There is much that a smallholder should consider when keeping a cow for milk. Consider the whole process of keeping a cow in milk. The […]
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Keeping Cattle: Preliminary Considerations
Why keep a cow on a plot? Unless you have plenty of land with good grazing and adequate water, some good outbuildings, some experience with […]
How to Preserve Artichokes
Smallholders can consider themselves lucky if they need to know how to preserve artichokes. For, as we wrote about on page in the November edition […]
Plant Disease And Your Vegetables
Diseases on your vegetables can cause loss of yield and damage to vegetables, which reduce the quality of your harvest. With warmer weather most smallholders […]
Nguni Cattle: A Good Option For Your Plot
Smallholders with a larger than usual piece of land, who are looking to keep cattle, would do well to consider keeping nguni cattle. The group […]
Choose Your Chicken: Amberlinks
Steady and reliable are the reasons poultry owners give for choosing Amberlink chickens. Adaptable is another important trait, so a smallholder who wants to set […]
The Mongoose On Your Smallholding
You know you have seen a mongoose on your smallholding if you have seen a short-legged animal with a pointed nose, small ears, and a […]
SAPS’ Stock Theft Stats Not The Whole Picture, Says TLU SA
Although SAPS’ crime statistics for April to June show an 8% decrease in stock theft that’s not the whole picture, says the TLU SA. While […]
Invasive Trees Are Also The Thirstiest
It is well-known that alien invasive trees and other plants have a negative effect on the environment where they establish themselves. What is less well-known, […]
South African Co-Op Fights For Food Security
This South African co-op started by young people in kwaHlaza, KwaZulu-Natal believes entrepreneurship in agriculture is very important. Lindokuhle Mthembu, chairman of the Zozubhodle Co-operative […]