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Farmer's Weekly - January 31, 2025

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The nurse who became an award-winning vegetable producer. Turn sugar cane trash into bioenergy. What emerging farmers need to know to succeed. How to attract the youth to agriculture. web tool helps dairy producers calculate carbon footprints.

Upcycling sugar cane trash: the role of small-scale farmers

Involving small-scale farmers in the conversion of sugar cane trash to bioenergy has many benefits, write Prof Aluwani Maiwashe-Tagwi and postdoctoral fellow Unity Chipfupa, from the University of South Africa.

4 mins

Free fertiliser for all crops

This article showed that South African researchers were tracking bacteria that could help maize and other non-legumes bind nitrogen from the air.

3 mins

The opportunities for South Africa in the G20 year

The year 2025 is going to be very different from what we experienced in 2024.

3 mins

Illegal fishing in Australia reveals market gap for farmed sea cucumber

Illegal fishing practices in Australia have revealed a large market opportunity for sea cucumber farming.

1 mins

Final fresh produce inquiry pins low level of transformation on farming environment

The Competition Commission released its final report on the Fresh Produce Market Inquiry in mid-January, maintaining that transformation in the industry was being impeded by a lack of support for emerging farmers.

3 mins

SA coffee lovers can expect price increase

South African coffee prices are expected to spike sharply in the foreseeable future because of failed crops in the country’s main importing countries: Brazil and Vietnam.

2 mins

Agripreneur wins top award for butternut coffee

Bloemfontein-based agripreneur Chantelle de Bruyn has achieved global recognition.

1 mins

Good rains boost SA's summer grain crop prospects

This week, Absa AgriBusiness analyses several market dynamics and shares its expectations for local grain and oilseed prices over the coming months.

3 mins

Production principles for hatchery success

The hatchery is the foundation of a fish farm. Leslie Ter Morshuizen, owner of Aquaculture Solutions, says that by following his six hatchery principles, farmers can set a trajectory for success in the grow-out phase.

3 mins

Laying the foundation: important insights= for emerging farmers.

Farming requires patience, resilience, and strategic planning. Speaking to Octavia Avesca Spandiel, Duncan Serapelwane, owner of Moalosi Bonsmara, shares essential advice for emerging farmers, focusing on sustainability, budgeting, biosecurity, and leveraging nature for long-term success.

6 mins

A self-help tool for getting young people engaged in agriculture

The active engagement of the youth in agriculture is pivotal to the sustainability and growth of the sector. Empowering them with the necessary support is key to nurturing future farmers who are equipped to overcome future challenges like the effects of climate change.Dr Primrose Madende, researcher at the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of the Free State

7 mins

Paving the way for a greener dairy industry

The dairy industry is often criticised for its environmental impact, but a new innovation called DESTiny aims to empower farmers to take control of their carbon footprints. Riana Reinecke, the tool's developer, explained to Glenneis Kriel how it works and how farmers can benefit from it.

5 mins

veggie Award-winning farmer: don't be afraid to ask for advice!

Vegetable farmer Sophy Litshani Musabeni doesn't miss an opportunity to broaden her knowledge on agriculture. Doing her own research and speaking to those in the know, she has catapulted herself from a small-scale emerging farmer to a commercial success in just seven years.

7 mins

A different seedling tray for each specific purpose

Bill Kerr explains the different types of seedling trays available to vegetable producers. They vary in type of material and shape of cavities.

2 mins

An introduction to the Ford Ranger Tremor

In December 2024, the CAR magazine team received the Ford Ranger Tremor to accompany them through the festive season and into the new year. Oliver Keohane looks at what the Tremor is all about.

2 mins

Rallying to the cackle of this raucous bird

The gregarious and territorial Green Wood-hoopoe, also known as the Red-billed Wood-hoopoe, is extremely vocal and is often heard before it is seen. And for very good reason,

2 mins

A farmer's experience with bush encroachment

Farmer David Addenbrooke has worked in the Zimbabwean beef industry for around four decades. Here, he relates his experience with bush encroachment and offers farmers some advice on battling this scourge.

10+ mins

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Farmer's Weekly Description:

Forlegger: CTP-Limited-t/a-Farmer’s-Weekly

Kategori: Business

Språk: English

Hyppighet: Fortnightly

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.