lion hunting.
2 min |
8 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Molecular Farming: The New Buzzword In Biotechnology
The Biopharming Research Unit of UCT and biotechnology provider iBio Inc recently hosted a molecular farming workshop in Franschhoek. Prof Ed Rybicki, director of the unit, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about the relevance of this technology for the agricultural sector.
5 min |
8 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Focus On Food, Not Politics!
Inclusivity, sustainability, optimal food production, and accessing the global market should be the goals of all farmers in South Africa. This is the message from Henk Vermeulen, outgoing CEO of Free State Agriculture, who has been in organised agriculture for 29 years.
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 15 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
'We Do Not Condone Canned Lion Hunting'
'We Do Not Condone Canned Lion Hunting'
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 15 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Good Results For Omnia Despite Western Cape Water Challenges
Good Results For Omnia Despite Western Cape Water Challenges
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 15 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Apply Now For Medicinal Cannabis Production Permits
Apply Now For Medicinal Cannabis Production Permits
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 15 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Nooitgedachter: Indigenous Beauty
Short and compact, these indigenous horses have well-developed hindquarters and powerful necks. They are also even-tempered, easy to train and safe for children.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 15 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
The Trial Of Christmas Shopping
The Trial Of Christmas Shopping
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 29 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Preventing And managing Ticks
In South Africa, a number of tick species feed on horses. Fortunately, the various types tend to favour specific body parts, which makes control of the pests somewhat easier
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 29 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Tyre Rotation
To operate optimally, modern cars require tyre rotation at 10 000km intervals.
3 min |
Farmer's Weekly 29 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Planting And Fertilising Cucurbits
Planting And Fertilising Cucurbits
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 29 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
New Hope Through Farming
Through its agricultural community development programme, Manger Care Centre addresses food insecurity in poverty-stricken parts of Johannesburg. Siyanda Sishuba reports.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 29 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Drought Relief, And The Hope It Brings
Drought has taken him to the depths of depression, destitution and hopelessness, says Naudé Pienaar, Agri North West deputy CEO. However, it has also taught him about the kindness of people, and the 'miracle' that can happen when South Africans join forces to alleviate the plight of farmers caught in the grips of drought.
3 min |
Farmer's Weekly 29 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Low-cost Efficiencies Essential For 2018 Sugar Cane Production
Gordon Mallen was named the 2017 Nedbank Eston Sugar Cane Grower of the Year.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 29 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Macadamia Sector Needs Greater Investment Into Processing Facilities
The macadamia nut crop is set to increase globally, according to the International Nut Council (INC). The INC figures showed that the in-shell macadamia nut crop was expected to increase 8,4% to 193 462t in 2017.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 9 June 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Dupont Invests R100 Million In Local Technology Hub
Innovation and science company, DuPont, has invested R100 million in a technology centre that currently employs 200 African scientists and skilled technicians to support local research efforts in testing locations across South Africa and the continent.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 9 June 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Reared In Brackish Water, And Worth Its Salt!
Brackish water can be put to good use in the cultivation of tilapia. Despite being primarily a freshwater species, tilapia are salt-tolerant and actually thrive in saline conditions.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 9 June 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Economic & Ecological Benefits Of Hunting In Namibia
In Namibia, hunting is a vital part of conservation and contributes to the economic sustainability of mixed farming operations, private game farms, and more importantly, communal conservancies. Gerhard Uys spoke to Tanja Dahl, CEO of the Namibia Professional Hunting Association.
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 9 June 2017
Farmer's Weekly
The Origin Of Tomatoes
A clever man, it’s said, knows tomatoes are fruit, but a wise one will never use them in a fruit salad.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 9 June 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Resolving Agriculture's Transformation Deadlock
James Martin, an independent agricultural transformation consultant and facilitator, says that transformation is a critical goal, but expecting power imbalances and prejudice to simply disappear is unreasonable. He believes that real change will only happen once we start changing human behaviour to shift perceptions, so that we can meet as equals.
5 min |
23 June 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Protecting The Lappet-Faced Vulture – A Matter Of Survival
The endangered lappet-faced vulture, which was selected as BirdLife South Africa’s 2017 Bird of the Year, faces many threats, with poisoning being at the forefront. Conservationists are urging farmers to join in the fight to save it from extinction, while various initiatives seek to educate the public about the bird’s important role in nature. By SANParks Times reporter, René de Klerk.
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