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Beekeepers urged to address forage shortage issue
Farmer's Weekly

Beekeepers urged to address forage shortage issue

The growing number of beekeepers in South Africa is compounding existing challenges rather than alleviating them. With soaring honey surpluses and a diminishing availability of forage, experts say the industry is at a crossroads.

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Farmer's Weekly 8 November 2024
Cut VAT on sorghum to secure South Africa's food future, says agri economist
Farmer's Weekly

Cut VAT on sorghum to secure South Africa's food future, says agri economist

While staple foods like maize meal are zero-rated, sorghum products are subject to 15% VAT, making them less competitive to produce and more expensive for consumers. Octavia Avesca Spandiel reports.

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Farmer's Weekly 8 November 2024
New Zealand scientists' tech targets weeds with laser precision
Farmer's Weekly

New Zealand scientists' tech targets weeds with laser precision

A group of scientists and engineers based in New Zealand has developed a highly accurate artificial intelligence technology called Map and Zap that uses laser to eradicate weeds.

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Farmer's Weekly 8 November 2024
The best of the best in extra-virgin olive oil
Farmer's Weekly

The best of the best in extra-virgin olive oil

Just over 30 gold medal winners from the SA Olive Awards, held earlier this year, competed for a spot in the 2024 Absa Top 10 Olive Oil Awards, which honours South Africa's 10 highest-ranking extra-virgin olive oils. The winners were announced at an event hosted in Paarl, Western Cape, in mid-October.

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Farmer's Weekly 8 November 2024
Promising prospects for South African canned fruit
Farmer's Weekly

Promising prospects for South African canned fruit

The outlook for canning fruit production is better than it was last year, but prices might move sideways.

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Farmer's Weekly 8 November 2024
Collaborative partnerships are the key to unlocking new opportunities for all farmers
Farmer's Weekly

Collaborative partnerships are the key to unlocking new opportunities for all farmers

The Agricultural Development Agency, in partnership with Absa, hosted an influential Agribusiness Ministerial Stakeholder Dialogue in September at the Maslow Hotel in Pretoria.

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Farmer's Weekly 8 November 2024
Get a good bleeding cow
Farmer's Weekly

Get a good bleeding cow

Serum from the blood of a highly immune cow is the best thing for healthy calves, said a large-scale dairy farmer.

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Farmer's Weekly 8 November 2024
South African Bakkie of the Year winners
Farmer's Weekly

South African Bakkie of the Year winners

The winners of this popular competition were announced at Nampo Cape, held in Bredasdorp, Western Cape, in mid-September.

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October 18, 2024
Think of your farm as a trial plot in part
Farmer's Weekly

Think of your farm as a trial plot in part

Always keep an eye out for different situations on your farm and analyse them so that you can fine-tune your methods and raise your yields. Learn from experience and don't repeat your mistakes

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October 18, 2024
Biological crop protection: it's tricky but possible
Farmer's Weekly

Biological crop protection: it's tricky but possible

Integrated pest management is a complex process that takes each farm's uniqueness into consideration. With growing support from all spheres, biological solutions are gaining traction.

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October 18, 2024
The critical role of proper nutrition in pig and poultry production
Farmer's Weekly

The critical role of proper nutrition in pig and poultry production

Proper nutrition is vital for the health and productivity of pigs and poultry. Dr Sipokazi Nyeleka and JD Mostert spoke to Octavia Avesca Spandiel about exploring essential nutrients, common feeding mistakes, and best practices for feed safety to optimise livestock growth and reproductive health.

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October 18, 2024
How and when to dip, deworm and vaccinate your cattle
Farmer's Weekly

How and when to dip, deworm and vaccinate your cattle

Livestock health management has evolved over the decades to include disease prevention and growing farm revenue. The most effective health management strategies are those that include dipping, deworming, and vaccinating animals. Prof Cheryl McCrindle takes a closer look at these practices.

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October 18, 2024
Aquaculture on the rise
Farmer's Weekly

Aquaculture on the rise

This report focuses on the production and trade of aquaculture and farmed fish over the next decade, and projects where the industry is likely to end up in 2032.

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October 18, 2024
Food trends increase scope for valueadding opportunities
Farmer's Weekly

Food trends increase scope for valueadding opportunities

From veganism to upcycling, new food trends present avenues for value-adding and exploring new markets. After a recent visit to Switzerland, Lindi Botha reports on two companies making headway in that country.

