The good, the bad & the ugly
Boet, I’ve seen many things in my life, but the drought in the North West is the closest I’ve come to hell on earth.
‘FARE’ solutions for Western Cape agri woes
Income tax incentives for farmers providing housing to workers, and greater protection for farm workers’ rights, are some of the recommendations made in a report aimed at finding solutions to...
Skills training is available
An agricultural skills training model is ready, but government take-up is not forthcoming, says education expert Dr Raymond Sparrow.
Amazing Mauritius
Mauritius really is what it’s jacked up to be. I’m not a beach person and I hate being sat down under an umbrella, smothered with suntan lotion.
Botswana’s hunting ban fallout
Hans Vermaak, president of the Professional Hunters’ Association of South Africa (Phasa), explains why he is worried about Botswana’s looming hunting ban.
A billion mouths to feed by 2030 – time to make a plan
By 2030, the world will have one billion more mouths to feed. To meet this growing food need, we require a sustainable, enabling agricultural environment. Can this be achieved in...
Nothing new under the sun
Boeta, with genetics and genomics being the buzzwords of the century, let me tell you the story of Robert Bakewell, the farmer from Leicestershire who transformed the quality of Britain's...
The broadband revolution
Australia is using broadband to revitalise farming. SA is falling behind, warns Santam’s Gerhard Diedericks.
Green Paper update
At the recent National Emergent Red Meat Producers’ Organisation’s annual general meeting, Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform Gugile Nkwinti spoke about the reasons for some of the department’s...
Agri SA to farmers: be realistic, yet positive
The past year in agriculture has been fraught with labour unrest and tense negotiations between organised agriculture and the state. Speaking at Agri SA’s annual congress in Pretoria, the organisation’s...
Yes, but where’s our money?
I’ve tried and tried and tried again to find something positive to blog about this week. I’ve watched the news like a hawk and read every newspaper I could lay...
Managing change – FW de Klerk
According to Charles Darwin, the success of a species is not determined by its relative strength or intelligence, but by its ability to adapt to change. The same applies to...
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