We have had plenty of opportunity in which to measure rainfall in many areas of the country in the past couple of weeks. Even areas […]
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Fix your Compost Heap Problems
How’s your compost heap looking after our dry Gauteng winter? Most problems in a compost heap can be solved by considering what has gone into […]
#ClimateChangeChooseday: Are Trees the solution to Climate Mitigation?
It’s Spring Day and Arbor Week, so we are encouraged to buy and plant some trees. Much has been made of the ability of trees […]
EC judge give sheep ship go-ahead
An Eastern Cape High Court judge this week condemned 56 000 sheep to certain death by granting an order that they may be loaded aboard […]
From The Archives: How Blommetjie Got Her Name
A recent discussion on Facebook led us to realise a lot of newer readers won’t know the story of how Blommetjie (The Back Page) got […]
Register to attend Nampo Virtual
Nampo Harvest Day has moved online. Exhibitors will be able to feature all their products on the virtual Nampo platform and showcase their latest innovations, […]
Monitoring and Supporting Plant Health
Disease epidemics are not limited to humans ~ other animals and plants are also vulnerable to outbreaks of diseases that spread more quickly and more […]
Minister appoints interim board at OBP
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, has appointed an interim board of the Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) Board of Directors, […]
Choosing the best option for recycling
This is the third part in our series on plastic. For parts one and two, click here. Unfortunately, not all municipalities in Gauteng run successful […]
Types of plastic and how they are recycled
This is part two of our series on plastic, to read the first part, click here. Internationally, plastics are clasified for their recycling properties according to […]