Helping to put farmers first

The ‘Farmers Business Network’ enables members to share valuable information, says Greg Miles.

Breaking down the barriers of silence

Free State Agriculture (FSA) is committed to ongoing engagement with government in order to build trust and remove racial stereotyping, according to its president, Dan Kriek. Addressing the recent 2015...

DAFF female farmer award winner fiasco

The agriculture department is insulting the many hardworking, successful and deserving female farmers in South Africa by saying that Hlengiwe Hlophe is the best commercial female farmer we have.

Tracking your produce

Better traceability secures more customers for food producers, says Greg Miles.

Conserving the last lions

The king of the beasts may not survive the 21st century. Conflict with livestock owners in Africa, a growing demand in the Far East for large felid bones, shrinking habitat,...

Lessons from Europe

The heartbreaking image of the lifeless Syrian toddler washed up on a Turkish beach has got many people looking at immigrants in a new light.

How virtual reality is going to change the world as we know it

All over the world, techies are counting down the days to the 2016 launch of the Oculus Rift, a portable, user-friendly virtual reality (VR) headset that is expected to bring...

Enough is enough! – TAU SA

Louis Meintjies, president of TAU SA, draws a line in the sand on how far commercial farmers can be pushed, and calls on other farmers to join him in order...

Advice fresh from the farm

Getting advice from fellow farmers, agronomists and specialists in all areas of agriculture is never a bad thing.

We need each other to make this work

Wildlife ranching SA’s target for game meat exports this year is 12 000t. This would generate at least R1,5 billion – a boost the industry could inject into SA’s struggling...

A collective stance is needed

Margareet Visser of the Labour and Enterprise Research Group, UCT, and Stuart Ferrer, director of the Agricultural Policy Research Unit, UKZN, discuss producer-level collective bargaining.

Automation in the dairy industry

This system allows you to feed and milk your cows at the touch of a button.

Good science to fuel the future

Dr Charlie Reinhardt, a botanist from the University of Pretoria, says the challenge of global food security can only be addressed with sound scientific research and development.

Recession fears and resilient farm prices

The South African economy has seen better days. First, the rand nose-dived to a record low of R14/US$, which put a damper on cuts to local fuel prices for September...

Farming competitively – it can be done!

Despite facing serious challenges, South African agriculture can nonetheless increase its competitiveness, both locally and internationally. Prof Gerald Ortmann, head of Agricultural Economics at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, explores some...

Breaking down the communication barrier

A new app from Skype enables real-time translation of foreign languages.

It takes money to make and save money

With profit margins remaining under pressure, farmers need to pull out all the stops to stay in business.

It’s not just about the money

In the struggle to eradicate poverty and hunger, the most important factor is people, not money. Unless a country is willing to better itself, no donor institution will succeed in...

Reinstating trust in negotiations

Over the past few weeks, Agri SA members across the country gathered at the organisation’s provincial conferences to discuss those issues most pressing to farmers.

Why farmers should drive with their radios on

No, not to listen to the latest Taylor Swift liedjie, or to take pride in the fact that you were out of bed and, after having had coffee with a...

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