Time to declare a national disaster!
The good rains that came before Easter were just enough to cover some of South Africa’s parched areas in a thin veil of green, but the relief was fleeting.
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Emerging from a problematic past
This issue celebrates Farmer’s Weekly’s 105th anniversary, as well as some of the agricultural family businesses that have helped to shape the farming sector in South Africa.
Explore agritourism opportunities
Agritourism is by no means a new concept, but it is perhaps a business opportunity that too few South African farmers have seriously considered.
Watch out – the Fourth Industrial Revolution is coming for you!
I followed the World Economic Forum’s recent 2016 Annual Meeting in Davos closely because of the main theme of this year’s gathering: The Fourth Industrial Revolution.
History may repeat itself, again
As a result of the drought ravaging large parts of Southern Africa, South Africa’s national beef herd has been reduced by almost a third.
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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 virtual fencing.
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.”
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