Farmer’s Weekly – 23 August 2019

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ABOVE:

WhileBttechnology

in genetically

modifiedmaize

helpsfarmersto

controlcertain

croppestsmore

effectively,

measuresshould

betakentoprevent

thedevelopment

ofresistanceto

thetechnology.

Seedindustry

representatives

GrantPringleand

MagdaduToitspoke

toLloydPhillips

(seestoryonpg36).

BAYERSOUTHERNAFRICA

COVERSTORY:

Whatstartedout

witha coupleof

plantsboughtat an

orchidshowin the

1960s,hasturned

intooneofSouth

Africa’sbiggest

orchidcompanies,

DuckittNurseries.

WilferdDuckitt,the

co-ownerofthe

company,spoketo

GlenneisKrielabout

thebusiness(see

storyonpg28).

GLENNEISKRIEL

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ARTICLES

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By Invitation COVER

Achieving food security in SA

without sacrificing water security

Feature COVER

Staying ahead in the flower game

Livestock COVER

‘My parents didn’t become

commercial farmers, but I

will’ – Soweto chicken farmer

Crops COVER

Maize production: A toolkit for

managing Bt resistance in pests

OPINION& ANALYSIS

11 GLOBALINSIGHT:Revisiting

theBrexitdebate

12 AGRIBUSINESSPERSPECTIVE:

Empoweringwomen

inagriculture

WEEKLYNEWSWRAP

14 DEVELOPMENTPROGRAMME

foraspiringblackauctioneers

16 FREESTATEFARMERSdeliberate

onsafetyandstocktheft

20 THEFUTUREofthered

meatindustryis ‘bright’

21 FREESTATEDAIRYFARMERS

decline,butmilkvolumesup

21 MUNICIPALITIESORDERED

toprovideservices

tofarmdwellers

REGULARS

8 Farmer’sDiary

9 Letters

10 Archive

45 HorseTalk

56 FarmSales

58 Auctions

LIFESTYLE

47 GadgetCorner

48 RealCooking

50 Crossword

51 HillbillyHomes

52 HitchingPost

52 HolisticHealth

53 Books

53 OnlineFarmer

83 Townie

Back to Basics

• Planting cabbages


• SA Mutton Merino

Vegetable Production

The nitrate form of nitrogen

On the Market Floor

Machinery

& Implements

Kubota goes big in North America

Great Tales COVER

Wrestling with lions and living to

tell the story

COLUMNS

Managing for Profit

Commodity Corner

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