The must-have mobile scanner
This great app allows you to scan documents on the go with your phone, says Greg Miles.
Risk insurance vital for agricultural sector
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.
Are farmers losing heart?
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.
The next food revolution: underground urban farming?
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.
Do what is right and good
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.
What about our water quality?
In the midst of the recent heat wave and prolonged drought, city folks were reminded of man’s dependence on water.
SAPS Rural Safety Strategy review underway
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...
Maths counts, but South Africans can’t
If the World Economic Forum (WEF) is to be believed, South Africans are unhealthy, poorly educated and uncooperative.
Fast-tracking agri growth
Unlocking SA’s full agricultural production and processing potential is one of the ‘Big Five’ options to accelerate growth and job creation, according to a new McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) report.
Global farming concerns
Last month, I spent two days in Milan, Italy, with farmers and journalists from all over the world. The event was part of a New Holland social media initiative and...
Protecting a precious resource
CropX, PowPow and mOasis each offer ways to get the most out of your water, says Greg Miles.
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