When preparing your soil for planting, you may deem ploughing unnecessary or inappropriate. In this case, there are other machines that you can use to […]
Month: August 2021
Ekurhuleni Opens Applications for Leasing Agricultural Land
Anyone interested in applying for the use of agricultural land being offered for lease by the City of Ekurhuleni (CoE) has until 31 August 2021 […]
Stihl Sets Up Stolen Goods Registry
Seen a Stihl product you want to buy? First, check if it is stolen. Following the destruction of its warehouse and head office during the […]
The Digestive System of Sheep
Many semi-rural dwellers keep sheep, so it might help to understand the digestive system of sheep. They belong to the ruminant classification of animals. There […]
How To Plough
For most smallholders working with low-power tractors, if the soil to be worked is heavy, after the first rains is a good time to plough. […]
The Therapeutic Value of Keeping Chickens
Many smallholders might not have thought about the therapeutic value of keeping chickens. When we picture the average smallholding, we presume that there will be […]
Understand the Basics of Cultivation
The range of activities that can be classified as forming part of cultivation is broad. From hacking away with a hoe at weeds in one’s […]
Keep Your Goats Busy
It’s a really good idea to keep your goats busy. The internet will provide you with any number of DIY or commercially made toys for […]
Animal Traction for the Smallholder
Using animal traction on plots holds many obvious advantages for the smallholder. The benefits of using cattle, donkeys or horses in this way are economic […]
The Use of Chainsaws on Smallholdings
Chainsaws on smallholdings are invaluable. Most smallholdings will have a few fruit trees to prune, and even a couple to fell, and if you are […]