Farmer's Weekly

While it is important for the media to criticise government for its failures, it is also important that the media give credit where credit is due. Thanks to government’s intervention, China recently lifted its ban on South African wool imports. The b

“Africa’s cattle-feed production is a boom-and-bust cycle. Most of the continent’s grazing lands are lush and green in the rainy season, only to wither into dry scrublands in the dry season. For instance, while Burkina Faso produces an excess of six

Over the past five years, Food Lover’s Market has successfully run a solar power project at its City Deep distribution centre (DC) in Johannesburg, which has allowed the facility to reduce its reliance on Eskom-supplied electricity. Now, in addition

This Introduction to Layer House Management acquaints delegates with the important aspects of managing a layer hen unit. Topics include hen health, egg collecting, bird housing, record-keeping and marketing. Email the Buhle Farmers’ Academy at applic

MOST POPULAR ON FARMERSWEEKLY.CO.ZA ProVeg International has hailed the recent interdict awarded to the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa, which prevents the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development and its designated assigne

Animal welfare organisation FOUR PAWS in South Africa has expressed concern about the fact that some of the proposals in government’s Draft Game Meat Strategy are inconsistent with what has been set out in the recently published White Paper on the Co

Complaints about mistreatment on farms in Canada by migrant workers from Jamaica have been rejected by the latter country’s labour minister, Karl Samuda. The workers had reportedly complained about facing conditions comparable to “systematic slavery”

The area planted to potatoes in South Africa is expected to decline by 4,7% to about 49 900ha this year, due to rising input costs, according to the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) Baseline Agricultural Outlook 2022-2031. As a result,

It has been announced that Jaco Oosthuizen, CEO of RSA Group, is the new chairperson of the International Fresh Produce Association’s (IFPA) Southern Africa Country Council, a position he will hold for three years. “Over the coming years, I’d like to

Agriculture is an important employer in Sudan, with around 80% of the working population employed along the agriculture value chain. The country is a major producer and exporter of sesame seeds, groundnuts and cotton. Conflict is perhaps the biggest

Danie Bester farms on Rietbult near Balfour in Mpumalanga, and his scientific approach to production is well known in the industry at large. He does a great deal of research on soil health, and says that his entire farming operation is based on the i

Flaxleaf fleabane (Conyza bonariensis) can grow up to 1,2m tall and has side branches longer than the main stem. The leaf margins are sharply toothed, but may sometimes be wavy. Both the upper and lower leaf surfaces are dull green and hairy. The flo

Chrysanthemums were first cultivated in China as flowering herbs as far back as the 15th century BCE. More than 500 cultivars had been recorded by 1630. It is estimated that there are currently more than 20 000 cultivars, of which about 7 000 are in

Costs have increased rapidly over the past six months. Petrol and diesel prices have gone through the roof, and this has had an impact on everything that is transported before being sold, including horse feed. To save money, now is the time to work o

To be profitable in the long term, family agribusinesses need to confront the obstacles inherent in succession planning. These obstacles often prevent family members from moving from their current state to navigating the succession planning process s

Since the introduction of the first Isuzu truck in 1975, Isuzu trucks have become a familiar feature on South African roads. Isuzu has been the top truck brand in terms of sales in South Africa for the past nine consecutive years in the medium-and he

SERVES TWO 400g frozen puff pastry, thawed overnight80ml tinned chopped tomato40ml fruit chutney70g blue cheese, crumbled1 pear, peeled and coredRocket leaves, to garnish • Preheat the oven to 200°C. • Roll out the puff pastry and place it onto a bak

1. Plant that lives in or on another (8) 5. South African succulent shrub also called elephant bush (8) 10. Apparatus, contraption or engine (7) 12. Small, raised swellings on the skin (7) 13. The mallow genus (5) 14. Teach (7) 15. Less advanced in a

Dear Jonno, I’m in the building business and I receive many requests from people living in tin shacks. They want affordable homes, and I would really like to help them put roofs over their heads. Please could you design some starter homes that are ch

I’m a white, 57-year-old widow who is looking for white man aged 57 to 75. He must be financially secure and willing to commit. He should also enjoy love dogs and enjoy the outdoors. I am honest, down to earth and believe in integrity. I’m not a part

• Blakewell (12ha) sold by Len Williams to Mkuse Dasa for R800 000. • Fontein (20ha) sold by Derek Case to Sunbeam Properties for R1,7 million. • Haven (87ha) sold by BCJ Lord Family Trust to Janssen Holdings for R9 million. • Farm 831 (10ha) sold by

Olive Stone Farm, in Church Street, Montagu, delightfully combines a working farm with luxurious cottage accommodation. “We have 700 Frantoio and Mission olives, 100-odd Lohmann Brown, Orpington and Bosvelder chickens, 20 South African Mutton Merino

TO PLACE AN UPCOMING AUCTION EVENTS in the Classifieds Auctions section, contact René Moonsamy on 010 971 3771 or at renea@caxton.co.za, or Natasha Kock on010 971 3770 or at natashakock@caxton.co.za. Government has placed a temporary ban on the movem

MEDIUM DIFFICULT HOW TO PLAY: Fill in the grid so that each row and column, as well as each of the 3 x 3 squares, contains all the digits from 1 to 9. Look out for the answers to this week’s Sudoku puzzles in next week’s magazine. ■

The greatest threat to South Africa’s farmlands doesn’t come from the global economy or government policies. It’s to be found under a farmer’s feet. According to Dr Hendrik Smith, conservation agriculture facilitator, 95% of food production is estima

Larry Snyders’s story begins with an experience sickeningly familiar to many South Africans: retrenchment. In 2016, he was one of 2 500 individuals who lost their jobs at Kumba Iron Ore. “This forced me to relook at my career. I decided to focus full

Sometimes referred to as the South American leaf miner, Tuta absoluta is creating havoc in tomato crops in South Africa and 80 other countries. Native to South America, it was confined to that region until 2006, when it arrived in Spain and spread wo