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October 18, 2018
Circumstances recently brought me into contact, after 20-odd years, with an old business associate, now...
September 25, 2018
Last month we hosted a couple of house-guests from the UK for a few days....
August 13, 2018
Running a successful ~ and profitable ~ smallholding, or even a small commercial farm, is...
July 17, 2018
My beloved and I recently celebrated our 40th summer of wedded bliss. And while it...
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November 9, 2018
Beware the Poison Plant or Gifblaar
Livestock owners need to be on the lookout for a highly toxic plant known as...
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November 9, 2018
Fun Facts about Chickens
1 ) The chicken, Gallus gallus domesticus, is a domestic subspecies of the red junglefowl,...
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November 9, 2018
Which “arian” or “ism” Fits You?
Tomorrow being World Vegan Day, we thought we’d take a look at the various terms...
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September 25, 2018
One of the biggest difficulties facing a smallholder-based business is the question of how to...
August 20, 2018
Horticultural Courses Even though the end of the year is looming there are some horticultural...
August 20, 2018
Agricultural short courses Want to go to (or go back to) university? As a smallholder...
July 23, 2018
It is possible to make butter without using any machines, so when next you are...
April 16, 2018
Hampshire Down sheep in Randfontein One of only a handful of breeders in South Africa...