Farmer’s Weekly – 09 August 2019

Contents

PRINTINGCTPWebPrinters,cnrElectronAvenueandIndustryRoad,Isando,Johannesburg.
PUBLISHEDbytheproprietors,CaxtonMagazines,a divisionofCTPLtd(Reg.No.1971/004233/06),
CaxtonHouse, 368 JanSmutsAvenue,Craighall.POBox1610,Parklands2121.
DISTRIBUTEDRNA, 12 NobelStreet,Industria2093.POBox101,Maraisburg1700.
Tel 011248 3500,Fax 011474 3583,[email protected].

ABOVE:

AlweneFordmay

benearingwhat

manywould

considernormal

retirementage,

butthe63-year-

oldcommercial

cattlefarmerhas

noplanstoslow

down.Sabrina

Deanvisitedher

at herfarmnear

BarklyWestin the

NorthernCape(see

storyonpg36).

SABRINADEAN

COVERSTORY:

Theintroduction

ofa no-tillplanter

thatcanplant

covercropsin vine

andtreerowsis

enablingfarmers

in theOlifants

RiverValleyto

takethebenefits

ofcovercropping

toanentirelynew

level.Glenneis

Krielreportson

theplanter’s

developmentand

thevalueofcover

croppingin general

(seestoryonpg42).

GETTYIMAGES

36 42

ARTICLES

6

32

36

42

46

By Invitation COVER

How new thinking on

animal behaviour affects

livestock farmers

Bottom Line COVER

Passion overcomes prejudice

for female tractor technician

Livestock COVER

Breeding for fertility, adaptability

and looks: Kalahari beef

producer’s winning strategy

Focus on Soil Health

COVER

SA-designed no-till planter

simplifies cover crop cultivation

Boost your farm’s sustainability

with the right crop rotation

OPINION& ANALYSIS

13 GLOBALINSIGHT:Is thistheend

ofthedevelopmentagenda?

14 AGRIBUSINESSPERSPECTIVE:

WesternCapedroughtaliveand

well,despiterisingdamlevels

WEEKLYNEWSWRAP

16 NAMIBIAEXEMPTSANIMAL

FEEDfromVATtohelpfarmers

17 LANDREFORMPANEL‘takes

discussionforward’

18 SARECEIVESGO-AHEAD

toresumeredmeat

exportstoChina

21 RABIESCLAIMSNINEhuman

victimsinthefirsthalfof 2019

22 ‘HIGHERPOULTRY

IMPORTTARIFFScould

hurtSA’seconomy’

REGULARS

8 Farmer’sDiary

9 Letters

10 Archive

59 HorseTalk

70 FarmSales

72 Auctions

LIFESTYLE

60 RealCooking

62 Crossword

63 HillbillyHomes

64 HitchingPost

64 HolisticHealth

65 Books

65 OnlineFarmer

91 Townie

Back to Basics

• Assessing grazing capacity


• Beetroot pest and
  disease control

Vegetable Production

Why nitrogen is so important

On the Market Floor

Machinery

& Implements

New combines for Africa

Supplements COVER

Bonsmara

Beefmaster

COLUMNS

Managing for Profit

Perspective in

Aquaculture

Commodity Corner

54

56

57

58

66

68

26

28

30

9 AUGUST 2019 farmer’sweekly 3