The newly calculated yield potential for dryland maize production is 18,9 t/ha – and this is not reserved only for a select group of American record holders. A respected US expert explains how farmers worldwide can achieve these yields...
The record temperatures in Europe indicate a climate crisis that could spill over to South Africa this summer, warns agricultural weather expert Johan van den Berg. Europe experienced the hottest July since records began in 1850, and it may...
The goat population is increasing worldwide and is gaining popularity in Europe due to its lean meat, the annual congress of the Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa (Ruvasa) was recently told. Ariena Shepherd, a KwaZulu-Natal...
SCHOOLS SECTION WINNER EASY CLOSING OF WIRE GATES Nine-year-old David de Wet, a pupil at JJ van der Merwe Primary School in Ermelo, stood out with his Hekmeester device. The Hekmeester (“gatemaster”) attaches to a corner post next to a wire-fence...
