Can technology solve the biggest challenges to your farm?

South Africa’s farmers are facing a challenging economic climate which seems to be forcing many medium-sized farms to amalgamate to form more viable commercial units. Nevertheless, if yours is a smaller-scale operation and you are prepared to review your farming methods, you have a better chance of succeeding in these more demanding market conditions.

Veterinary services for the community

We received an invitation this week to a Sponsorship Dinner being held on the 23 May at Onderstepoort Faculty of Veterinary Sciences in Pretoria. The email was from Vetsco […]

The little fellow, the pangolin

The pangolin is the world’s most trafficked mammal. As a result, this elusive little fellow is now threatened with extinction across its home range.

Digital Agriculture

Introduction Following the introduction of mineral fertiliser, mechanisation and the industrialisation of the production process, digital agriculture brings the next major movement. It is part of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). Digital agriculture refers to the use of agricultural technology (AgriTech) and data-driven innovations to predict outcomes and guide the producer through every phase of […]