Perlite is the new way to grow
Grolite® from Pratley is a unique, naturally occurring, perlite-based mineral that has become very popular as a horticultural growing medium. The main benefits include...
AGCO Africa sets a new benchmark in combine harvesters as it...
A new benchmark in combine harvesters has been introduced locally by AGCO Africa with the launch of the Fendt IDEAL range. Developed from the...
The lash of lockdown: a potato farmer’s story
When the socio-economic devastation of COVID-19 struck South Africa, Limpopo Province potato farmer Johan Holtzhausen pulled out all the stops to protect his work...
What will it take to ensure the local dairy industry is...
Dairy farmers have long used benchmarking against various technical and financial measures to improve their productivity levels and remain competitive.
In the 1990s the local...
Smallholder crop farming is on the decline in South Africa. Why...
Over half a million households in South Africa’s former homelands disengaged from farming between 2011 and 2016, according to Statistics South Africa. This represents...
