Farmer's Weekly - December 22 - 29, 2023 (Double Issue)
Farmer's Weekly - December 22 - 29, 2023 (Double Issue)
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In this issue
Dry times agritourism saves a Namibian farm. Farming is in my blood – Limpopo Farmer of the Year. How aquaponics is being used to feed communities. Reducing air pollution vital for tackling climate change and boosting public health. The year that was through floods, droughts and load-shedding our farmers kept on shining!
Eliminating growth problems with plastic
There are good reasons for growing strawberries on plastic-covered beds.
3 mins
More wildfires means more destruction
Once again the spotlight shines on climate change as wildfires have engulfed large farming communities across Europe, North and Southern Africa and North America during their summer seasons.
1 min
Crucial for world to embrace sustainable farming
The international headlines about climate change, pandemics and wars show the challenges the farming community faced this year. With this in mind, the agricultural sector is continuously looking for ways to improve the industry to make it sustainable in the long run for both, the farmer and the consumer.
2 mins
Unfavourable climatic conditions are taking a big toll on pome and stone fruit exports
Pome and stone fruit production and exports are set to take a hit in 2024, reports Glenneis Kriel.
4 mins
Ostrich production enters better times
Ostrich production is likely to see a revival of sorts in 2024
2 mins
Table grapes exports expected to return to normal
The table grape harvest is expected to increase season on season.
2 mins
Agritourism kept farm afloat during drought
While tourism plays an important role in the Namibian economy, agritourism adds considerable value on a farm level in this arid country. Annelie Coleman visited the Mount D'Urban camping site near Helmeringhausen to find out more about tourism's contribution to the business.
6 mins
How aquaponics is being used to feed communities
Green Arch Innovations founder Luvo Gugwana is a social entrepreneur whose goal is to spread affordable aquaponic solutions across rural areas in South Africa through his franchise model
7 mins
Farming embedded in the core of Young Farmer 2023 winner
JJ de Nysschen, the 2023 Agri Limpopo and Toyota Young Farmer of the Year, grew up in a farming family and knew he would one day choose farming as a career. He spoke to Magda du Toit.
6 mins
The importance of plant extracts in semen cryopreservation
Dr Cyril Pilane, a researcher at the Agricultural Research Council, explains why plant extracts are becoming the gold standard as supplements for semen cryopreservation.
3 mins
Carrots are susceptible to the world's number-one pest
Root knot nematodes, when sufficient numbers are present, cause swellings against the main root or swellings further away
2 mins
The heritability of blue eyes in Spanish horses
Horses with white faces often have white eyelashes and blue eyes due to the ‘splashed gene’. In the US, testing by means of DNA allows breeders to select for genetic traits in horses, such as blue eyes
2 mins
Farmer's Weekly Magazine Description:
Publisher: CTP Limited t/a Farmer’s Weekly
Category: Business
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
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.
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