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This superb homage to the pig is a luxurious meal, easy to cook and quick too, assuming that you have some quality chicken stock in the freezer. If not, I’ve shown you how to make your own.

Beware! Unless you get your own house in order and work with your neighbours this dry season in fighting fires, you are taking a grave risk.

South Africa needs a new champion to nurture the bond between people and planet, and fight off corporate greed, says writer and researcher Glenn Ashton.

High performance and efficiency were clearly the emphasis when Case IH unveiled its new products at the recent SIMA Show in Paris.

Baking, as I’ve mentioned before, is a dark zone of potential failure and damaged emotions. But sometimes, there is light at the end of the oven. Here is a totally unexpected cake, invented by sheep farmer and slow food specialist, Richard Haig of Enaleni Farm. As the ads used to promise, it’s truly flop-proof.

Merely delivering grapes to a co-op is not ‘disposing’ of it. At this stage, the grower still owns the produce.

Africa is brimming with business opportunities, says African specialist Victor Kgomoeswana. He set out some of these, with advice on doing business on the continent, to agribusiness leaders at Standard Bank’s agribusiness lunch in Durban recently.

Two MF dealers and two local manufacturers used the occasion of the ploughing competition at Weston Agricultural College to demonstrate tractors and implements.

Nowhere does it say that you have to have spaghetti with bolognaise sauce. And to prove it, here’s a combination of great flavours, textures and aromas all designed to transform pasta into the meal of your dreams…

Preventive maintenance is an essential part of any well-managed and competitive organisation.

Glyphosate has its supporters and detractors. Dr Charlie Reinhardt examines the science behind the world’s most widely used herbicide.

The KwaZulu-Natal regional heat of the SA National Ploughing Championships was held at Weston Agricultural College recently.

While there are some folk, this backwoods cook amongst them, who regard plain vanilla ice cream as an eternal miracle of fine dining, other more sophisticated diners have requested a few enhancements. Here they are...

When it comes to resolving a dispute with SARS, ensure there is no room for later dissension.

The revised Expropriation Bill, like its earlier versions, allows the State to seize property without a prior court order. This is unconstitutional, says Dr Anthea Jeffery of the Institute for Race Relations.

Here’s a way to rev up frozen hake. Playing anything but second fiddle to the fish is a crunchy assortment of slightly unusual green vegetables.

Learn the critical lessons of corporate (mis)governance and don't take your organisation down the same road of failure.

In contrast to other parts of the world, like the Americas, the use of conservation agriculture methods in South Africa is still relatively limited. It is vital that this situation be remedied urgently, says Richard Findlay of the KZN No-Till Club.

A recent case contains guidelines on penalties and interest under the Tax Administration Act – and how to lodge a successful objection.

One way to improve production is to increase working speed. But this sacrifices accuracy. John Deere’s high-speed precision seed drill is breaking this ironclad law.