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Farmer's Weekly
White Savanna goats add meat to beef enterprise
Desmond Siteti, the Agricultural Research Council's Eastern Cape emerging beef farmer for 2021, believes that his flock of white Savanna goats is the perfect complement to his beef operation near Makhanda in the Eastern Cape.
5 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Prevent criminals from stealing your animals
Stock theft has a serious economic impact on farmers all over South Africa. In this article, we look at ways in which farmers can thwart incidences of stock theft.
7 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Forklift innovation for the future
Combilift recently invited more than 200 journalists from across the globe to visit their warehouse and celebrate their 25th anniversary in Monaghan, Ireland.
5 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
The future of the Karoo
Roelof Bezuidenhout spoke to Prof William Beinart about his fascinating book, The Rise of Conservation in South Africa, Settlers, Livestock, and the Environment 1770-1950, and the current state of the Karoo.
6 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Happy anniversary, Fruit South Africa!
As this industry body celebrates a decade in service, it must indeed pride itself on the gains it has achieved in promoting fruit sales in South Africa and abroad
3 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Summer is parasite time
Dangerous parasites as well as ticks, which can cause potentially fatal livestock diseases such as redwater and heartwater, thrive in rain and high temperatures
3 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Communication: the foundation of profitable businesses
Communication is paramount in business, and yet many managers give little thought to its importance. Are you one of those, asks Peter Hughes, or are you giving it the attention it deserves?
2 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
KZN government launches hunger-buster multi-planting season campaign
Agriculture put at the centre of province's turnkey programme to assist smallholder farms, alleviate poverty and bring relief to the indigent and vulnerable households
3 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Fighting the Kalahari
Farming in the desert is not for the faint-hearted. If it’s not drought, it’s invading plants one has to battle with, and this farmer is winning the battle.
3 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Mysterious tree disease of the 70s and 80s unmasked
A mystery disease hit South Africa's pine trees 40 years ago. New DNA technology has found the killer, say Andi Wilson, postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pretoria, Brenda Wingfield, previous vice-president of the Academy of Science of South Africa and DSI-NRF SARChI chair in Fungal Genomics and professor of genetics at the University of Pretoria (UP), and Prof Michael John Wingfield, adviser to the executive at UP.
4 min |
November 17, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Big sky, blue water and mountains, and farmland next to the Gariep Dam
Farmer’s Weekly found the ideal midway stopover between Gauteng and the Western Cape or Eastern Cape if you travel in that direction, says Riaan Hattingh.
4 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Medical-grade honey for rapid healing of 'lameness' in horses
Research indicates that medical grade honey can be used to promote healing in badly injured or arthritic joints in horses, says Dr Mac.
2 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Tiller helps farmer change his fortunes
Husqvarna explains how the right tools can give small-scale farmers a big boost in their quest to turn a piece of land into a flourishing farm.
2 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
HEALTH: Beware of Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever
The virus is spread by Hyalomma, or bont-legged ticks, and the disease can be fatal for human beings if it is left untreated.
2 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
The power of branding: from fields to shelves
Marketing and branding is critical to help make your product stand out, reports Cobus du Plessis.
4 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Making the most of the Cripps Red
This year, Two-a-Day’s Stewart Murray Champagne Orchard Trophy went to a Cripps Red apple orchard at Dunmanway Farm. Owner James Downes spoke to Glenneis Kriel about his exceptional orchard.
7 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Following the herd to help reduce emissions
Identifying and including a low-methane trait in livestock breeding programmes could be the answer to the methane problem faced by animal farmers globally. But how conclusive is the research and will it impact production traits? Lindi Botha reports.
6 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Brewery, ecotourism help brothers lift game
Having limited access to water in a traditional fruit and vineyard producing region did not stop Adrian Robinson and his brother, Phillip, from realising their farming dream. They spoke to Glenneis Kriel about how they broke out of the cost-price squeeze.
9 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Bleak grain outlook
Prices are trending downwards, which is bad news for farmers, but provides some relief to beleaguered livestock farmers, says Dr Koos Coetzee.
3 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Agri project wins pupil top award at Eskom Expo
A research project that aims to help farmers produce major crops within shorter time frames has won a young scientist from Bryanston High School in Johannesburg the 2023 Top Senior Scientist prize at the Eskom Expo International Science Fair (ISF) recently.
2 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Dutch king visits Kirstenbosch
During his recent three-day visit to strengthen ties with South Africa, Dutch King Willem-Alexander paid a visit to Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in the Western Cape. Here he spoke to experts from the South African National Biodiversity Institute and World Wildlife South Africa (WWF SA) about the importance of biodiversity in habitat and wildlife protection.
1 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
South Africa's top grain farmers shine
Farmers from across the country received recognition at the Grain SA annual awards for their big contribution to the sector, writes Magda du Toit.
6 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Agriculture has been a rock in spite of the many headwinds that have haunted this country
AGRIBUSINESS PERSPECTIVE
2 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Profiting with paprika
According to this article, choosing the correct paprika cultivar Land attention to production requirements are vital factors for success.
3 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Unpacking the bird flu outbreaks in South Africa
Shahn Bisschop, a senior lecturer and specialist poultry veterinarian at the University of Pretoria, explains what's behind the current chicken crisis and what must be done about it.
4 min |
November 10, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
In search of the lost cornflowers
In 2020, Alouise and Keir Lynch, from Bionerds, an ecological consultancy based in Robertson, Western Cape, searched and found a 'lost' population of a critically endangered bulb, endemic to the Little Karoo, the Ixia leipoldtii
2 min |
November 03, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
The farmer's handy helper
At R914 250, Wuhlf's new JX 450 is an affordable and multipurpose implement that performs the farmer's tasks with ease.
2 min |
November 03, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Achieving success with broccoli
Plant breeding has progressed to the point where one can now plant two or three varieties of broccoli over the year
2 min |
November 03, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Orange fire in Israel
Sunny-Me Seeds, a small Israeli seed company started by Avi Meromi, specialises in the development and production of varieties of ornamental sunflower.
4 min |
November 03, 2023
Farmer's Weekly
Study sheds light on global risk of heat stress to cattle
Research shows climate change may have a negative impact on cattle farming in some regions, says Jorisna Bonthuys. Farmers must do more to secure their herd's welfare and their own bottom line.
5 min |