Biltongresep uit die Groot Trek en innoverende kompostee is hierdie familie se behoud
die Outspan-plaaspadstal kan mens ’n stukkie geskiedenis proe op jou reis deur die noordelike gedeelte van KwaZulu-Natal.
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Nuwe paaie by wyse van ou weë
Oloff Cilliers gebruik vir die afgelope agt jaar melkbeeste wat hy ʼn three-way cross noem. Volgens hierdie benadering het hy ʼn koei wat langlewendheid met goeie gesondheidseienskappe en vrugbaarheid bied. Kruisings tussen Scandinavian reds, Holstein en die Franse Montbéliarde voldoen aan hierdie vereistes.
Launch of rooftop farm at iconic Kenilworth Centre
Redefine Properties has unveiled the first retail urban rooftop farm to be established in the Western Cape – right on top of Kenilworth Centre, a popular regional shopping mall in the heart of the southern suburbs.
Boere: Hoe raak onbetroubare krag jou besigheid?
In plaas van in vrees lewe dat die kragnetwerk jou in die steek laat waarom nie ‘n plan in plek stel wat jou grotendeels onafhanklik maak nie? SON SA het ‘n inisiatief begin vir die voorsiening van alternatiewe energie in landbou.
ALA helps cattle methane emissions drop by almost 10%
In South Africa consumers are not as concerned about the environmental impact of cow burps and farts as those in the EU or the rest of the western world. But the global media has been reporting for some time how about a third of human-caused methane emissions come from livestock.
Mockford varkies smaak so lekker ‘want hulle speel so lekker’
Mockford Farms is die wenner van Landbouskrywers SA se Limpopo-streekstoekenning. Die boerdery is gebaseer naby Polokwane en behels verskeie, diverse, boerdery-ondernemings naby Haenertsburg, Mokopane en Bronkhorstspruit.
New Zealand proposes taxing cow burps to reduce emissions
produce from burping and urinating in a bid to tackle climate change. The world-first scheme will see farmers paying for agricultural emissions in some form by 2025, reports BBC News. The country’s farming industry accounts for about half of its emissions.
Danish farmers must halve greenhouse gas – or cough up
The European Union is serious about reducing their carbon footprint and introducing more earth-friendly pest control. Reuters reports that Denmark’s agricultural and forestry sector must reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% and 65% by 2030 compared with 1990 levels.
Smart farming: Cutting edge horti-centre opens at Stellenbosch
On 20th October 2022 a consortium of partners in the horticultural sector, including local and Dutch companies, in partnership with Stellenbosch University, will officially open the brand new HortiDemoCentre.
Food suppliers commit to halve food waste
On a yearly basis 10.4 million tons of edible food goes to waste in South Africa yet millions of people have limited access to food.