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No corny Business

Just when you thought you had heard them all, along comes something else you can do with a mealie. Thanks to the Thai-style dipping sauce, these delicious fritters can be a snack or a side dish.

How to play the mating game

Thomas Smit offers some tips on how to breed quality pigeons by helping nature along.

Who is fooling who?

Who will foot the bill for government’s extravagance when SA’s taxpayers leave to pay tax in countries that appreciate their efforts? It’s something Gordhan and his sidekicks need to bear in mind.

Taxi boss and communal land cattle farmer Jonathan Lefakgomo, of Mmametlhake, in Mpumalanga, has been trying to build a commercial beef herd since 1991. He spoke to Peter Mashala about his difficulties.

Veld can produce high quality forage

We all experience defining moments from time to time that change the way we think. I recently had such a moment. It radically changed my perception of the value of veld.

Bioagronomy 1-2-3

A step-by-step approach to soil preparation is key to ensuring the survival of beneficial micro-organisms and greater yields, writes Robyn Joubert.

Tensions mount over mining activities on sensitive wetland

Mining giant Exxaro Resources has responded to allegations that it has drained sensitive wetlands at its mining operations at Leeuwpan coal mine, near Delmas in Mpumalanga, saying their mining activities complied with mining and environmental legislation.

SA achieves ‘exceptional’ wheat yields

South Africa’s wheat farmers produced an exceptional 3,32 tons/ha average yield for the 2011 season. However, the country expects to import 1,48 million tons to meet the current 3,053 million tons national demand.

Land clashes in KZN appear to be on the rise

The KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union has blamed provincial land departments’ lack of decisive action and clear communication on land issues as a significant reason for increasing land dispute-related clashes in the province.

R100 farm price not to be taken at face value

A transaction where a 36 hectare KwaZulu-Natal farm was sold for R100 was merely a legal formality to expedite development on a 5 ha section of the originally 41 ha property.

Keeping the mines out and the Marico’s water pure

The struggle to save one of South Africa’s last untouched free-flowing rivers from the clutches of mining companies has seen commercial and communal farmers standing shoulder-to-shoulder. Jaco Visser visited the area and reports.

Making a point

Recently, I wrote about the necessity of ensuring vegetable transplants have enough nitrogen in the plug or in the plant to stimulate root growth and ensure an early start as well as uniform growth.

How to motivate yourself

To make your farming dreams come true, create an action plan, says Peter Hughes.

How greed ruins co-ops

Co-operatives are vital to small-scale farming, but they can only be effective if they live up to their name.

Bad roads threaten rural communities

Angry farmers, rural shopkeepers and taxi drivers are so gatvol about the state of roads in the Cathcart and Stutterheim regions of the Eastern Cape they’ve begun repairing the roads themselves. Mike Burgess reports.