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ANIMALS Bees Absolutely Love Cannabis & It Could Help Restore Their Populations Published 2 days agoon January 19, 2020 By Andrew Wilson Bees are major fans of hemp and a recent study has found that the taller the hemp plants are the larger the number of bees that will flock to it. The new research, …
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Livestock farmers pin hopes on rains Chronicle 21/1/2020 Pride Mahlangu, Business Reporter LIVESTOCK farmers in Matabeleland region are pinning their hopes on the rains that have started falling across the country. The wet spell, which is being experienced across the country comes as a relief to communal farmers in Matabeleland region although they continue …
Dam water levels increase Sunday Mail 19/1/2020 Lea Mutanda Some of the country’s major dams have begun registering increase in water volumes, following the rains that have been received countrywide over the past weeks. Last week, Zimbabwe National Water Authority (Zinwa) corporate communications and marketing manager Mrs Marjorie Munyonga said dams along the country’s …
Poor macadamia harvest expected, climate change cited Herald 20/1/2020 Takunda Maodza Manicaland Bureau Chief MACADAMIA nuts farmers expect the poorest harvest ever this year owing to the side effects of climate change, which resulted in reduced rains and heat waves. Heat waves were experienced mainly between August and November last year, resulting in massive …
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New grazing method developed at Mazoe Herald 20/1/2020 The Rhodesia Herald, 20 January 1970 PASTURE specialists at the Henderson Research Station at Mazoe have developed a new method of grass fertilisation and grazing, which may revolutionise the stock farming system in Rhodesia. It is expected to help people like tobacco farmers, who with small …
Armyworm hits Lower Gweru Herald 20/1/2020 army worm Michael Magoronga, Midlands Correspondent Crops in some parts of the Midlands Province are under threat from the African armyworm. Midlands provincial crop and livestock officer Mrs Madeline Magwenzi said the armyworm had been discovered in Somabhula. “The African armyworm was first discovered by farmers in Somabhula …
Farmers start replanting as wet spell renews hope Chronicle 20/1/2020 Walter Mswazie, Masvingo Correspondent About 80 percent of farmers in Masvingo are taking advantage of the prevailing wet spell to replant after their crops succumbed to moisture stress in previous months, a Government official has said. In an interview yesterday, Crop and Livestock provincial officer …
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Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme rehab begins Chronicle 20/1/2020 Beitbridge Proportional Representation MP Hon Linda Singo (left) and Senator Tambudzani Mohadi (second from left) tour the Tshikwalakwala Irrigation project recently Thupeyo Muleya, Beitbridge Bureau GOVERNMENT and its partners have started rehabilitating Tshikwalakwala Irrigation Scheme in Beitbridge East constituency, some 135km out of the border town. Some farmers …
Amacimbi harvesters leave trail of environmental destruction Chronicle 20/1/2020 Amacimbi harvesters along Solusi Road near Bulawayo recently Desmond Nleya, Chronicle Reporter AMACIMBI have brought relief to some Bulawayo residents who are flocking to harvest them in areas near the city. A Chronicle news crew visited Mophani area near Solusi last week and witnessed a number of people …
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Letters to the Editor: Managing livestock in drought Chronicle 20/1/2020 Beaven Dhliwayo, Features Writer Droughts and dry times are part of the Zimbabwean farming enterprises. A recent news article pointed out that at least 16 000 herd of cattle have succumbed to drought in Matabeleland South, amid growing fears of a looming water shortage in …