Farmer's Weekly - January 5 - 12, 2024 (Double Issue)
Farmer's Weekly - January 5 - 12, 2024 (Double Issue)
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In this issue
How mentorship helped raise a potato farmer’s yield by 50 tons per hectare. Create energy from rubbish instead of dumping it in landfills. What 2024 has in store for grains and oilseed. Reindeer farming in the Northern Hemisphere. Agri leaders assess 2023’s performance and weigh up future prospects.
From trash to power!
Nkweauseh Reginald Longfor, a doctoral candidate at Sophia University in Japan, explains how to harness energy from Africa's rubbish dumps, and save billions in future damage.
4 mins
Leading family-owned fresh produce business celebrates 130 years in South Africa
The Dutoit Group is celebrating 130 years as a leader in South African agriculture.
4 mins
This tunnel farmer has gone loco
Western Cape farmer swears by old, converted, coal-burning locomotives A for heating tunnels, and they cost less than conventional units.
3 mins
Tough year looms but support for sector bodes well
Role players are committed to supporting local production, Jyothi Laldas reports.
3 mins
South Africa's grain and oilseed outlook for 2024
Magda du Toit examines the trends and forecasts for maize, soya bean, sunflower and wheat in the year ahead.
10+ mins
What does the new year hold for agriculture?
Agriculture leaders and role players look back at 2023 and express their wishes for 2024.
2 mins
Private landowners are vital custodians of biodiversity
BirdLife South Africa explains why private landowners’ co-operation can be extremely helpful and is actually essential for the protection of biodiversity.
4 mins
Mixing the traditional with modern technologies
Reindeer farming is an ancient practice that involves the herding and hunting of reindeer for meat, hides and horns. Janine Ryan looks at a brief history of reindeer farming, and how modern technologies are being used to improve efficiency.
4 mins
Good advice and hard work tripled this farmer's potato crop
Potatoes are a notoriously tricky crop to produce, making transformation in the sector extra-challenging. However, through collaboration with Potatoes SA L and mentorship, Limpopo farmer P Walter Mathidi has boosted production. Lindi Botha reports.
8 mins
Understanding carrot fertilisation
Whether to apply fertiliser or not depends on which crops were grown in the land previously, among various factors,
2 mins
Ford's new Ranger Tremor built for off-road performance
Ford will introduce its Ranger Tremor to the South African market in the first half of 2024, Siyavuya Mbaduli of CAR magazine reports.
1 min
A harmonious blend of agriculture, sustainability and luxury
Wine connoisseur Cobus du Plessis finds a case study for sustainable agriculture at Terre Paisible, an estate producing fine wines, olive oil and lemons in the fertile Franschhoek Valley.
3 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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