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Achieving success with broccoli

Farmer's Weekly

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November 03, 2023

Plant breeding has progressed to the point where one can now plant two or three varieties of broccoli over the year

- Bill Kerr

Achieving success with broccoli

The popularity of broccoli is still growing and will continue to do so across the globe. Much of this is due to the discovery of health-promoting qualities that are touted in many magazine articles. Broccoli is considered excellent for preventing cancer. All cruciferous crops contribute to general health, but it is considered that the healthiest of all of them is kale. Unfortunately, this crop is not all that tasty. Broccoli is generally rated very high in the health department and is also good tasting.

MEER VERHALEN VAN Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

Christmas books to charm and delight

During the holiday season, one usually takes a well-earned break from the daily rutt, and there is no better time to catch up on some reading. Patricia McCracken has selected a wide spectrum of titles to tuck into.

time to read

4 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

From chance to choice: a women's rise to farming success

Many raisin producers assume that retiring without a son to take over the farm means the end of the family business. Alcois Blaauw, this year's winner of the Raisins SA Female Producer Award, proves that assumption to be wrong. Glenneis Kriel reports.

time to read

4 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

Grandparents below, and kids upstairs!

Dear Jonno,My wife and I want to escape to the countryside.

time to read

1 min

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

The Unseen Protector

The belief in the Unseen Protector or Unseen Shepherd endured for around 600 years, from the 13th century up until the 19th century. The farmer or his wife would provide a bowl of fresh cream and gruel to appease a spirit, whose blessing was imperative for a good summer harvest and animal health and fertility.

time to read

2 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

THE HITCHING POST

I am a 67-year-old farmer residing on a farm near Harding in KwaZulu-Natal.

time to read

1 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Pet-friendly family accommodation in the Waterberg

With travel time of only a little over three hours from Johannesburg and 30 minutes from Vaalwater, guests will find Waterberg Cottages in Limpopo. Guests can plan a family-friendly holiday or weekend with plenty of activities to keep everyone occupied on this peaceful 2 500ha private game reserve.

time to read

4 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

The Shuman legacy continues under the watchful eye of a fifth-generation farmer

Ken Shuman, co-owner of Hilson Shuman Farming, is committed to carrying on his father's towering legacy through innovation and adaptation.

time to read

9 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

History's most famous musket

The Brown Bess musket was the standard issue firearm for British forces from 1722 to 1838. As Mike Burgess writes, this much-loved weapon contributed significantly to the consolidation of the British Empire that by 1922 was in control of a quarter of the earth's surface.

time to read

4 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

Muddy soil can cause lameness due to footrot

It is important to clean legs and hooves and check for lameness in horses on a daily basis, especially when there is heavy rain

time to read

2 mins

December 19-26, 2025

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

The role of family farmers in sub- Saharan Africa

As part of the United Nations' recognition of family farming as a vital component of the global agricultural landscape, the decade between 2019 to 1928 was declared the Decade for Family Farming globally. Annelie Coleman compiled this report.

time to read

6 mins

December 19-26, 2025

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