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Breaking down the communication barrier

A new app from Skype enables real-time translation of foreign languages.

MEC calls for collective effort to fight farm murders

There was need for a collective effort to eradicate farm murders and acts of criminality in rural areas and farms in the country, said Mlibo Qoboshiyane MEC for Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform following the murders of Hermien Gouws (88) and her son Ruben (65), recently.

Diesel price could drop 57c in September

The expected drop in fuel prices has been welcomed by organised agriculture which is battling high input costs.

It takes money to make and save money

With profit margins remaining under pressure, farmers need to pull out all the stops to stay in business.

Ida community assist in arrest of suspected killers

Retired Ida High School principal Ruben Gouws (65) and his mother, Hermien (88), were found brutally murdered on Pinevale Farm near Elliot in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, 15 August.

Filling, fulfilling chicken soup

Good soup is high quality nutrition in a rush. Since most of the goodies are in solution they get to work exceptionally fast. That’s why all international cuisines feature soups, from Italian Minestrone to Vietnamese Pho Bo.

Communal living in the Karoo

Dear Jonno We are currently planning our farming ventures in the Karoo. To secure income for the capitalisation of these activities, we entered into an...

Tractors by the ton!

A wide assortment of tractors was on display at Nampo this year. Here is the second of two reviews.

Is oat hay a suitable alternative for horses?

Oat hay can be cultivated throughout South Africa, but is it suitable forage for horses?

The birds flock in for the big race

The 20th SA Million Dollar Pigeon Race, due to be held early next year, is once again attracting top-rate entrants from around the world, says Thomas Smit.

How to season raw meat

Like all recent converts, I am a fanatic to the cause. And the cause, my brothers, is the dry rub. This is a rough ’n tough application of seasoning to raw meat. Until recently, my only previous experience of a dry rub was cajun-style blackened fish. And, as we say down in the Durban mangrove swamps, fish ain’t meat.

Western Cape produces its first ever black truffle

Following the August 2014 announcement of South Africa’s first ever commercially grown black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) in the Dullstroom area of Mpumalanga, the Western Cape can now lay claim to also having grown its very own specimen of this expensive fungus.

Cattle farmers learn how to farm game

According to Riaan Crous, cattle simply cannot beat the income/ha earned from game.

Vegetables back in vogue

In the 6 June issue of FreshPlaza.com, I came across an article entitled ‘The rise of Africa’s super vegetables’. “Indigenous vegetables are in vogue,” it said. “As people throughout East Africa have recognised the vegetables’ benefits, demand for the crops has boomed.”