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Mechanising pecan production
Pecan production mechanisation has seen steady improvement in efficiency. Farmer’s Weekly’s mechanisation editor, Joe Spencer examines some of the latest equipment on offer locally.
Trofeediere laat biltongjagters ly
Die prys van wild met interessante kleurvariasies kan nóg verder daal, sê kenners. Veral die prys van swart rooibok, wat een van die eerste kleurvariante was wat sowat tien jaar gelede die mark betree het, laat mense praat.
Dairy industry crippled by low tariffs
Low tariffs for imported milk and high feed prices due to drought are crippling the dairy industry in the country. This emerged from a workshop held in the Northern Cape…
Hommeltuie help met stryd teen prosopis
Die versoek aan boere om met navorsing oor die bestryding van prosopis met hommeltuie te help, het tot ongekende belangstelling gelei.
Noord-Kaap se boere raadop oor hoë belasting
Boere in die munisipale distrik Emthanjeni, wat De Aar, Hanover en Britstown insluit, is raadop oor belasting wat volgens hulle met 455% in sewe jaar gestyg het.
Boere het nog baie vrae oor SKA-projek
Al is daar gereelde kommunikasie tussen Karooboere en amptenare van SKA Suid-Afrika, het boere wat hul grond moet verkoop of op wie se grond serwitute geregistreer gaan word, nog baie vrae.
Another Northern Cape solar power project in the works
Acwa Power’s next solar plant, at Redstone, 150km east of Bokpoort, will be even bigger and more efficient that the one currently at Bokpoort.
Rise in tiger population gives hope for rhino
For the first time in 100 years the wild tiger population has risen. It’s a success story viewed as a beacon of hope by South Africa’s rhino conservationists in their fight to combat the wiping out of the species.
Genetiese diversiteit onder beeste ontbreek in VSA
Prof. Darrh Bullock van die Universiteit van Kentucky in Amerika sê dat Suid-Afrika se genetiese diversiteit onder ons beeste iets is om te koester en te bewaar…
Brain science used to make wine
A team of marketers and neuroscientists in South Africa have announced the launch of the world’s first neurowine, a wine developed by applying techniques usually used in neuroscience