Articles Archives - ProAgri
Undercover Farming: Verbeter jou produksie onder beskerming
“In hierdie stadium kan ‘n polisieman jou in hegtenis neem as hy jou met dagga in jou besit betrap, maar die landdros sal dit waarskynlik saam met jou geniet.” So verduidelik Gail Pedra van Kernel Country, skertsenderwys, die huidige wetlike stand van daggagebruik in Suid-Afrika. Gail was een van die gewilde sprekers by vanjaar se […] More
by Annemarie Bremner 22nd March 2019, 9:21 am
Better, easier, quicker, more efficient and affordable – these are the aims of Kanna, the clever designer and manufacturer of equipment that allow the farmer’s work to flow, make his life easier and his business also more profitable. It is no wonder because all the Kanna plans were born directly on the farm and contrived […] More
by Specialist Writer 22nd March 2019, 8:50 am
The farmer who trusts Pannar, trusts a true lifelong friend
The farmer makes sure he does everything correctly every season – preparation of the seedbed, fertilizing, planting, combatting weeds, pest control, irrigation, fighting diseases . . . right up to the final act of harvesting. But, while this diligent farmer focuses all his attention on this year’s production, he has true friends who are already […] More
by Specialist Writer 22nd March 2019, 8:30 am
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Meet the winning team: Valtrac’s Terradisk and APV
Quality and durable implements simply make more sense in the long run, and Pöttinger’s Terradisk tilling series falls neatly into that category. Charl Theron is a young farmer who a high premium on quality. Last year, he joined his father in law, Paul van Niekerk, on the farm, Boshoek, near Memel in the Free State, […] More
by Du Preez de Villiers 18th March 2019, 10:01 pm
Growing blueberries needs a delicate orange tractor touch
Deep in the bush, and after a long stretch of typical dirt road towards the Botswana border, one suddenly comes to entrance to Madikwe Berry, a new farming enterprise in the vicinity of Dwaalboom. It is a hive of activity where soon 50 hectares of blueberries will be cultivated in tunnels. Work on the project […] More
by Specialist Writer 18th March 2019, 8:07 am
Sunshine is imperative for fruit production; however, unmitigated merciless rays from an African sky can deal the promise of a healthy export crop a serious setback. The same goes for an unexpected hailstorm, which can transform a promising yield into feedstock for the mampoer still. Permanent net structures may provide a solution, but it is […] More
by Specialist Writer 15th March 2019, 12:35 pm
AFMA ensures safe feed for safe food
The quality and safety of our meat can be ascribed to the feed eaten by livestock in feedlots. There are opportunists in every industry but, thank goodness, there is also an organisation which has laid down excellent systems to ensure that the livestock farmer, and also the consumer, can enjoy a chicken breast or beefsteak […] More
by Specialist Writer 15th March 2019, 8:52 am
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Feedtek: Maak wins met eie voermengsels
Wins is die hoofdoel van enige veeboerdery. Die belangrikste faktore wat winsgewendheid bepaal, is die vrugbaarheid van diere asook die groei van hulle nageslag en dit is regstreeks afhanklik van die voedingstatus van die dier. Hoogs produserende diere benodig ’n wye verskeidenheid makro- en mikro-voedingstowwe teen die regte vlakke en in die korrekte balans, om […] More
by Specialist Writer 13th March 2019, 10:29 am
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deur Ansofie van der Walt, LWO Werkgewersorganisasie Werkgewers moet daagliks sake-risiko’s bestuur ten einde die onderneming se winsgewendheid en volhoubaarheid te verseker. Beperkende arbeidsregulasies is een van die mees problematiese faktore vir sake-eienaars in Suid-Afrika. Vandag is dit ՚n moderne neiging onder sake-eienaars om nie-kernbedrywighede, soos sekuriteit, finansiële dienste, vervoer en bemarking, uit te kontrakteer. […] More
by Specialist Writer 12th March 2019, 3:55 pm
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Meadow het geen bekendstelling onder Suid-Afrikaanse veeboere nodig nie. As deel van die Astral-groep wat ՚n reuse aandeel in Suid-Afrika se hoenderproduksieketting het – van genetikaproduksie tot verskeie hoendervleis- en eierprodusenthandelsmerke, verskaf Meadow hoë-gehalte geformuleerde hoendervoer. Die reuse onderneming vervaardig ook volledige reekse vir ander vee. Meadow se voerfabrieke is mooi oor die land versprei. […] More
by Specialist Writer 12th March 2019, 12:40 pm
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Bonnox is met reg ’n beroemde en geëerde naam op plase regoor Suid-Afrika. Net soos Bonnox, het Jasmyn-plaas en -padstal by Hartbeespoortdam ook al ’n huishoudelike naam geword. Hierdie veelsydige onderneming kry dit reg om op ’n klein stukkie grond feitlik al die landbouprodukte vir hulle boeremark en restaurant in die dorp te produseer. Hulle […] More
by Du Preez de Villiers 12th March 2019, 11:53 am