AGRI NEWS NET- Summary of the Weeks News - 8th November 2020

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Suid Afrika se landbouers verloor gemiddeld een plaaseenheid per dag weens veediefstal, want sowat 178 beeste,250 skape en 115 bokke beland daagliks in veediewe se kloue. 90 000 skape, 63,000 beeste en 35,000 bokke per jaar in Suid-Afrika weens veediefstal- dis wat die regering se onvermoee om korrupsie, moord en diefstal aan die landbou doen.

We all know, plants are the backbone of all life on Earth and are essential resource for human well-being. But the way we are constantly removing these, we are disturbing the balance of nature with the rise in greenhouse gas levels.

In terms of the South African fresh produce industry, the UK's new lockdown will have the largest effect on the airfreighted exports of baby veg and flowers, both edible flowers and cut flowers like proteas grown in the Western Cape.

The year 2020 will always be remembered as the year ‘time stood still’, the year that turned everything we knew, did and even our very existence into complete chaos,” says newly elected chairperson of WRSA, Gerhard Heyneke. “As part of the broader wildlife community WRSA can certainly attest to the fact that 2020 will be remembered as the most daunting year in our history.”

The use of biodegradable plastic films has quite a long tradition in row cropping. Covering a seed row with plastic film is a practical way of controlling weeds. In addition, film reduces water evaporation rates and heats the topsoil, which in turn encourages early growth and reduces the vegetation period.

Die staat het in praktyk twee hoofbronne van inkomste: belasting en lenings. In ’n ideale wêreld sou lenings hoofsaaklik nodig wees om die tydgaping te dek tussen wanneer belasting-inkomste verdien word en staatsuitgawes aangegaan moet word, maar in praktyk – en beslis in Suid-Afrika se geval – word uitstaande langtermynskuld ’n voltydse verskynsel.

Dit het die afgelope paar dae gereen in sekere dele van Calvinia en dele van die Oos Karoo waar tot soveel as 30 mm reen gemeet is op plekke. Ons Nuuskantoor het berigte obtvang van swerms bruin sprinkane hulle opwagting in die gebiede gemaak het.- Daar is reeds honderde plase wat geteiken word deur hierdie sprinkane in 'n tyd wat die regering geen dienste meer kan lewer nie.

Attractive prices, a growing export market and favorable weather have led South Africa’s commercial farmers to plant 2.6 million hectares of corn in the 2020-21 marketing year, a 12% increase over a year ago. Global Agricultural Information Network report from the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Op die platteland van Suid Afrika is daar letterlik honderde dorpe wat eenvoudig verval. Dit maak mense geweldig negatief oor die toekoms. En die regering is nie in staat om hierdie kwessie op te los nie. Daar is geen politieke wil nie -Baie min dinge werk in die plaaslike munsipaliteit- ons het net te veel van die mense verwag- Dis nou die gemeenskap se wie wil en regruk.

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Suid Afrika -Rooivleis is ’n luukse op die binnelandse mark- Een van die groot kwessies vir die vleisbedryf is die groeiende vraag na alternatiewe proteïen- Die jonger generasie het ’n sterk ingesteldheid om die omgewing te bewaar en hierdie aandranggaan nie stop nie.-Rooivleisprodusente moet hulle aanslag en bemarking op hierdie jong generasie totaal en al anders benader.

Wine News- Lower than average production volume in the EU, where measures to reduce the harvest volume had a significant impact in Italy, France and Spain notwithstanding the overall favourable climatic conditions. South Africa finally back to “normality” after several years of drought. Read the Full report-

Former German ag journalist and ACO fan Matthias Mumme is going to publish a book about the story of ACO tractors, which were produced by Alph and Koos Coetzer on their farm near Hoopstad from 1985 to late 1990s.

South Africa is the ninth biggest wine producer world-wide and produces about 3.3% of the domestic product and employs nearly 300 000 people. Meanwhile, the industry is holding thumbs that disappointing 2018 and 2019 harvest gures remain a thing of the past. In 2019 SA recorded 970 million litres and a disappointing 950 million litres in 2018.

The brown locust poses a huge threat to agricultural production in the country. With maize fields in the Free State under threat due to the brown locust outbreak, the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development says it is being dealt with accordingly.

As the race for the White House continues, agriculture leaders say a win for Democrat Joe Biden will strengthen and fast-track trade relations between South Africa and the United States. Currently, the race between pres. Donald Trump and Biden hinges on tight races in battleground states. Trump has already falsely claimed victory while Biden called for patience and every vote to be counted.]

Die bek-en-klouseer-uitbreking in Botswana is in die land se beheerde gebied waar jaarlikse inenting plaasvind en dit het nie ‘n invloed op handel vanuit die gebiede wat vry is van bek-en-klouseer sonder inenting nie.

Health experts agree that the poor nutritional quality of our diet is at the root of many of our health problems. There are a number of factors that determine the extent of nutrition we can extract from plant and animal foods. Let’s take a look at some of the possible reasons why most people are not getting sufficient nutrients from their food:

Die koolstofvoetspoor van lewendehawe-produksie het in onlangse jare baie kritiek van omgewingsbewustes, joernaliste en selfs wetgewers ontlok. Sommige verbruikers gebruik dit as ‘n rede om vleis uit hul diëte te sny.

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