Plans Farmers Make
Farmer’s plan | Rethinking free-range chicken farming with a mobile coop system
Free-range chicken farming took centre stage during our sister publication Landbouweekblad’s recent revival conference. In this video, Danie Slabbert of...
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From rural Zambia to Cape Town: The simple innovation that’s revolutionising small-scale farming
The Burro, a human-powered cargo system – essentially a supercharged wheelbarrow – is proving that the best innovations often solve...
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FARMER’S PLAN | Karoo farmer’s sheep collar tested against predators in the US
Karoo farmer Eddie Steenkamp’s PAL collar, designed to protect sheep from caracals and jackals, was recently tested in the US,...
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New Super Hoe makes weeding easier
Backsaver Farming Equipment has introduced its latest product, the Super Hoe. According to Michris Janse van Rensburg, a farmer, inventor...
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Portable crop sprayer ideal for small-scale farmers
Michris Janse van Rensburg, a farmer, inventor and founder of Backsaver Equipment based in the Bulfontein area of the Free...
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Walking stick planter wins second place in Farmers’ Plans Competition at Nampo
The Backsaver walking stick grass planter has been recognised as a runner-up in the commercial category of this year’s Farmers’...
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FARMER’S PLAN | Brothers harvest soybeans with bush cutters
Due to the soaked soil, the brothers could not access the soybean lands with a combine harvester and had to...
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FARMER’S PLAN | Remove submersible pump easily with planter wheel
A farmer from the Southern Free State, Kobus Breytenbach, uses the wheel of an old LM corn planter built into...
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FARMER’S PLAN | DIY ‘seed-vac’ cleans 1 tonne of canola seed per day
Cleaning canola seed – removing husks, stalks and other debris – can be a slow, labour-intensive task. That’s why farmer...
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FARMER’S PLAN | Free wooden pallets improve nutrition management
Livestock farmer Hugh Ainslie has found an effective way to make full use of creep feeding in his Boer goat...
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