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Partnership aims to improve farmers’ climate resilience
Dec 3, 2024 · The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and the University of the Western Cape recently hosted an inaugural research symposium with the theme ‘Healing through food’. Dr Reckson Mulidzi, manager of the soil and water science research team at the ARC, spoke to Glenneis Kriel about the event and the partnership.
SA litchi price hike likely over the festive season
Dec 3, 2024 · Between 40% and 50% of South Africa’s 2024 litchi harvest had been destroyed by adverse weather conditions, which would invariably push up the local litchi price significantly.
Boran bull sold for record price of R8m at Hurwitz Farming Auction
Aug 3, 2024 · READ Boer Goat stud sells two rams for R1 million each. Cyclone was bred and sold by brothers Simeon and Jarren Hurwitz of Hurwitz Farming.. From left, Simeon Hurwitz, Collen Tafireyi of Sinyo Boran Stud and Jarren Hurwitz of Hurwitz Farming.
Leopard spotted near Wesselsbron, safely captured and relocated
Nov 13, 2024 · Local veterinarian Dr Johan Jacobs was called to the scene, where he successfully tranquilised the leopard. The animal was then transported to a secure location, where it will be temporarily held before being released back into its natural habitat.
Increasing the nutrient use efficiency of potatoes
Dec 10, 2024 · While farmers are constantly seeking ways to optimise soil health by adopting conservation agricultural practices to combat soil erosion, water run-off, and loss of organic matter and/or nutrients, simultaneously it is necessary to optimise the use of applied nutrients to the soil and crops in order to enhance the so-called nutrient use efficiency (NUE) of fertilisers.
Violent crime drops but farmers urged to strengthen security
Nov 28, 2024 · Contact crimes, against a person, declined by 3% compared with the same quarter last year, but remained high at 160 935. This type of crime amounted to 162 518 incidences in the same quarter in 2022 and 165 909 in 2023, but 135 413 cases in …
One man’s journey from a city job to a farm’s pastures
Dec 2, 2024 · From the bustling streets of Pretoria, Gauteng, to the serene pastures of eNtokozweni in Mpumalanga, Colin Morodi’s journey from government bureaucrat to dedicated cattle breeder is a story of determination and the pursuit of a lifelong dream.
The new rural: living in a smart agri village
Oct 16, 2024 · Mulder describes Crossways Farm Village as “a harmonious blend of conservation, agriculture and sustainable living”. Spanning 520ha, it is divided into three equal and sustainable nodes: one dedicated to conservation, another to urban agriculture and a working dairy farm, and the third to residential living, encompassing 732 plots …
Plant poisoning in livestock - farmersweekly.co.za
Oct 18, 2024 · As climate change and associated detrimental weather patterns, such as droughts, become more commonplace in South Africa, farmers need to become increasingly vigilant in respect of plant poisoning in livestock.