Farmer's Weekly Magazine - September 06, 2024

In this issue

Producing healthy animals through high-density grazing. Systemic barriers remain for women in agriculture. Visit Nampo Cape 2024.
How climate smart smallholders are boosting maize yields.

A simple calf feeding system

An Eastern Free State Farmer used this cheap, effective, labour-saving method to raise his calves.

2 mins

Upsurge in maize exports is expected in 2024/25 marketing season - Agbiz

Local supplies of grains and oilseeds are deemed adequate, as the Crop Estimates Committee places South Africa's 2023/24 harvest of these crops at 15,9 million tons

2 mins

The importance of knowing how to grade slaughter livestock

Whether you're a big or small producer, knowing how to grade your lifestock is essential for the profitability of your business

3 mins

Managing large-scale retrenchments

Dismissals due to operational requirements are usually considered the last resort for employers after alternative measures have been considered first

3 mins

Why are Japan's melons so expensive?

Japan is renowned for its culinary delights, including Wagyu beef and expensive melons. In this article, we take a look at why Crown melons fetch such exorbitant prices.

4 mins

Using animal impact for better grazing

Simbra farmer Kobus Bester spoke to Zunel van Eeden about the advantages of high-density grazing, which entails the grouping of high numbers of livestock to graze small areas of land over short periods.

5 mins

Helping small-scale farmers produce quality maize during a drought

Abeeb Babatunde Omotoso, senior lecturer at Oyo State College of Agriculture and Technology at NorthWest University, and Abiodun Olusola Omotayo, senior lecturer and researcher at North-West University, discuss how a mix of old and new techniques produced a superior maize harvest in the dry North West.

4 mins

The three common bacterial leaf diseases of beans.

Bill Kerr gives advice on how to recognise and treat halo blight, common blight and bacterial brown spot in a bean crop.

2 mins

Enhancing your soil solution

For plants to thrive, the soil solution must be balanced in terms of nutrient concentration as well as pH and moisture levels

2 mins

Students test the new Case IH sprayer series

When Case IH embarked on a roadshow to introduce its new range of Patriot sprayers, the first stop was Thabazimbi, Limpopo, where students from the University of Pretoria's Department of Natural and Agricultural Sciences had the chance to put the new Case IH Patriot 350 through its paces.

2 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.