Shame on you, Mpumalanga!
What the hell were officials from Mpumalanga’s department of agriculture thinking when they left Drakensberger stud animals at its research facility near Ermelo without food and water?
Horror in the Free State
The Free State is in mourning. We’re all grieving about the nearly 185 000ha that’s been destroyed by veld fires in the province so far this season.
Eish, guys – watch what you say (in public)!
To invest or not to invest... The jackal was really let loose following Agri SA vice-president Theo de Jager’s recent remarks about farmers investing in agriculture. Or, rather, not investing.
An epidemic of criminal neglect
I seldom, if ever, agree with a politician, but I’m willing to make an exception when it comes to police minister Nathi Mthethhwa’s recent statement during a visit to Diepsloot...
South Africans are quite an unhappy lot – apparently
Oh my word, we South Africans are apparently a sad lot. Even sadder than Zimbabweans.
World class agriculture vs land expropriation
World class agriculture – that is what South Africa’s primary food producers are all about.
Kudos to Grain SA!
Well done Grain SA! Nampo 2012 was a resounding success. For the first time in years I experienced the geniality and warm-heartedness that so distinguished Nampo in the past.
Nkwinti’s men neither willing nor able
Having had quite enough of the constant stream of criticism from fed-up farmers about the various failures of land reform, minister of rural development...
Tina’s antics are unbecoming
Let’s make no mistake – we’ve probably got the most beautiful minister of agriculture in the world. But Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s increasingly unpredictable behaviour is worrying.
Grudging respect for the black- backed jackal.
Skêlm, cunning, clever... that is Canis mesomelas, better known as the black-backed jackal. I know I might be putting my foot in it, but I have a grudging respect for...
Get involved in farm security
Why on God’s green earth would anybody want to hurl a petrol bomb into the cabin of 36-year-old Christo van Rensburg’s bakkie? What could have been the motive behind such...
The danger of flash trading
Heard of ‘flash trading’? No? Neither have I and the majority of grain producers in the country. Well, Boeta, this is mind-boggling technology that might very well affect you on...
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