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South African corn farms are suffering “extensive” damage from what appears to be an alien caterpillar that destroyed fields in other countries in the region, according to the government ...
From the first light of morning to the last glow of sunset, it was nonstop work in the corn fields today. Join me as I tackle planting, checking growth, and everything else that keeps this farm ...
The report, conducted by BirdLife South Africa across 33 of the 35 wind farms nationwide over eight years ending in 2023, found 2,444 dead birds from over 200 species.
Soetwater brings the number of EGP South Africa wind farms in operation up to seven, and includes the 88 MW Nojoli, the 140 MW Oyster Bay, Nxuba, Garob farms and the 147 MW Karusa wind farm.
Wind-razed corn dots Iowa fields. Farmers facing losses after rare storm hit crops, grain silos. August 14, 2020 at 2:12 a.m. by DAVID PITT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ...
An outbreak of fall armyworms that has attacked corn plants in South Africa may spread to sugarcane in the KwaZulu-Natal province, where a warm climate would help the pest survive through the year ...
Between 2015 and 2019, 14 adult and five juvenile Verreaux’s eagles were reported killed by wind turbines in South Africa. These deaths have occurred during a period when the country had ...
The flower power scene is reppin’ at a farm in South Buffalo Township. Renshaw Farms has kicked off Sunflower Days. More than 150,000 sunflowers are in bloom in a giant field — available for ...
Evapotranspiration, or "corn sweat," will rapidly increase the moisture level for areas surrounding agricultural fields. To stream News 8 on your phone, you need the News 8 app. Download the News ...
A new solar power plant at Gold Fields' South Deep mine near Johannesburg, will supply 24% of its electricity, the South African miner said on Thursday, adding they are also exploring wind power ...
The farm allegedly paid the white workers from South Africa $9.87 an hour in 2014 and increased the rate until it reached $11.83 an hour in 2020, per the report.
A study by researchers at Stellenbosch University has found that offshore wind farms along South Africa’s coast could produce up to eight times the current power demand in the country.