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All-terrain vehicles at the Nedbank Eston Show
With the variety of all-terrain vehicles available today, driving around the farm has become effortless, affordable and fun.
Deep-fried chicken
Tame cooking takes place in the kitchen. Wild cooking you do outside. A classic example of the latter is a braai, which leaves the cook as smoked as a kipper and with singed eyebrows. A lesser-known example is deep frying, in which meat and fowl meet boiling oil to dramatic effect.
Agri research in SA starts with farmers
Government spending on research is decreasing. It’s up to South Africa’s farmers to stay at the cutting edge. They’ve done it before and can do it again!
Making do with less water: the new reality of farming
As the impact of an extended period of drought across Southern Africa continues, the concern is setting in among commercial and small-scale farmers that a water-constrained environment may no longer be a short-term challenge.
The driverless tractor is here
The farm machinery of the future has arrived, offering every conceivable digital, telemetric and mechanical feature. In fact, the designers have left out only one detail: the driver.
Lamb kofta & yoghurt tahini sauce
Kofta – savoury mince meat balls – are one of the best things you can do with lamb. They’re easy to make and even easier to eat, and when they’re anointed with yoghurt tahini sauce, all those good stories about Middle Eastern cooking suddenly come true.
Understanding the Labour Tenants Act and its purpose
Labour tenancy applications are an important aspect of land reform in South Africa, and it is essential that landowners understand their rights and commitments in this regard. Rob McCarthy of McCarthy & Associates Attorneys explains the act to Lloyd Phillips.
Africa’s urgent need for greater crop diversification
Maria Andrade, one of the winners of the World Food Prize 2016, explains why crop diversification is essential for agriculture in Africa, and highlights the benefits of introducing new staple food crops to farms and diets.
Impressive line-up of tractors at the Nedbank Eston Show
The recent annual Nedbank Eston Show was blessed with a spell of good weather and the local farming community turned out in force to see what was on display.
Farmers need to dispel consumer misconceptions about milk
The dairy sector hope improving communication with consumers will dispel consumer misconceptions about milk and other diary products.
Harvesting pythons – sustainable, but cruel
Harvesting pythons in South-East Asia has socio-economic benefits for the poor but unfortunately the snakes are possible killed in cruel and inhuman methods.
US farms face farmworkers shortage
US farmers are battling to find and keep laborers and this has led to an increase farmworkers’ wages over the past year.
Target set to introduce vertical farming in-store
One of the U.S largest retailer, Target, will be implementing vertical farms in a new way of producing and sourcing food.
Billions of dollars worth of food wastage annually
The World Resources Institute has reported that food wastage worth over $900 billion and emitted a large amount of greenhouse gasses.
Tanzania’s sugar production to be boosted
llovo Sugar supports the prime minister of Tanzania in his efforts to increase its annual sugar production, to eliminate the need for imports
Trade restrictions keep Botswana chicken meat prices high
Chicken meat prices are being kept high in Botswana because of the government's tight trade restrictions on foreign producers.
Oral vaccination against kudu rabies in Namibia
A wildlife rabies vaccine is being currently developed in Namibia to deal with the kudu rabies epidemic that began in 2001.
Botswana dairy farmers want milk import tax
Botswana dairy farmers are hoping government will introduce a milk import tax to protect local producers.
Why research is key to building trust
Gone are the days you can expect government to do the basic research to keep you in business.
Needed: an overhaul of the lamb & mutton supply chain
According to Alex Cilliers, executive manager at GWK Meat, the decrease in consumer demand for lamb and mutton can no longer be blamed on the drought or consumer taste.
