Saving money with virtual mobiles
Want to buy cellphones for your staff? This solution could be the answer.
Too chicken for the poultry industry?
Now is not the time to enter the poultry industry, says South African Poultry Association (Sapa) CEO, Kevin Lovell.
Wanted: more technology to protect our livestock from rogue lions
Recent headlines about a rogue lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park got me thinking about livestock predation faced by many farmers around the country.
Corrective behaviour
Any child psychologist will tell you that a person’s character is formed during the first five years or so after birth.
Now, an app specifically for SA farmers
Agtag covers a wide range of agricultural topics and is a pleasure to use.
A farmer can’t know everything
Farming is complex, as Rian van Wyk of Jagtdrift Brangus Stud told us this week.
Fighting crime with spyware
Monitor the activities of your workers and guard against industrial espionage.
When your children go surfing…
… they will need your protection. Spyware can help you to do just that.
‘Stick to your knitting’
Well done to the organisers of the Pietermaritzburg Royal show for yet another splendid event. In its 165th year, the show manages to stay true to its character while keeping...
Instant farming help – just dial *285#
Although designed for use in Kenya, iCow is a helpful app for SA smallholders.
How well do you know your market?
A recent trip to Cape Town saw me attending two events with vastly different outlooks.The first was a panel discussion on food security held as part of a conference organised...
Unintended consequences
SAA’s decision to ban the transportation of certain hunting trophies will have serious repercussions for South Africa’s hunting industry, especially now that Emirates is to follow suit.
Transformation? ‘We’re on it’
Upon returning from a visit to the Bosveld Sitrus group in Letsitele in Limpopo with the Agricultural Writers of South Africa, I was infused with optimism about the future of...
The password manager – it couldn’t be easier
Password managers are great security tools with many time-saving benefits.
Can you afford to become a farmer?
Throughout the 104-year existence of Farmer’s Weekly, our readers have turned to us for advice on agricultural issues. Currently, the most frequently asked questions are: “Where can buy a farm?”...
Remember those passwords – the easy way!
Password managers save time and protect you from identity theft.
Tools don’t make the farmer
I’ll never forget the first time I got on a tractor. I must have been about two years old at the time. I remember sitting on my grandfather’s lap as...
SA’s looming water crisis: why we should be concerned
The recent round of load shedding has once again put Eskom’s lack of capacity and crumbling infrastructure in the spotlight.
Open Sesame: towards secure passwords
‘Password’ and ‘12345’ are not clever passwords and must be avoided.
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