A future for farming in SA
Working for Farmer’s Weekly, I am often asked whether I think there is a future for farming in South Africa.
Use your phone as an interpreter
Most of us struggle with foreign languages while abroad. Here is the answer.
Counting the cost of a 1% tax hike
South Africans will soon hear how much more it will cost them to live in SA in 2016.
Why precision farming is here to stay
To date, I’ve written about many technological marvels that are changing the agricultural landscape bit by bit – from drones, to cloud computing and renewable energy, from water optimisation to...
Farming’s value to society
American poet and farmer, Wendell Berry, writes: “Why should conservationists have a positive interest in farming? There are lots of reasons, but the plainest is: conservationists eat.”
The Bill is back!
The one word that fills many South African farmers with even more trepidation than the thought of payday on the farm echoed through the halls of Parliament again recently, when...
This, my last editorial
When I first walked into the offices of Farmer’s Weekly thirteen years ago, I could never have foreseen the impact that its staff and readers would have on my life....
A birding app with conservation benefits
BirdLasser makes it easy to record your bird sightings with a central database, says Greg Miles.
Where will help come from?
The advent of a new year has done little to lift our spirits. South Africans are worried about our lacklustre economy, student protests and unabated crime.
Rounding up the scapegoats
The new year has started in much the same way as 2015 ended – on a spectacular low, with the rand weakening to historic levels against major currencies, little relief...
Keep your children safe online
This app boasts a wide range of features that help you to protect your kids.
Are you ready for 2016?
For a few days at the end of 2015, South Africa’s working class could allow itself to be blinded by fireworks and twinkling Christmas decorations.
The Wireless Rumen Bolus (WRB) tracker
Detect livestock illnesses up to 36 hours before the outward signs appear,
Rest in pieces 2O15
At the end of every year, most of us are naturally drawn to reflection. This habit is encouraged by news-carrying media, which often focus on the stories that made headlines...
What is China’s endgame?
South Africa was treated to a taste of Chinese propaganda with President Xi Jinping’s visit earlier this month.
Can we invent our way out of this drought?
Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos once said one of the only ways to get out of a tight box is to invent a way out, and when I think of tight...
‘Waste not, want not’ is easier said than done
The global population hit the seven billion mark in October 2011, and with it came greater public awareness of food security.
Keep track of your cattle at all times
Save money and keep your cows healthy with this electronic monitoring system.
‘Where does my laughter hurt you?’
I doubt whether there were many farmers – many South Africans in fact – who enjoyed seeing President Jacob Zuma chortle his way through his last parliamentary question-and-answer session for...
