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Saddle up with pride
Keeping all tack clean is essential for the comfort of your horse and will keep both of you safer.
Greyling’s greats
Thomas Smit continues to profile veteran fancier Hannes Greyling, whose superstars come up for auction soon
Nkwinti admits restitution flaws
The government's model of land restitution creates problems, admitted Gugile Nkwinti, minister of rural development and land reform.
Mines destroy Mpumalanga agriculture
Mining activities in Mpumalanga could take over 1 000ha of agricultural land out of food production.
Land counter-claims from farmers?
If farmers aren't properly compensated for farms given up to land reform, they could put in claims of their own based on the same principles as the current land restitution process.
Time for land reform is running out
Frustration is mounting over government's inability to deal with the land reform process and time is running out for the current government to implement practical solutions.
Tenure a hot policy topic
Land tenure is a hot topic that will come to a head when the issue of communal land is discussed during the drafting of the Land Reform Bill.
Caring for your sunflower crop
This week, we look at fertilisation, weed control and harvesting
How women can save us
Empowering women in agriculture is not only the right thing to do, it's crucial for food security.
Onions require understanding
'Stick to what you know and make changes gradually over a few seasons,' writes Bill Kerr.
How the Brits do it
'Five buyers for an entire industry simply doesn't add up in a free market scenario,' writes Mike Cordes.
Tax and trips
Going abroad to buy a stud bull and treat your family to a holiday? With a bit of planning, you can enjoy tax deductions that weren't available in the past
Sappi chops 200 jobs
Sappi Limited, the multinational paper-and-pulp company, plans to retrench 200 employees.
The good change
Changing market dynamics provides good opportunities for South African farmers.
Lime according to soil tank size
To correctly balance lime and other soil minerals, follow the prescripts of Professor William Albrecht.
Growing food on English rooftops
UK developers will include food-growing areas on the rooftops, balconies and walls of new building schemes in Brighton.
‘I’m not sidelined’ – deputy minister of agriculture
The absence of the deputy minister of agriculture, Dr Pieter Mulder, during a recent parliamentary committee meeting, caused a stir.
Ninth generation of CR Twin Rotor combines
New Holland's latest CR combine harvesters improve harvesting efficiency for large-scale operations, offering flexibility for all crops from grain through to maize and rice.
Call to disband youth development agency
An award-winning young farmer has added his voice to calls to disband the National Youth Development Agency.
Keeping an eagle eye on community security
The Underberg/Himeville Community Watch keeps a tight grip on crime in the Kwa Sani district in KZN. John Pearce, CEO and district security co-ordinator of the community watch, speaks to Robyn Joubert
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