The beleaguered Land Bank snuck through a horrible set of results shortly after the market closed early at 12pm on New Year’s Eve, revealing an annual total comprehensive loss of more than R2.8bn for the year ended March 31 2020, while non-performing loans almost doubled to 18.1% of total gross loans.

I started writing for Business Day regularly in 2016. My intention at the time was to ensure that the developments in the SA agricultural economics don’t go unnoticed, especially events with broader implications on food prices, jobs, broader sustainability and growth of the agricultural sector.

You have argued that governments should use the post-COVID environment to think differently about agriculture. What should be done differently?

Fitch Ratings agency thinks it would be better to lend to five of the country’s largest banks than the government itself.

Abbey Wick, NDSU Extension soil health specialist, and Caley Gasch, NDSU assistant professor of soil health, point out four ways to tell if soil health measures are working on your farm or ranch.

This year has presented humanity with one of its biggest health challenges in decades, with the spread of the coronavirus causing the loss of life and big disruptions to activity across different sectors of the economy.