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October 18, 2024
Injecting livestock: best practices and vital considerations
Farmer's Weekly

Injecting livestock: best practices and vital considerations

Improper injection techniques can lead to animals suffering and the reduced efficacy of medications. Dangerous organisms and parasites can also develop resistance

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October 18, 2024
Plant breeders' rights herald a new world of improved varieties
Farmer's Weekly

Plant breeders' rights herald a new world of improved varieties

New technology to create improved varieties is being developed at warp speed. Keep up with it, but take care not to run foul of the laws that protect it

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October 18, 2024
One person, hundreds of animals die in Memel fires
Farmer's Weekly

One person, hundreds of animals die in Memel fires

An elderly woman of 80 was killed in the veld fires that destroyed about 50,000 ha in the Memel and Vrede districts of the Free State in the last week of September.

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October 18, 2024
Poultry capital of the US dealt a major blow by Hurricane Helene
Farmer's Weekly

Poultry capital of the US dealt a major blow by Hurricane Helene

The Category 4 storm Hurricane Helene, which hit the southeast coast of the US in late September, claimed the lives of 110 people and likely those of millions of chickens.

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October 18, 2024
White maize: plant now to cash in on higher prices
Farmer's Weekly

White maize: plant now to cash in on higher prices

Irrigation farmers in the eastern parts of South Africa's summer rainfall region have a small window of opportunity to capitalise on higher white maize prices.

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October 18, 2024
New pear variety promises to improve packouts
Farmer's Weekly

New pear variety promises to improve packouts

The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) recently launched a new blush pear variety called Roselyn.

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October 18, 2024
Efficient management key to successful pig farming
Farmer's Weekly

Efficient management key to successful pig farming

The importance of efficient management and proper recordkeeping in pig production can never be stressed enough.

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October 18, 2024
Review: the Toyota Hilux 2.8GD-6 DC 4×4 GR-Sport III
Farmer's Weekly

Review: the Toyota Hilux 2.8GD-6 DC 4×4 GR-Sport III

The third iteration of the Hilux GR-Sport has finally achieved a sense of presence and style befitting its raceinspired branding. But is this the ultimate modern Hilux? Car Magazine takes a closer look.

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September 20, 2024
Why maize prices soar in Kenya and Malawi but not Tanzania
Farmer's Weekly

Why maize prices soar in Kenya and Malawi but not Tanzania

Namhla Landani, an economist at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg, and Arthur Khomotso Mahuma, economist and researcher at the Centre for Competition, Regulation and Economic Development, University of Johannesburg, analyse the issue.

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September 20, 2024
Wet carcass syndrome: a scourge in SA sheep farming
Farmer's Weekly

Wet carcass syndrome: a scourge in SA sheep farming

Wet carcass syndrome continues to take a huge financial toll on South African sheep farmers. Octavia Avesca Spandiel spoke to two experts about the ongoing genetic research aimed at addressing this issue.

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September 20, 2024
Pollination innovation
Farmer's Weekly

Pollination innovation

Bee-Tech Group is transforming South African agriculture with pollination technologies that boost crop yields and enhance sustainability. Founder Michiel Bruggeman spoke to Octavia Avesca Spandiel.

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September 20, 2024
The valuable addition that makes this farm tick
Farmer's Weekly

The valuable addition that makes this farm tick

Owning the value chain provides farmers with far more control over their produce. However, it requires a fine balance between production and ensuring there is a strong and steady market. Lindi Botha visited Rosemary Hill to find out how this essential oil producer leverages hospitality to make the farm viable.

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September 20, 2024
The benefits of recirculating aquaculture systems
Farmer's Weekly

The benefits of recirculating aquaculture systems

A powerful set of attributes has established recirculating aquaculture systems as a cornerstone of global temperate fish farming, writes Leslie Ter Morshuizen, owner of Aquaculture Solutions.

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September 20, 2024
Minister has big plans for emerging and commercial farmers
Farmer's Weekly

Minister has big plans for emerging and commercial farmers

DA leader and Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen spoke to Glenneis Kriel about his priorities for his department over the next five years, including an increased focus on biosecurity.

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September 20, 2024
New study aims to make wheat more disease resistant
Farmer's Weekly

New study aims to make wheat more disease resistant

A recent international study explains how bread wheat has helped to transform the ancient world on its path to becoming the iconic crop that today helps sustain a global population of eight billion.

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September 20, 2024
Conservation farming and biodiversity boost soil health and sustainability
Farmer's Weekly

Conservation farming and biodiversity boost soil health and sustainability

A recent academic event focused on research into the links between soil biodiversity, soil health and sustainable agriculture

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September 20, 2024

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