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Blending tradition with modern styling

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February 27 - March 06, 2026

Please could you design a three-bedroomed home for our site in the Eastern Cape.

Blending tradition with modern styling

Dear Jonno,

My wife and I are at loggerheads about the design, with the choices between traditional and modern styling.

Is it possible to give us two drawings to reach agreement on? Bedrooms must all be en suite, with a comfy centralised kitchen and lounge, and a front veranda.

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Cash flow budgets: keeping farmers in control of liquidity, risk, and their survival

Profit doesn't guarantee a farm's survival - cash does. Cobus du Plessis explains why cash flow budgets are one of the most important yet underused financial tools on South African farms.

time to read

5 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

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Farmer's Weekly

The toast of the Navy

The incredible story of the World War II-era Great Dane dog Nuisance being enlisted in the Royal Navy is well documented. Graham Jooste shared some entertaining anecdotes involving the canine shipmate.

time to read

6 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

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Healthier soils deter destructive locusts

Locust swarms remain a serious global threat, capable of devastating crops, livelihoods and local economies across vast regions.

time to read

1 min

February 27 - March 06, 2026

Farmer's Weekly

Wheat crisis dominates Grain SA regional meetings

As the ongoing wheat crisis continues to erode producers' margins, emotions ran high at Grain SA's regional meeting in Moorreesburg in the Western Cape.

time to read

2 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

A FARMER'S EXPERIENCE

Street Wallet has been a game-changer for Mario Athanasopoulos, hydroponic production consultant and owner of Green City Farms.

time to read

1 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

Kesieberg Merino Stud Production Sale

The Kesieberg Merino Stud Production Sale was held on the farm Leeuwfontein on 4 February on behalf of Willie and Herman Henning.

time to read

1 min

February 27 - March 06, 2026

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

Not cheaper, just different: what you should know about farming in Mozambique

Although Mozambique is often viewed as a cheaper, easier farming location than South Africa, cost comparisons tell a more complex story. But while cross-border production presents real challenges, it also offers opportunities for complementary trade, diversification and regional food security, particularly when it comes to subtropical crops such as bananas.

time to read

10 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

The all-rounder anchoring South Africa's beef value chain

Louis Steyl, CEO of the Bonsmara Cattle Breeders' Society of South Africa, spoke to Octavia Avesca Spandiel about how the versatile Bonsmara breed anchors the country's beef value chain, delivering balanced performance, reproductive and feed efficiency, and carcass traits across extensive and intensive systems.

time to read

6 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

Farmer's Weekly

Farmer's Weekly

THE HITCHING POST

I'm a 60-year-old white woman who loves camping, animals, the outdoors, and watching sport.

time to read

2 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

Farmer's Weekly

Foot-and-mouth disease in pigs

Recently, the radio news mentioned an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in pigs in South Africa.

time to read

2 mins

February 27 - March 06, 2026

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