Crops

Although the practice itself isn’t illegal, the abuse or serious mismatch of prices is a form of tax avoidance.

French company Jeantil’s robotic feed distributor demonstrates that robotic feeding, like robotic milking, is a reality.

Migration from rural to urban areas is inevitable. So why not encourage people to grow food in the city?

A question for the experts – does the shape of pasta actually matter? For this grizzled hack, it does. While there’s no appreciable difference in taste, the arrangement of butterfly pasta and glorious not-quite-orange langoustines, liberally drenched in a dense white sauce, makes a feast for the eye as well as the palate. And for those of us who may wrestle with the plate-to-mouth transport of spaghetti, the simple relationship between fork and butterfly pasta makes for a calmer dining experience.

Once you get the hang of it, you’ll see that internet shopping is quite safe, says Greg Miles.

Conservancies promote and encourage habitat and species conservation.

“The country will not be a good place for any of us, unless it’s a good place for all of us,” argues business consultant André Diederichs. He believes that considerable wage increases and other short-term solutions are ultimately unfair to all role players in the agricultural sector, and will cause harm.

Fine-tuning costs may not be enough to keep the business solvent. Use brainstorming to generate new ideas which will make a real difference.

The BigBaler range can now add a SIMA Silver Innovation Medal to its Good Design award. Joe Spencer reports.

The single-minded focus on increasing yield needs to make way for a multi-disciplinary approach which makes healthy food available to all, says Dr Stephanie Midgley, OneWorld Sustainable Investments lead researcher, and Prof Martin de Wit, De Wit Sustainable Options director.

A foretaste of what to expect at the show that just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

The ANC’s policy decision to do away with the willing-buyer, willing-seller principle has caused dismay in the agricultural sector. But Dr Theo de Jager, deputy president of Agri SA, argues that this attempt by the government to save the faltering land reform process is doomed to fail.

Project Southern Cross, supported by Voermol, was launched today in Bothaville during Agri SA’s luncheon function as a fundraising initiative to promote rural safety.

The ingredient list is short and the procedure is straightforward. It’s a simple fact of good cooking: the better the ingredients the less you have to do to them.

A foretaste of what to expect at the show that just keeps getting bigger and bigger.

Finding out your PC’s specs and improving its performance is easy, says Greg Miles.

Changes to the SA tax regime mean fewer opportunities to minimise your tax liabilities.

The latest offerings from German manufacturer Horsch were demonstrated by SA distributors Terratill at a recent farmers’ day in Bothaville. Joe Spencer reports.

Not everything cooked in a wok is Chinese. Here’s a unique combination of splendid tastes that give the beginner cook a ready-made reputation for excellence.

The president’s letter to public servants glosses over the dysfunctional state of government departments