Opinion

Who would have thought that the simple act of handling could be so detrimental to an animal’s health?

Numerous free Excel templates are available for farmers to download, says Greg Miles.

Soil plays a critical role in the survival of people, plants and animals, yet is vastly underappreciated by the world at large. Victor Roberts, specialist soil scientist at the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, explains why this situation must change.

The agendas of Afasa and Agri SA’s recent conferences, held a week apart at the same venue in Pretoria, had striking similarities.

This great app allows you to scan documents on the go with your phone, says Greg Miles.

Ryno du Toit, business development executive at Risk Benefit Solutions (RBS), an independent insurance and risk specialist, stresses the importance of mitigating risk in the agricultural sector.

There was a palpable buzz during the course of last year’s Agri SA congress, something that I felt was missing at this year’s event.

As apocalyptic as it sounds, a very successful underground farming initiative has seen the light of day (mind the pun) 33m under the busy streets of Clapham in London.

Agriculture should remain progressive and proactive if it is to ride out the storm, Kwanalu’s outgoing president, Mike Black, said at the union’s recent congress in Pietermaritzburg.

In the midst of the recent heat wave and prolonged drought, city folks were reminded of man’s dependence on water.

The South African Police Service (SAPS) is reviewing its 2011 Rural Safety Strategy in a series of stakeholder workshops held around the country. Brigadier Judith le Roux, section head of proactive policing and crime reduction, explained why a review was necessary at the recent 2015 Agri North West congress held in Lichtenburg, North West.

If the World Economic Forum (WEF) is to be believed, South Africans are unhealthy, poorly educated and uncooperative.