TechLife News

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Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty. A company wants to alter farm animals by adding and subtracting genetic traits in a lab. It sounds like science fiction, but Recombinetics sees

MOTHER EARTH NEWS

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Do-it-yourself and self-reliance themes are wonderful — to a point. I know that questioning these themes in the pages of MOTHER EARTH NEWS borders on heresy, but hear me out. Every movement runs the risk of overrunning its original objectives. Concer

Mother Jones

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OF ALL THE INSULTS that greenhouse gases hurl at our food supply—a warming climate that triggers more severe droughts and floods in key agriculture regions like the Midwest and California, declining yields of staple crops—the most insidious may invol

Farmer's Weekly

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South Africa’s often resource-challenged agricultural schools would do well to introduce commercial rabbit production enterprises as part of their education and training curricula. This was according to the founder of the Future Farmers Foundation an

Wildlife Ranching Magazine

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It is strange how game farmers often pay impressive prices for superior animals but then seem reluctant to spend money on feeding them properly. It is true that game should get their nourishment from the veldt, as they have done for ages. However, we

Futurity

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Some aspects of climate change could benefit certain forms of agriculture in the Northeastern United States, new research suggests—though the researchers caution that there are many variables in the future scenario they envision. Although a projected

Farmer's Weekly

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If you were given R30 million to invest in agriculture, either in new or existing farming activities or in the agriculture value chain, how would you spend it? We could change the world by investing that amount, although it’s not nearly enough, in a

The Field

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I HAVE been wailing on and off like a Cassandra for the past three or so years about the future of British agriculture. However, now the umbilical cord with Europe has been cut. No more Common Agricultural Policy to which farmers may cling. But where

How It Works

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Cows have been providing products for us for millennia, and are more useful to us than any other farm animal. We encounter cow products every day, whether that’s eating a beef burger, putting milk in our tea or wearing a leather jacket. Widespread ac

Country Homes & Interiors

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My life as a farmer’s wife began in 2014, when I married Nathan. We got to know each other well about 10 years ago through our local Young Farmers’ Association in Saltash, Cornwall. He came from a farming family and had always worked the land. I wasn

Farmer's Weekly

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If you were given R30 million to invest in agriculture, either in new or existing farming activities or in the agriculture value chain, how would you spend it? I’d invest that money in the supply chain and set up an entity to advise developing farme

The Atlantic

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A cow is a beast bred for uniformity. Whether black-and-white Holsteins or ginger-colored Jerseys, the marvel of the herd is that such unvaried selfsameness has been coaxed, over time, out of bovine diversity. Identical cows lift up identical, dozy e

Farms and Farm Machinery

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People who relocate to country areas to take up farm work may be eligible for government grants to help with the move, under new budget measures announced recently. The federal government will modify its existing Relocation Assistance program, which

Farmer's Weekly

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Piet Phahlane, along with his son, Richard, and Aaron Makena and his sister-in-law, Elizabeth, are business partners of a livestock farming operation on Melkhoutfontein in Rust de Winter near Bela-Bela in Limpopo. They farm cattle, goats and sheep. T

Farmer's Weekly

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THIS COURSE FOCUSES ON BEEF CATTLE PRODUCTION, INCLUDING HOW TO IDENTIFY AND MONITOR BREEDING BEHAVIOUR, BASIC NUTRITION, HEALTH CARE AND RECORD-KEEPING. Environmental Waste and Landfill Management, Emperors Palace, Johannesburg.Email admin@maphosa

Union of Concerned Scientists

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Ruminants, especially cattle (particularly beef cattle), have gotten a bad rap for their effects on climate, water, land and health. However, research and practice also point to cases in which ruminants can help improve the sustainability of farms, i

Farmer's Weekly

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If you were given R30 million to invest in agriculture, either in new or existing farming activities or in the agriculture value chain, how would you spend it? I’d invest in an e-commerce system that would allow farmers and agripreneurs to lease far

Farms and Farm Machinery

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Held annually in Penrith, Diesel Dirt & Turf Expo is a family-friendly event designed to boost the Western Sydney construction boom – showcasing the biggest range of earthmoving machinery dealers, earthmoving attachments, trucks, bikes, utilities, mo

Apple Magazine

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Cows that can withstand hotter temperatures. Cows born without pesky horns. Pigs that never reach puberty. A company wants to alter farm animals by adding and subtracting genetic traits in a lab. It sounds like science fiction, but Recombinetics sees

Home & Decor

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The brainchild of London-based architecture and research firm ecoLogicStudio, the BioBombola allows you to cultivate your own domestic spirulina garden, a sustainable source of vegetable protein. This indoor cultivation setup includes a harvesting ki

Farmer's Weekly

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Thanks to funding of R10,5 million provided by Villa Crop Protection, a chair in crop health was recently established at Stellenbosch University (SU). According to a statement by the university, the key function of this initiative would be to focus o

The Team Roping Journal

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Taking you into the feed room of the best in the business. 2018 CNFR Champioin Header Alfalfa and grass, morning and night Total Feeds, one scoop once a day Protein: 15.00% Fat: 5.00% Fiber: 17.00% Priced by dealer totalfeeds.com Zesterra $75 and u

Farmer's Weekly

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If you were given R30 million to invest in agriculture, either in new or existing farming activities or in the agriculture value chain, how would you spend it? I almost want to say that I’d take the money and run! But I do think that the sector requi

Farmer's Weekly

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Traceability involves more than simply identifying animals and keeping track of a particular livestock unit throughout the value chain. It entails a complete herd management system that includes the sustainable use of natural resources; a programme t

Farmer's Weekly

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Cows usually reach their optimal breeding condition about three months after the month of the highest rainfall. The breeding season should therefore be timed to coincide with this. For a summer breeding season, you should achieve the highest re-conce

Farmer's Weekly

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The Western Cape Department of Agriculture had made available a R10 million once-off grant for the establishment of a tissue culture facility in Paarl. The funds would be used for the infrastructure and key equipment required to establish a new compa

Farmer's Weekly

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Farmers must become more involved in organised agriculture structures so that they can ensure the future existence of farming in South Africa. This was the message from the outgoing president of TAU SA, Louis Meintjies, during the organisation’s firs

Farmer's Weekly

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Know and understand what a healthy, balanced grassland system looks like under your specific production conditions. Manage veld in a way that unlocks animals’ full production potential, without resulting in degradation or erosion. Give your lives

Farmer's Weekly

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A livestock farmer is firstly a veld and pasture farmer. It is vital that the animals’ nutritional requirements are met, especially during breeding and when the cows are raising calves. Moreover, the cattle should be fully fed in a relatively short p

Global Voices

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A new-born naumuthe calf. When full grown, this cattle breed measures equivalent to nine closed fists from hoof to hump. Image: Sanjib Chaudhary. The Achhami or “naumuthe” cow is one of the world’s smallest cattle breeds. Originating from Nepal’s Ach