International Day of Education (24 January 2026): Farms as Learning Spaces
Education does not only happen in classrooms. It happens wherever people are supported to learn by doing. Where knowledge is tested against reality, mistakes...
Op-ed : Illicit alcohol: a brewing threat to health and workplace safety
By Rhys Evans, Managing Director at ALCO-SafeSouth Africa has one of the highest levels of alcohol consumption per capita in the world, and our...
Lawn and order -keeping your grass in the check
Rescue tips for rainy summersJanuary is here, which means we’re right in the heart of summer. As the heat sets in, our gardens become...
Surging meat prices put a damper on December braais
By Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist, FNB CommercialWith the December holidays just around the corner, South Africans are facing tough news: meat prices have...
Op-Ed : The drought is here, and only technology, foresight, and policy will save...
Nelson Maina is the Communications Manager at Elgon KenyaKenya is walking—quietly and dangerously—into one of the most severe agricultural crises in recent memory. Recently, the Government flagged 22...
Plough through summer tasks: 5 ways a garden tractor can lighten your load
Summer, with all its beauty and bounty, has arrived, ushering in peak growth season. Lawns thicken and spread, foliage fills out, and crops push...
CPAs urged to use festive season downtime to fix governance gaps and unlock the...
The success of South Africa’s land restitution programme depends heavily on the ability of Communal Property Associations (CPAs) to manage restored and redistributed land...
Don’t let the taps run dry this December: 4 smart ways to save water...
Imagine waking up to deafening silence of taps without water, a silence that’s unsettling and deeply frustrating. No hum of the geyser, no splash...
Op-ed: Two million small scale farmers betrayed: SA rejects UN agritech resolution due to...
By Michael Kransdorff, chairman of the Jewish National Fund of South AfricaSouth Africa recently voted against a United Nations resolution on ‘Agricultural Technology...
Making Farming Sexy Again: Meet the Faces of the Farmfluencer Challenge
Farming often conjures images of old-fashioned routines, but the RegenZ Farmfluencer Challenge is rewriting that story. Five Western Cape farmers are experimenting with regenerative...