You might sometimes find yourself using treated timber on your smallholding. This is because timber from South African plantation-grown pine and eucalyptus is not durable […]
Author: Staff Reporter
Balance Your Blades To Save Your Mower
Most of the country has pulled out a lawnmower or slasher to use for the last of the summer season, but when last did you […]
Starting A Nursery: Tips For Success
When it comes to starting a nursery business, Rofunwa Nefefe (pictured), founder of Veentiro Trading Nursery in Limpopo, has learnt a great deal along the […]
Feet, Claw And Leg Problems In Chickens
When you do your frequent health checks of your poultry, look out for feet, claw and leg problems amongst your chickens. Lameness will prevent the […]
Goat Farming: Tips To Be Successful In South Africa
Learn more about some of the key points to successful goat farming given by Patriot Boer Goat Stud’s Johan Steyn (pictured), who also runs courses […]
Bees and Gum Trees: It’s Complex
Most of us are familiar with Eucalyptus trees, but we might not know of the relationship between bees and gum trees. The gum tree or […]
How To Make New Soap From Old Scraps
Thrifty smallholders might wonder how to make new soap from old scraps that they can’t throw away. The process is quite easy. We had saved […]
How To Check Your Horses’ Health
Horse owners should check their horses’ health regularly. SA Smallholder has compiled a checklist for easy use. In most cases, animal owners perform wellness checks […]
What To Do If Your Horse Is Stolen
Theft of horses, while maybe not on the increase in your area, is not going to disappear and wherever you are you run a risk […]
Equine Theft: A Growing Scourge
Theft of equines ~ donkeys and horses ~ is an increasingly prevalent form of stock theft, although the reasons for the theft of donkeys and […]