Mobile lab does cows a service
Gloved hands hold a long syringe. Fluorescent lighting blinks off the white surfaces as Masindi Mphaphathi, an animal researcher at the Agricultural Research Centre, gently...
Category : Agriculture
Klink ‘n glasie Pinotage op Perold
Op die stories agter ontdekkings – en heel dikwels die toevalligheid waarmee dit gemaak word kan mens gerus meer gereeld ‘n glasie klink.Neem nou byvoorbeeld...
Save indigenous Zulu sheep and you save rural farmers
by AdminBraai
Zulu sheep are valuable to farmers because of their ability to brace the harsh environment in the KwaZulu-Natal region, writes Thembinkosi “Mnqobi” Xulu, a MSc candidate...
Science Voices: Meatless Mondays might be harmful in SA
by AdminBraai
Is skipping out on a meaty meal to save the environment doing more harm than good? Nicolette Hall, a PhD candidate at the University of Pretoria,...
Beefing up efforts to breed with cattle
Beef cattle farmers will be able to fine-tune their selection and breeding programmes even further thanks to the research efforts of veterinarian Dr Dietmar Holm...
Drink a toast to the wine boffins
by Sarah Wild
Every bottle of wine has a story to tell: of the ground it grew on, the varietal of grape that went into it, the wood...
Proteas turn blotchy when they have sugar cravings in the mornings
Seven. That’s how many times Nicole Windell redid her experiments after first realising that proteas suffer from the floral equivalent of low blood sugar in...
Loopbaan in vrugtebedryf “net ‘n fees” vir prof. Daantjie
Word jy op ‘n vrugteplasie in die Langkloof gebore, word jou pad dalk so half uitgesit om in die vrugtebedryf te gaan werk. Veral as...
SA Akademieprys vir student se navorsing oor melkkoeivoeding
Op skool op Vredenburg aan die Weskus wou Lobke Steyn ‘n veearts word. Sy’s Pretoria toe met dié planne in gedagte. En toe ontdek sy...
Doctorate in beer leads to first brewery in the Cederberg
For Dr Melanie Nieuwoudt her doctoral studies on beer brewing are much more than just an academic matter. She will be putting the knowledge she...