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Fight fatigue with these high energy foods

Andrea Du Plessis -
Feeling tired has become very common in the hectic pace of the pressurized lives we lead. Time to dig around in your vegetable garden and shop for foods that will boost...
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Will the wine industry’s Pastor Lukau please stand up?

Heinrich Bothman -
Funny, isn’t it, how one of my all-time favourite films, Pulp Fiction, has so much in common with wine. Gen Z might never have heard about this 1994 American crime thriller...
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Send us, Mr Ramaphosa, a new generation of farmers

Staff Reporter -
A 17-year-old aspiring farmer from Tzaneen in Limpopo has heeded Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s “Thuma Mina” call, pledging his support to build a better South Africa for all. Stefan Corbett, the head...
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Opportunities abound for black winemakers, but what about ownership?

Heinrich Bothman -
With the South African economy still in a tight spot, perhaps the best opportunity lies in being a disruptive winemaker with a vengeance for a devious malevolence. This might sound cruel,...
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Here’s why you really should be nuts about almonds

Andrea Du Plessis -
The “health nuts” amongst us seem to be going nuts about almonds. Seriously. A nut such as an almond really is a life-source. It provides nutrition for the growth of a new...
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These days they call me the wine ‘farm’acist

Heinrich Bothman -
The name is Bothman. Heinrich Bothman. It’s corny, right, but I’ve always dreamed about using this line since I first got introduced to the James Bond film series. Well, you don’t...
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To be a young black farmer in Mzansi

Mnqobi Ngubane -
A new sense of urgency has entered South Africa’s land reform process after the country’s parliament took a resolution to amend the constitution to effect land expropriation without compensation. But even this will...

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Agriculture minister Thoko Didiza speaking at the engagement with farm workers at Cederberg, Municipality, Western Cape. Photo: Supplied/DALRRD
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Farmworkers’ children should be free to choose – Didiza

Duncan Masiwa -
Children of farmworkers must enter the sector by choice and not by circumstance. This was the stern message earlier today (Monday, 25 October 2021)...
Invasive plant biocontrol insect research units under threat: Zeekoevlei in Cape Town has a problem with invasive hyacinth. Keeping invasive plants out of sensitive environments is extremely difficult. A research unit that uses insects to control unwanted plants has closed down because of delays in government funding. Photo: Ashraf Hendricks
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Govt. funding delay causes insect research unit to close

GroundUp -
Several research units that specialise in the control of invasive species using insects have stopped getting funding from the Department of Forestry, Fisheries and the Environment (DFFE). One unit has already closed down and others are at risk.
Andile Sasanti, an agripreneur with a knack for being different. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
Agripreneur

Agripreneur 101: Meet a non-dairy yoghurt maker

Nicole Ludolph -
Moringa, cancer bush, sea moss... As if the flavours aren't enough to make Andile Sasanti's yoghurts stand out from the rest, they are vegan...
Ndela Farming farming based in KwaZulu-Natal Just outside Weenen is owned by Thabani Bhengu who has major plans for the rest of South Africa. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Former football star scores winning goal in farming

Duncan Masiwa -
Many years ago, Thabani Bhengu played professional football for Jomo Cosmos. Today, he is one of KwaZulu-Natal’s proudest farming sons. He tells us, “Agriculture is life. It’s like growing your own cash.”
Animal experts reveal that heat stress does not only cause deaths but creates metabolic disruptions, oxidative stress, and immune suppression which causes infections in animals.
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Guard against heat stress, warn livestock experts

Sinesipho Tom -
With summer months fast approaching and growing concerns about extreme weather events, livestock experts are warning farmers against the effects of heat stress on their animals. It is not always fatal but can also affect animal production.

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