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Why we need a food revolution
With the planet's human population expected to reach 9 billion by 2050, agriculture must rise to the challenge of meeting the massive demand for food. Professor Aidan Connolly, vice-president of corporate accounts at multi-national animal nutrition company, Alltech Inc, shares his thoughts on the subject
Clean OBP audits questioned
The Auditor-General can't explain why Onderstepoort Biological Products obtained clean audit records in previous years, despite clear signs of regression.
New ostrich ban grips SA again, costing R500/bird
Beleaguered ostrich farmers were sent to the ditches again as a new ostrich meat export ban grips the country.
Communal land a policy headache
The issue of communal land tenure is heating up, with many stakeholders calling for legislative action.
Eskom tariffs could be in for major overhaul
The DTI and the DOE have indicated that they would like a radical rethink of the methodology used by Nersa to determine Eskom's electricity tariffs.
Know your cattle: Limousin
This rugged breed is easy to work with, has high weaning rates, and produces tender, tasty beef
Understanding percentages
As a farmer, you always need to work with figures and percentages are an important part of your calculations. The good news is that they're really quite easy to understand.
Strawberry jam – in a microwave
Most cooks desperately keen for novel experiences take a shot at making jam. This they do once and never again, their kitchens awash with fruit pulp, the hobs sticky with boiled-over proto-jam, their carefully sterilised jars filled with runny slop that never sets and grows mildew you could harvest with a panga. Alternatively, you can do the previously unimaginable and make the stuff in the microwave. It’s beyond belief, I grant you, but it works!
A house by the sea
Jonno helps a reader to design a house in Mauritius.
Frittata wedges
A classic - with a delicious mushroomy twist.
Turning to tulips
The mountainous district of Barkly East in Eastern Cape is best known for its livestock and lucerne, but as Mike Burgess discovered, farmer Piet Steyn has broken with tradition and introduced a colourful alternative in tulips.
Spotlight on food safety
In the wake of a number of animal disease outbreaks this year, including foot-and-mouth disease in northern KZN, the meat industry must take regulation into its own hands, says Gareth Lloyd-Jones, managing director of Ecowize, a hygiene and sanitation service provider. Robyn Joubert reports.
Know your cattle: Hugenoot
The Hugenoot combines the hardiness of the Afrikaner and good production of the Charolais.
Keeping hunting clients happy
South Africa is a favourite destination for US trophy hunters, but the authorities underestimate their contribution to the local economy and don't try and lure them here.
Lower final maize estimate no surprise
The Crop Estimates Committee's final estimated maize yield for South Africa's 2010/11 summer production season is 10 608 400t.
Sugar mill breathes hope into Pongola
Since buying Pongola Mill in 2009, TSB Sugar Holdings has made considerable investments in the mill and its staff and is developing its relationship with growers. This strategy promises to lay a solid foundation for the future.
Reviving Canada’s indigenous bison
The population of Canada's indigenous American plains bison is recovering after the species was nearly decimated in the late 1800s.
Those poor crooks!
A brush with theft involving young boys has Peter Mashala wondering whether poverty really is a cause of crime.
Know your cattle: Hereford
This fertile breed will up the profit potential of your cow herd.
A broker is your first investment
Investing is an art, with a view to the timing of various flows of taxable income, dividend streams, capital gains and expenditures on finance and maintenance. This means you need to find a broker who really knows what they're doing.
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