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There are men who regard the concept of cooking with Scotch as sacrilegious. Anything that takes so long to mature and costs so much money can’t and shouldn’t be used as a flavouring agent by braai mechanics.

Most unusually for this kitchen, which believes in skin-on, bone-in chicken portions, a pack of deboned, skinned chicken breasts lay on the counter, en route to becoming a stir-fry. Close examination reveals that such a cut included not one, but two distinct sections: the breast proper, and a little fillet, appropriately named the tenderloin. Something as perfectly formed as this deserves special attention, served as a hot starter or chilled on a roll stuffed with salad.

This Florentine-styled T-bone steak dish uses beef sourced from the region’s Chianina breed of cattle. In the world of steaks few can equal a T-bone cut from a Chianina side of beef as this large cattle breed’s meat is revered, and rightly so! Here’s how to make the most of your T-bone...

Rearing high-value game animals under intensive conditions has both pros and cons, writes Roelof Bezuidenhout.

A recent meeting of pork producers made me acutely aware of this sector’s lack of transformation.

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All users of offshore services need to be aware of this new tax and must alert their suppliers in good time.

Conference season kicked off on Wednesday, 11 September, with Potatoes SA’s congress in Johannesburg, and what a pleasant day it was! CEO Andre Jooste said farmers had requested more participation this year and that’s exactly what they got.

Ever since the first man stuck a lump of meat on a stick and held it over a fire, roasting has been a mainline tradition. With a history this long, various bits of ornamentation and finesse have crept into the basic recipe. Make a Prince Igor beef fillet and turn your guests into awestruck, knee-bending fans of your cooking skills.

The latest in strip till technology, together with several advanced weeding systems, was on show at Cereals 2013. Joe Spencer reports.

Actively manage your information flow, and don’t be overwhelmed by floods of useless data.

Success in SA agriculture lies in the government helping those who can help developing farmers.

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Planting seed correctly is essential for good yields and cost-effective grain production. Joe Spencer reports.

This – like most baking recipes – is a multi-process event.

The saga in which empowerment funds were used for a luxury boutique is stirring up emotions.

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Knowing the difference between ‘retrospective’ and ‘retroactive’ assessments can save you tax.

South Africa is expected to lose its self-sufficiency in food within a decade. Environmental advisor and author Dr Anthony Turton recently laid out his expectations.