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To bridge the wealth gap in South Africa, it makes more sense to consolidate small plots into economically viable units than trying to raise the production levels of subsistence farming. So says Willem Cronje, a farmer and political and economic commentator based in Zastron in the Free State.

The recent vegetable farmers’ day in Bapsfontein exhibited a number of implements that can help small-scale growers to plant and cultivate vegetables more efficiently.

Although government has closed some of the loopholes, there are a number of creative, legal ways for South African businesses to avoid paying tax.

Agriculture must contribute more to combating climate change while bracing to overcome its impacts, according to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization’s (FAO) report ‘The State of Food and Agriculture 2016’.

Over the past 30 years, Howick-based Falcon Agricultural Equipment has proved that it can compete with the best in the world, especially when it comes to rotary cutters.

In this article, our quest for financial literacy takes us to Venice in Italy and a very clever monk - Luca Pacioli.

On-off rain failed to dampen the enthusiasm of farmers attending the Northmec farmers’ day at the Baynesfield Recreational Club in KwaZulu-Natal. And judging by the number of orders secured, the event was a considerable success.

Game breeding has become a highly specialised industry that requires the same level of scientific management as livestock production to ensure long-term genetic gain and avoid inbreeding. SA Stud Book geneticist, Dr Helena Theron, and SA Stud Book manager of production recording, Dr Japie van der Westhuizen, explain.

A new versatile cane fertiliser, designed and built in Pietermaritzburg, was recently demonstrated at Ocean Lodge Farm in Stanger, KwaZulu-Natal.

Despite every effort to be careful, most of us burn food from time to time. Here is a rare opportunity to be careless, on purpose. We are actively seeking the burnt, smokey flavour that this spendid Middle Eastern dish provides.

A recent Supreme Court of Appeal judgement relating to VAT and foreign tour operators will be of interest to wildlife farmers and safari lodges.

Business performance is measured with accounting scorecards. If you don’t understand them, give up all hope of ever becoming a great manager.

Natural gas exploration, changing voting patterns and new technologies are some of the issues that need to be closely monitored by the agricultural sector.

Forty years ago, Rick Brendon saw the potential for a small air seeder. Since then, Ndume seeders have been sold in many African countries.

Advanced new farming technology is changing the way farmers produce food and manage their businesses. But how do producers know if they’re spending too much on technology and if the new equipment will ultimately yield the promised financial returns?

You’re watching a sitcom in which everybody is enjoying a Chinese takeaway out of cartons. You wish you were eating the same food. Here’s what you do.

Outgoing president of Namibia’s Livestock Producers’ Organisation (LPO), Mecki Schneider, looks back on the highs and lows of 2016, and calls for ‘smarter’ farming and rangeland rehabilitation.

The world’s first ‘flat-pack’ truck, the OX can be shipped in pieces and assembled in just 12 hours. It is specifially designed to provide all-terrain mobility in rough, remote areas.

An interesting ruling involving assessed losses was recently released by the Western Cape Division of the Tax Court.

John Kane-Berman, former CEO of the Institute of Race Relations (SAIRR) and currently a policy fellow at the institute, shares his views on unbundling and privatising Eskom.