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Farming Basics

Master farming basics with practical tips on crop growth, livestock care, irrigation, soil management, and effective farm operations.

Correct timing needed for farm transactions

Before you buy a hive, learn to read the bees

Thinking of selling your farm? Here’s what you need to know

How lighting boosts greenhouse productivity

The best fertiliser programme starts with a good soil sample

Healthy soils start with healthy biology

Poisonous plants: a hidden threat to livestock farm profitability

Significance of soil mapping in productive vineyards

Soil health defined by function, shaped by context

Timing of fungicide applications is crucial

Versatility: the secret to cover crop success

Pest management starts with better decisions, not more sprays

How to effectively manage parasitic weeds in crop production

Roadway Farms: building a sustainable future in vegetable farming

Roadway Farms in Albert Falls, KwaZulu-Natal, is implementing a model intended to keep the family operation financially viable and sustainable into the future. Vegetable farmer and entrepreneur Shakti Satyapal talks...

Breeding top Border Collies on a Heidelberg farm

Ronald and Venessa Juckes of Venron Border Collies in Heidelberg, Gauteng, have dedicated 37 years to the breed. Known for producing exceptional dogs and raising breed standards in South Africa,...

Why a Cape winemaker bought a vineyard in Slovenia

Looking for an investment opportunity beyond the borders of South Africa? Slovenia might just be the answer. Pieter de Waal spoke to Glenneis Kriel about part-time wine production in this...

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Farming Basics

HOW TO BUSINESS

Correct timing needed for farm transactions

Before you buy a hive, learn to read the bees

How farm auctions work

Thinking of selling your farm? Here’s what you need to know

How lighting boosts greenhouse productivity

Learning from biogas setbacks

HOW TO CROP