Article by: General Beven Mundida, Animal Production Specialist Many farmers may find it difficult to start cattle production but some cattlemen say this is very simple if he or she is to follow the correct procedures. The scheme needs adequate planning. When planning for cattle management, a farmer should begin with the end in mind. […]
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Article by: Julie Havercroft Zimbabwe’s only crop spraying service, Agricair, has soared through African skies for over fifty years. The company, at its peak, was the second largest crop spraying service in the world, and flew into neighbouring African countries and even as far afield as Sudan for work. It had bases countrywide, with aeroplanes
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Article by: Doug McClymont With some of the excellent wheat crops around the country, one should now be concentrating on getting the most out of the situation. The question that every wheat grower has to answer for himself, is: “when do I stop irrigating?” To complete the season involves irrigating out the wheat, allowing it
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The Sheepdog Association of Zimbabwe (SAZ), consists of a small but determined group of people whose numbers are actually growing again. A large percentage of our members had left and with them a huge amount of talent but, with invaluable help from members of the South African Sheepdog Association (SASDA), we are forging ahead! The
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Salt and Cold Injury The thing about tobacco is that one season runs into the next and it’s not a crop for which you ever want to be caught playing catch up. Decisions and farm activities in February will be impacting your next crop a year later. The 2017/2018 season was one of extremes. Who
Locally Made Grain Dryer Local engineering firm Corpcord, who design and manufacture a multitude of process control and machinery, were approached late last year with an interesting proposal: to build a large grain dryer. This was only the third time they had been given an agricultural sector project. The client’s specifications were mainly concerned with
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A recent field day in Lion’s Den co-hosted by Brink Bosman, Blue Sky Farming, and Agricon Equipment, brought farmers from countrywide to see for themselves, some of the very latest farming technology in action. Bosman gave working demonstrations of the tractors, combine harvesters, seed planters, harrows, rippers and sprayers and other equipment that he uses
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A Basic Guideline to Cold Chain Management Berries are one of the most delicate and highly perishable fruits. Their non-climacteric physiological characteristics dictate that they must be harvested in an essentially ripe condition. The quality of fresh berries depends on their maturity and appearance (red colour intensity and distribution, fruit size and shape, freedom from
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When considering what breed of cattle to buy, farmers should always ask themselves the following: What am I expecting to do with my cattle when I have built up my herd? Am I a stud breeder? A commercial cattleman? Am I selling breeding stock, weaners or fat stock? Who is my market? Am I going
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Deep in the heart of farming land near Chinhoyi, in a place colloquially known as Poverty Valley, Wayne “Scrappy” Rouse, is productively harnessing the sun’s energy and is using it to power his irrigation. Three years ago, he was fed up with repeated and drawn out power cuts (one lasting for three months). Power grid
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