Crops

Don't let the tears in your eyes from the Springbok loss to Australia blind you to the valuable management lessons to be learnt from that match.

New Holland TD series tractors are now available in South Africa, and staff at The University of KZN's Ukulinga Research Farm are particularly impressed by the engine power.

South Africa's commercial farmers provide 50 million people with quality food. The government has to create conditions that will keep as many farmers as possible on the land and encourage investment in agriculture

The rejection of a merger between Pioneer Hi-Bred and SA's Pannar Seed is based on fallacious assumptions and will deprive South Africa of affordable seed technology, thus affecting food security, contends the former chief executive officer of Grain SA, Dr Kobus Laubscher

With the ANC Youth League eyeing your property, knowing what they believe and knowing your rights is crucial if we're to fight this wave of insanity

With Fendt's GuideConnect, a second tractor can follow your operator, performing the same operation.

Year after year, commercial farmers prove their worth by feeding the nation. Yet they remain the target of ANC politicians determined to force through unworkable ideologies. This is a grave threat to food security and even political stability. Ben Marais, president of TAU SA, explains.

Cosas has let the ANCYL know that before we start demanding jobs, we should acquire the necessary skills

Those who have chosen a career in management, especially in the noble profession of agriculture, are among the exalted few.

Stereotypical ideas about farmers and agriculture have resulted in many unfavourable decisions in parliament regarding the sector. Dr Pieter Mulder, deputy minister of agriculture, explains why these stereotypes must be abolished before commercial agriculture can grow.

Empowering women in agriculture is not only the right thing to do, it's crucial for food security.

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

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.

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

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.

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 classic - with a delicious mushroomy twist.

A brush with theft involving young boys has Peter Mashala wondering whether poverty really is a cause of crime.

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.

When choosing cattle for breeding, look out for positive traits that will be passed on to the offspring. And avoid negative traits.