Regardless of whether you drive a bakkie or a car, if your live on a smallholding chances are that at some stage you will need […]
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South Africa’s agri show dates for 2024
Keen show-goers, open your diaries. Here are the dates of some of the major agricultural shows around the country in 2024. 21-23 March: Kicking off […]
Plot tractors: How to check for overloading
On the basis that beggars can’t be choosers, smallholders buying agricultural implements for their plots are often forced to buy devices that might not be […]
Green fingers? Here’s a money-maker for you
An unusual business opportunity in the Little Karoo is up for purchase by somebody with an interest in plant propagation and horticulture, more particularly of […]
World’s Ugliest Lawn: “And the winner is….”
Do you lose sleep at the thought that your lawn is less-than-the-perfect expanse of manicured green of a well-kept sports field? Or spend many hours […]
2023: The driest early summer in a decade (or more…)
If you live on a Gauteng smallholding, at least, you can be forgiven for having the feeling that the last four months of 2023 were […]
Summer Solstice greetings today
Today, the 22nd, is the Summer Solstice in South Africa for 2023. When the southern hemisphere is tilted more towards the sun, which happens between […]
Why a tractor isn’t always necessary on a plot
Do you need a tractor on a smallholding? Or, perhaps put another way, can you justify the outlay on a tractor to work your land? […]
Rainfall: How long before a drought declaration?
If the weather over the summer rainfall area of South Africa continues as it started this year it can’t be long before a full-on drought […]
12 Skills you will learn on a Smallholding
If you live on a smallholding you will learn a bunch of skills, and acquire a bunch of knowledge, that your townie counterparts would never […]