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Crop production: Get the most from your fertiliser

  16th May 2019

It is possible to increase profitability and reduce risk if you use fertiliser to best effect on your farm. Increasingly expensive input costs are always of concern to farmers and efficient fertilisers and fertilising practices will help them to cope with this challenge. Also read: Farm management: Controlling input costs…

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Pork production: Managing the breeding herd

  14th May 2019

Good management is crucial for any pork producer who wants to farm profitably. The ultimate goal of a breeding herd is to produce as many weaned pigs per breeding female as possible – per year and over her lifetime on the farm. Dr Peter Evans, a veterinarian, says this should…

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Flower production: Fynbos – more than just a pretty fl...

  26th April 2019

This truly indigenous South African product means a good deal more than emblems. It’s worthwhile cultivating them, although the process is tough and difficult. Fynbos refers to plants growing in the mountains of the Western Cape province in South Africa. They usually appear grey and uninteresting when one drives past,…

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More international pavilions at Agritech Expo Zambia 2019

  5th April 2019

The upcoming Agritech Expo Zambia has more international pavilions than any previous edition. This year’s outdoor farming exhibition taking place from 11 to 13 April at Gart in Chisamba, will feature specialised farming products, services and technology with country pavilions and stands from the European Union, Germany, Italy, Czech Republic,…

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Agritech Expo Zambia 2019: AgriTEACH livestock workshop inte...

  20th March 2019

Read an exclusive interview with David Elias Daka, Animal Production Consultant at Livestock Services Cooperative Society in Zambia, a returning silver sponsor at Agritech Expo Zambia. During the AgriTEACH workshop sessions at the event, David will present a talk on “Vital nutritional information for quality livestock production”. “Nutrition and feeding…

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Fertiliser and electricity from a mall

  7th March 2019

The N1 City mall in South Africa’s Cape Town is pre-empting future regulation changes around the removal of organic waste from operating buildings to landfills by installing an anaerobic digester. Cape Town intends to reduce organic waste going to landfills by 100% by 2027. Growthpoint Properties, which owns the shopping…

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Latest farming technology from country pavilions at Agritech...

  6th March 2019

“Mechanisation is the key to the farming business of the 21st century and will definitely have positive effects like higher outputs, generate more income for the farmer itself and the society. When it comes to the buying of inputs and equipment, the label ‘Made in Germany’ is one that evokes…

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Farm management: What is good management?

  28th February 2019

Today’s farmer is as much a businessman as his city cousin is. Let’s look at harvesting a field of cabbages and try to find their management similarities. I call management in farming “The successful and flexible control and allocation (use) of all resources required to produce a product on a…