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F A R ME R S RE VI E W AF RI CA I S S UE 1 0 Volume 3. Issue 10. July - August 2017 Editor’s note Effective mycotoxin management: mission possible Page 20 FARMERS Please visit the website REVIEW AFRICA We've had another half of the year of reporting at Farmers Review Africa and I'm so grateful for the outstanding work as we look forward to the rest of the year. a farmersreviewafric .com CROP-EATING WORMS, CATTLE DISEASE ADD TO SOUTH SUDAN ANGUISH. P13 SUCCESS STORY TOBACCO PROCESSORS ZIMBABWE. P46 is year will certainly ask of all farmers to remain positive, be on the look- out for opportunities and take advantage of them. ere is a future in agriculture for all of us. SENSETIME, THE NEXT GENERATION OF COW MONITORING AND INTELLIGENCE. P68 Randy Kuhn of Kuhn Family Farm with his well-contained beefalo herd in Bradford County, Photo courtesy of Kuhn Family Farm. As the weather is turning warmer and the farmers are reviewing their harvest from last year, here in Southern Africa, let's look forward to another productive season. Executive Editor Lee Daniels [email protected] On the print side, the July/ August issue should land upon your doorstep and it features a lot of informative stories from fruit sorting, fencing solutions, seed coating, potato harvesting and processing, automated weather stations and many more. Writers Bertha M. Maxin Fourie Advertising Executive e negative impact of moulds and mycotoxins on animal feed production is an ever increasing concern. Fluctuations in the quality of raw materials requires continuous attention. However, mycotoxin management is a possible mission with Nutriad International solutions. Russou Billiard [email protected] Cleopas M. [email protected] Mkhululi K. In collaboration with independent laboratories Nutriad International regularly test feed and raw material samples from different regions worldwide to verify the level of mycotoxin contamination. Nutriad International offers a wide range of products with speci c mode of action such as mycotoxin inactivation, mould inhibition, immune stimulation and organ protection. [email protected] Project Manager Victor Ndlovu [email protected] Correspondents e All ex Group is has introduced the next generation of cow monitoring and intelligence with the SenseTime solution. SenseTime combines SCR's market-leading cow monitoring technology, proven for more than 10 years on over 5 million cows, with All ex's livestock identi cation technology used on hundreds of millions of cows worldwide, for the most innovative solution for livestock Intelligence. Deward Sitali [email protected] [email protected] [phone] Himanot Kelemu [email protected] Sales [email protected] Nigeria has inaugurated a new fertiliser plant in Port Harcourt. e plant is expected to transform Nigeria's goal to achieve green revolution in the agriculture sector and support farmers by providing fertiliser product at low prices. Marketing Mandla M. [email protected] Graphic Design & Layout Que Gibson We hope you will gain more valuable insights in this edition. ank you for reading Farmers Review Africa! [email protected] Published by Mailing Times Media Bertha M. [phone] Editor [email protected] 15 16 r 20 ril 20 be r - cem rch De be em 1. me Issue lu Vo R FA A - A 01 I FR RS R FA RE VI ME RS RE VI EW AF RI CA E SU I S 1. Nov e 2. Issue 2. Ma - Ap Volume Volum F A R ME RS A F RI C EW A RE VI E I SSU 3 F A R ME R S 2. Issue 5 - 1 CA E WA ME 3. May - June 2016 e speopl 0sale partin take ing Train CaseIH thAfrica nSou -p12 Campi RE VI E W AF RI CA Over10 2 I S S UE Volume 2. Issue 4. July - August 2016 4 D A R ME RS RE VI EW A F RI C A I SSU E 5 Volume DA R ME RS 2. Issue 5. Septe mber - Octo RE VI EW AF RI ber 2016 CA I S SU E 6 DA R ME RS Volum RE VI EW AF RI e 2. CA I S SU E Issue 7 6. No vemb er - Vo Biotec hn A
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