Tag: commercial farmers

After seeing first-hand the challenges and unsustainable plans that small-scale farmers had to live with, this innovative agricultural researcher is making it his life's work to help them succeed.

The existence of large-scale commercial and small-scale farmers in South Africa remains a contentious issue and even though attempts have been made to address inequalities, a long and arduous road ...

For years 28-year-old Gustav Thekiso’s father toiled away on his own as a subsistence farmer. It was the only thing he was good at after retiring from the South African ...

Grains contribute significantly to the agricultural sector in South Africa, according to Mordor Intelligence, producing between 25% and 33% of the country's total gross agricultural production. If you're a starter farmer wanting to ...

Whernit Dirks’ life is proof that your circumstances do not have to define your life path. His inspiring story is told in tonight's episode of For the love of the ...

Changed by an ordeal he survived 20 years ago, Free State farmer Wessel Bibbey looked deep into his own soul. Today, he is mentoring young and dynamic farmers in an ...

As a farmer, how many times in a day does your phone have to ring before you start moaning and groaning that you have to answer it? Well, for livestock ...

Livestock farmers Athenkosi Denga and Soyama Mtongana are used to having the ground shaken beneath their feet by herds of cattle. But what these two young farmers have not adapted ...

After a busy weekend of honouring the legacy of Tata Madiba, the agricultural community woke up to breaking news that at least three of the 2019 YAFF award winners have ...

“There is no returning to normal after covid-19, but there is a path forward – and that path is to transforming the South African food systems,” says Gauteng farmer Mandla ...