Farmer's Weekly - June 07, 2024

In this issue

New sorghum cultivars hold promise for production in SA. Professional, honest officials needed to turn poor service delivery around. Biodiversity a crucial element in soil, veld, plant and animal health. Shearing Learn the skills to make it safe and efficient. SA’s water crisis
requires urgent intervention.

SA organisations studying emission targets for carbon dioxide

A landmark step has been made with the new climate change bill

3 mins

Namibia lifts ban on South African poultry imports

The Namibian Directorate of Veterinary Services lifted its ban on poultry meat imports from South Africa on 20 May 2024. However, Chief Veterinary Officer Albertina Shilongo said in the announcement of the lifting of the ban that only poultry meat from biosecure poultry farms, as listed by the veterinary authority of South Africa, would be permitted to be imported into Namibia.

1 min

Japan launches massive whaling vessel, despite global backlash

Japan has recently launched a new vessel that will be used to grow the country’s whaling market. According to Japan’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the ship, Kangei Maru, set out on its maiden voyage in May, despite backlash from environmental groups around the world.

1 min

African leaders vow to tackle soil health ills to bolster food production

African Union leaders spoke as one voice at a recent fertiliser and soil health summit, pledging to take measures to improve Africa's soil quality

3 mins

Top agriculture students taken on by department

Twenty of the top achievers from the Cedara and Owen Sitole colleges of agriculture in KwaZulu-Natal officially received letters of appointment and signed two-year contracts under the KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) Department of Agriculture and Rural Development’s Unemployed Agriculture Graduates Youth Programme.

1 min

Shearing shed handover to wool growers

Shearing sheep made just a little easier for Eastern Cape farmers with donation,

2 mins

Uganda gives a helping hand to Zambia with 500 000t maize pledge

Drought-stricken Zambia has reached out for more international assistance as the situation, the worst in 40 years, deteriorates in the African country

2 mins

'SA's water crisis could turn into a human catastrophe'

Abysmal management has left South Africa's water and wastewater infrastructure in a severely compromised position, Lambert de Klerk, manager of Environmental Affairs at AfriForum

6 mins

Healthy soils lead to healthy plants and animals

Dr Louis du Pisani shed light on why biodiversity is important, and its impact on soil, plant and animal health at the World Veterinary Association Congress held in Cape Town.

4 mins

The basics of sheep shearing

Sheep shearing is a specialised skill, but with adequate training, anyone can learn how to effectively and efficiently shear a sheep,

9 mins

Promising new cultivars on show at sorghum demonstration day

Magda du Toit recently attended a sorghum cultivar demonstration day and takes a look at the exciting new products making their way onto the market.

7 mins

Toyota 48V: hybrid heavyweights in a changing world

Toyota's global mandate to lower overall emissions via a multi-technology approach sees the venerable Hilux and popular Fortuner packages receive their timely respective doses of hybridisation. By CAR.

3 mins

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Farmer's Weekly Magazine Description:

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.