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How to make home-made pasta
Completing a rapid review of my past pasta recipes for this page has revealed that nearly all
of the recipes entailed sauces for store-bought pasta. While these products, both local and imported, are very good, something deep inside told me that maybe, just maybe, making
the stuff at home was the shining path to pasta truth.
grow your business and ensure future sucess
Whether you’re negotiating a rocky road or struggling to pay those toll fees, your number one objective is to make a profit and grow your business.
‘We need experienced positive people’ – Gwede Mantashe
Speaking on strategy to Eastern Cape farmers, ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe stressed that white commercial farmers were the key to successful transformation. Moreover, rational and positive debate was needed to ensure that everyone benefited.
Cleaner energy should be our focus
Last month, Germany closed down yet another nuclear power station. This was done without affecting the country’s energy-generating capacity as the plant had already been replaced by alternative energy sources such as solar and wind.
Private-sector help for an impoverished community
A poor, deeply rural Eastern Cape community is on the brink of enjoying a revival, thanks
to a project to establish a commercial farming operation amongst communal farmers. The venture is financed by investment company Wiphold.
A practical retirement cottage
Would you please design for me a layout for a retirement cottage? I have attached a rough sketch of what I have in mind...
Heritability of temperament in horses
Is temperament mainly genetic or due to the environment? Before answering this question,
we should be clear about what is meant by ‘temperament’, says Dr Mac.
Agriculture celebrates Mandela Day
Mandela Day on 18 July has become synonymous with the expression of humanity through charitable acts.
Fungicide fundamentals
Fungicides are an effective weapon against fungal diseases. But care should be taken to apply them correctly, says Paul Donovan.
UK hunting act amendments
A small number of technical amendments to the British Hunting Act have been suggested to more closely align legislation in England and Wales with that in Scotland, according to a press release by the UK government.
Things won’t change by themselves
It was seven years ago that South Africa’s shortage of power generating capability first became evident with electricity blackouts.
Winter feeding methods: a tale of two farms
There is more to feeding in winter than simply keeping cattle alive until summer. Mistakes in winter cattle feeding may take more than one season to rectify, and costs a farmer time, money and production. Gerhard Uys assesses how two farmers tackle the challenge differently.
Ackermans v SARS (16408/2013)
In this week’s case, key issues relating to income tax are highlighted, even though the crux of the matter remains unresolved.
Gathering momentum for the markets
There was a time, more than 50 years ago, when fresh produce markets enjoyed a market share of 80% or more. This is an ‘educated guess’ based on my own experience.
Land reform won’t end anytime soon
Contentious issues pertaining to land will continue to dog the agriculture industry over the next five years, according to political analyst Justice Malala.
South Africa deserves better
The 2015/2016 department of agriculture’s budget is 4,6% smaller than that of the previous year. Both commercial and non-commercial farmers will suffer.
Elderly farming couples attacked over weekend
The weekend of 10-12 July saw separate farm attacks on two elderly couples living in the Free State and Eastern Cape respectively. Although assaulted by their attackers, all four victims survived the attacks.
Planters at Nampo
On display at Nampo was a wide range of equipment designed to speed up cultivating and planting.
Do you want to be a vet?
It’s very difficult to enter this field of study, but it can be extremely rewarding, says Prof Cheryl McCrindle.
Golden wildebeest sold for R2,85 million
This past weekend, Castle de Wildt hosted the 4th annual Prestige Golden Breeders Game Auction, where a golden wildebeest bull sold for R2,85 million.
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