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Farmer's Weekly
Cart-horses Cut Costs
Input costs have always been difficult to manage. This farmer looked to carthorses to save on machinery costs.
2 min |
Farmer's Weekly 3 November 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Expropriation Without Compensation A Loss For All
As the ruling party’s elective conference in December approaches, South Africa’s focus is on who will emerge as the ANC’s new leader.
3 min |
Farmer's Weekly 3 November 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Global Hunger: The Price We Pay For Food
In poorer nations, buying the ingredients for a single meal can use up a significant portion of a person’s earnings. Where there is conflict or economic collapse, it can exceed these earnings outright. Researchers involved with the World Food Programme propose what should be done to ensure true food security
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 3 November 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Driving Transformation With 'Old' Legislation
Reviving the Extension and Advisory Programme of the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, may kick-start agricultural production on fallow land in communal areas. This could then drive equitable and inclusive transformation and development in the agriculture sector, writes Zamikhaya Maseti, senior specialist for public and sector policy at the Land Bank.
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 1 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Saving Peas From Global Warming
Global warming is becoming a major limiting factor for pea production, according to plant scientist, Rosalind Bueckert, of the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, who began studying heat stress in peas after seeing older pea varieties struggle to maintain adequate levels of production during very warm periods.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 1 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Wildlife Ranching An Industry Under Pressure
Deon Furstenburg, director of wildlife science at Geo Wild Consult, an ecological services consultancy, spoke to Roelof Bezuidenhout about the state of game ranching in South Africa.
5 min |
Farmer's Weekly 1 December 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Using Bats And Birds To Control Macadamia Crop Pests
Biological pest control could speed up the farm-to-fork process and save the macadamia industry millions of rands, according to the initial results of an ongoing research project. The researchers have found that bats and birds can keep the crop’s most significant pests, stinkbugs, under control.
3 min |
28 April 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Dealing With Soya Rust
This devastating disease, also called Asian soya bean rust, occurs across much of the world. Chemical control is the only realistic option.
1 min |
28 April 2017
farmer's weekly
from our archives
rhodesia’s indigenous pigs compare well with exotics.
2 min |
27 january 2017
farmer's weekly
new holland at eima
the company’s latest specialist tractors, equipment and systems recently revealed in italy offer many advanced features, enhancing new holland’s reputation for innovation.
2 min |
27 january 2017
Farmer's Weekly
Great Returns With Tobacco, The Ideal Cash Crop
Tobacco producer, Peter Kok, says that tobacco is a cash crop that can assist diversification and expansion.
6 min |
6-13 January 2017
Farmer's Weekly
No Room For Favourites
Gugulethu Zondi, the Agricultural Research Council’s 2016 National Emerging Beef Farmer of the Year, says that farming should be treated like any other business, and that beef farmers should choose their breeds based on performance rather than preference.
6 min |
Farmer's Weekly 4 May 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Brafords Prove Their Worth On Traditional Sheep Farm
Although Van Aardt Greyling from the farm Ricksuhill near Lady Grey in the Eastern Cape is better known for his SA Mutton Merinos, his Beefpower Braford Stud is nevertheless home to the 2017 ARC National Best Elite Braford Cow.
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 4 May 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Pecans: High Cost, Big Returns
The boom in nut prices in recent years is expected to continue as consumers opt for healthier foods. This has increasingly led to farmers replacing their crops with nut trees. While pecan farming can be a lucrative venture, aspiring nut growers must begin with a solid foundation, says Shane Eva, farm manager for Halls and Sons.
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 4 May 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Some Bacterial And Parasitical Pig Diseases
An overview of eperythrozoonosis, Clostridium perfringens Type C, ascariosis and Glasser’s disease.
3 min |
Farmer's Weekly 4 May 2018
Farmer's Weekly
The Basics Of Pigeon Pea Production
Pigeon peas have the ability to survive and provide good economic returns in a drought-prone environment and low input farming systems.
3 min |
Farmer's Weekly 4 May 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Improve Water Management; Don't Make New Laws
Implementing existing laws could have averted South Africa’s water crisis, yet the minister of water affairs has failed to do this, according to Mike Muller, visiting adjunct professor at the University of the Witwatersrand.
4 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Viable ‘Refuge Areas' To Reduce Pest Resistance In Sugar Cane
To curb the development of resistance in pests to the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) in genetically modified sugar cane, refuge areas would have to be so large that production might not be financially viable at this stage. This is according to Dirk Human, a master’s student at Stellenbosch University researching refugia in Bt sugar cane.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Maize Price Expected To Decrease Further
White and yellow maize prices are expected to decline by between R150/t and R200/t over the next few months due to high global and local supply levels and the strengthening rand, according to agricultural economist Prof Johan Willemse.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Amendments To Oriental Fruit Fly Control Measures
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has released amendments to the control measures for the oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis) in South Africa.
1 min |
Farmer's Weekly 23 February 2018
Farmer's Weekly
What Lessons Has SA Learnt From the Drought?
Dawie Maree of FNB Business reviews the recent drought, which caused suffering, but also taught us several valuable lessons.
3 min |
24 March 2017
Farmer's Weekly
The Gift of Self-seasoning
Thai cuisine blesses you with the liberty of self-seasoning in the form of dipping sauces. So let’s cook supermarket fish straight from the box and then elevate it into the culinary stratosphere.
2 min |
24 March 2017
Farmer's Weekly
New Breeding Techniques: Effective And Affordable
New Breeding Techniques (NBTs) are a broad range of methods used for the modifying of genomes and gene expression. Hennie Groenewald, executive manager of Biosafety SA, says that NBTs have an important role to play in developing countries such as South Africa, where the lower costs of the technology make it a viable solution in a competitive market.
4 min |
March 16, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Land expropriation fears unfounded – Prof Ruth Hall
The motion recently adopted by the National Assembly, in Parliament, to establish an ad hoc Constitutional Review Committee to review and amend Section 25 of the Constitution to allow for the expropriation of land without compensation has been met with both great anxiety and elation by South Africans.
1 min |
March 16, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
A 27% Decline In Maize Production Expected For 2017/2018 Season
The Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) has released an estimate of about 12,2 million tons for South Africa’s commercial maize crop for the current season, down 27% on the 16,8 million tons produced in 2016/2017.
1 min |
March 16, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
The Divide Between Knowledge And Experience
Many experts have the theoretical knowledge, but fail to put themselves in the shoes of the rural, small-scale fish farmer.
2 min |
March 16, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Wireless Technology: Effortless Irrigation Control At Your Fingertips
A powerful, easy-to-use management tool that saves time, effort and water.
2 min |
March 16, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
LEPA Close Spacing Irrigation
Thanks to new advances in sprinkler technology, a well-managed centre pivot can be nearly as water- and energy-efficient as a drip system. Senninger offers a proven, award-winning system.
2 min |
March 16, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Solar Pumps: Get Expert Help!
Solar panels, a variable-speed drive and a borehole pump are the ideal combination for extracting water on the farm. But to get the most out of it, leave the design up to the professionals.
2 min |
March 16, 2018
Farmer's Weekly
Dealing With Wheelspin
Jake Venter explores the logic of torque, and how to use a differential lock properly.
3 min |