2013 is a year many farmers in the upper mid-west will not want to repeat. Due to unusual weather farmers lost the majority of their alfalfa stands, suffered planting delays and in some cases were prevented planting, dealt with a late season aphid outbreak and had to hold off harvesting well into October in order to let wet corn dry. …
FAF To Present at Oil & Gas Security Summit
FAF Developments is pleased to announce that our Director Operations for Africa, Central Asia & the Middle East, Riaan Niemand, will be presenting alongside Jim Sisco of GbHawk at IRN’s Oil & Gas Security 2013 Summit in London, June 12-13. In many developing countries, there is a struggle to overcome identity conflict, which occurs when the populations’ feelings of fear …
The First Large-Scale Corn Harvest in Western Ethiopia…
Despite insurmountable challenges, the FAF team has achieved success with the first large-scale corn production farm in Western Ethiopia. The corn harvest began on October 12, 2012 and was met with a high-level excitement and curiosity by local villagers who have never witnessed such an event. Tears of joy could be seen on the faces of some of the 200-plus …