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Farmer's Weekly
Salmon In Our Waters
48YEARS AGO In this article, Flip Joubert argued that introducing salmon to South African rivers would have major benefits for the country’s economy.
2 min |
May 31, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Ammonia-based Fertiliser Explained
The situation gets worse when the soil temperature decreases
2 min |
August 16, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Bringing More South African Game Meat To Dinner Tables
Game meat is an often-prized, but scarce, protein source. According to independent meat safety consultant Dr Tertius Bergh, systems for improving the safety standards of processing game meat could ensure far more widespread consumption. Lloyd Phillips reports
5 min |
August 16, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Tuli Stud Cattle Flourish In Karoo Small-Stock Environment
Tuli breeder Ben Raath believes his indigenous cattle hold their own against top feedlot breeds in terms of profitability on a weight per hectare basis. Sabrina Dean visited his farm near Britstown to learn about the commercial potential of the cattle, particularly with worsening climate change.
6 min |
August 16, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Getting Started With Cabbage
Cabbage is grown throughout South Africa, with most production concentrated in Mpumalanga and parts of KwaZulu-Natal.
1 min |
August 16, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Biofuels Vs Fossil Fuels
Although biofuels are not used in South Africa, they are commonplace in many countries. Jake Venter compares the combustion properties of biofuels and the fossil fuels petrol and diesel.
3 min |
August 16, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Tools To Prevent Build-Up Of Pest Tolerance In Bt Maize
While Bt technology in genetically modified maize helps farmers to control certain crop pests more effectively, measures should be taken to prevent the development of resistance to the technology. Seed industry representatives Grant Pringle and Magda du Toit shared their opinions on this important issue with Lloyd Phillips.
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly August 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Harry Wolhuter And The Lions: A Tale Of Tooth And Claw
His encounter with two lions while on duty as a game ranger made Harry Wolhuter a celebrity throughout the British Empire and elsewhere.
5 min |
Farmer's Weekly August 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Mondi Overcomes Hurdles To Post Strong Half-Year Results
The Mondi Group has shown overall positive financial results for the half-year ended 30 June, despite facing a number of challenges, including an international corporate simplification process, and a decline in revenue from its South African operations.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly August 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Let's Hope The Tv Channels Never Go On Strike!
My bakkie’s licence expired on 31 July. I went to our local municipal office to renew it – only to discover that the employees were on strike and behind locked doors.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly August 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Planting Cabbages
Cabbage is grown from seed. Eight weeks before planting, remove all weeds on the land. Plough the soil immediately before planting with a disc harrow or other suitable implement to a depth of between 450mm and 600mm. If necessary, fumigate the soil two weeks before planting to control nematodes.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly August 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Young Poultry Farmer Thrives Despite Setbacks
Asiphe Pentu started his small-scale broiler business with only R2 000 when he was just 17 years old and still at school. After five years, he has a well-run, 100-chicken operation that turns a profit and has a loyal clientele in the local community. Siyanda Sishuba reports.
4 min |
June 14, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
Soil Erosion: A Big Problem With Few Solutions
Long-term food security is set to suffer if the scourge of soil erosion is not brought under control. Dan Pennock, a professor in soil science at the University of Saskatchewan in Canada, discusses the extent of the problem and the importance of good soil management.
4 min |
June 14, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
'Nappy Test' For Sheep To Help Optimise Milk Production
Sheep in Brazil were recently dressed in nappies as part of a research project aimed at finding the ideal grass length for maximum milk production.
1 min |
June 14, 2019
Farmer's Weekly
On Political And Climate Change
It’s difficult, even near impossible, to run a farm without power.
2 min |
February 9, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
TB Control Needs Farmers' Help
24years agoTuberculosis remains a serious illness in South Africa, and farmers can help with the control and eventual eradication of this disease by ensuring their workers are regularly checked for symptoms.
2 min |
February 9, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Finding New Export Markets For SA Key To Sector's Survival
Maize exports were being hampered by South Africa’s lack of competitiveness on the international market, which was the result of the relatively high local price, according to Jannie de Villiers, Grain SA (GSA) CEO.
1 min |
February 9, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Improving Piglet Health The Natural Way
Improving Piglet Health The Natural Way
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 16 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Threat Of Illicit Tobacco Trade
The tobacco value chain is facing disaster due to illicit trade.
3 min |
Farmer's Weekly 16 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
A Spread Of Innovations
An operator who wishes to spread two different types of fertiliser in one pass, but at different application rates, can now mount an Amazone ZA-V or ZA-TS spreader on the front linkage.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 16 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Australian Wild Rice Could Boost Global Food Security
Australian Wild Rice Could Boost Global Food Security
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
High Prices Help Producers Recover From The Drought
Increased red meat prices during 2017 had a positive impact on the bank balances of producers still recovering from the devastating three-year drought in South Africa’s summer rainfall areas until mid-2016, according to Hendrik Botha, chairperson of the KwaZulu-Natal chapter of the Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (KZN RPO).
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Stronger Rand No Threat For Wool Industry, Says Global Broker
Wool farmers are concerned that a strengthening rand could negatively affect the market but international wool broker Segard Masurel says that, in rand terms, SA wool should be able to sustain the high price levels for the first quarter of the year.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
The Basics Of Growing Lemon Grass
Lemon grass requires year-round rainfall of between 700mm and 3 000mm annually. The most popular production areas are in the lowveld of Limpopo, Mpumalanga and KwaZulu-Natal.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
The History Of The Carrot
Carrots (Daucus carota) originated in what is today Afghanistan. The wild parents of our modern carrots still grow there; I saw them flourishing on road verges when I visited the country.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Independent Land Audit Needed
Disparities in the statistics on land ownership in recent audits have elicit mixed reactions from role players in the agriculture sector. Lloyd Phillips reports.
3 min |
April 13, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Drought Puts Added Pressure On Wheat Farmers
Wheat production in South Africa is a high cost activity, and farmers struggle to compete with growers abroad. The ongoing drought has made matters far worse.
2 min |
April 13, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Running A Small Hunting Operation
Johann Erwee of Kuduwane Game Lodge provided Gerhard Uys with insights into what it takes to keep a small hunting operation economically sustainable, and its environment ecologically sound.
6 min |
April 13, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Colour Variants: A Market Perspective
The popularity of colour variants such as the golden wildebeest and black impala skyrocketed in the South African game market in 2000, and their prices reflected this. Fourteen years later, these prices dropped just as precipitously. Dr Flippie Cloete, head of Terratek at Suidwes Landbou, takes a look at the drivers that influence the price movements of colour variants.
3 min |
April 13, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Accuracy Is Everything!
Thanks to gunsmith Frik du Plooy, Musgrave rifles are once more available – and living up to their legendary reputation for accuracy.
4 min |