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Why we should say no to e-tolls

The recent signing into law of legislation to implement e-tolls has sparked widespread outrage.

At the recent National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation’s annual general meeting, Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti spoke about the reasons for some of the department’s policies.

Dung beetles to be used on New Zealand farms

A wave of South African dung beetles has arrived to start work on farms in New Zealand after a sojourn in Australia.

Get your facts straight, say hunting associations

A photograph posted on Facebook showing a smiling Mellissa Bachman with her trophy lion has elicited severe criticism, “as if this lion is the last nail in the coffin” of the species, said the SA Predator Association in a recent media statement. The outcry, it added, is “utter nonsense”.

Planter preparation – what you need to know

An extensive pre-season planter inspection and overhaul can prevent costly breakdowns, says Joe Spencer.

Industry-specific insurance

Enrico Malan is a business development broker, specialising in agricultural and crop insurance at Marsh Africa, a global insurance broking firm. The company works with clients to design customised solutions. He explained the ins and outs of crop insurance to Annelie Coleman.

Botswana approves fracking

Botswana has reportedly allocated concessions for hydraulic fracturing (fracking) for methane gas in three nature reserves, without much public consultation.

The law that cuts your profits

In their eagerness to make farming pay, or make a success of a particular branch of agriculture, farmers often forget how the law of diminishing returns can retard progress, warns Roelof Bezuidenhout.

‘Stop politicising boer’

The diverse political connotations attached to the term boer is detrimental to the agricultural industry.

Aquaculture ponds need careful planning.

Capital costs, running costs and potential market are the three major concerns faced by those who want to start fish farming, and I’ve often discussed these factors in relation to re-circulating aquaculture.

Western Cape farmers count their losses after flooding

Many areas of the Western Cape experienced unseasonal flooding during the weekend of 16 and 17 November that affected thousands of people across the province.

SA to give R100m to dry Namibia while North West suffers

President Jacob Zuma pledged a drought relief package worth R100 million to Namibia during his state visit there on 6 and 7 November.

The Afrikaner embraces the future

SA cattlemen increasingly recognise the Afrikaner’s competitive advantage, says Barry Steenkamp, co-owner of the Palmietkuil Afrikaner herd in the Vredefort area of the Free State. Annelie Coleman paid him a visit.