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The avocado (Persea americana) fruit is characterized by its nutritious flesh, which contains an exceptionally high content of unsaturated oil (up to 20% to 30%, fresh weight), and its single…

The 13th Onderstepoort Feedlot Challenge 2021 was proudly presented by the Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science of the University of Pretoria. Fifth year Veterinary students were…

Agricultural water use is recognized in the 1996 Second Edition of the South African Water Quality Guidelines, published by the then Department of Water Affairs and Forestry, as having three…

Rabies is a fatal viral disease of the central nervous system of mammals and creates a progressive inflammation of the brain. Signs of rabies in animals are, changes in behavior…

Shearing forms part of the bigger program of small-stock farming and when deciding on shearing intervals, a few factors must be taken into consideration such as weather conditions and production…

Bio security plays a fundamental role in ensuring farmer profitability and food security in South Africa and in order to establish accountability, responsibility and preventative measures in dealing with disease…

“We are the sixth-generation farmers on Lemmersville and we must be stewards of our inheritance. As young farmers we should manage our finances effectively and as we look towards the…

Mpumalanga Agriculture is the provincial affiliation of Agri SA. More than 30 farmer associations are within the structure. They deliver services to commercial and emerging farmers, commodity organisations, and agricultural…

Let nature take its course, and in natural selection, it is not us but the environment that determines survival and reproductive success of animals, and then systematically selection and matching…

The earliest mention of pruning was in the bible as far back as around 4000 BCshowedevidence of pruning in the form of bonsai. And the first written evidence of dwarfed…