In this week’s episode of Farmer’s Inside Track. The 101 of mushroom farming. We’ve got great tips for farmers. To grow this crop, you need to be meticulous, but one of the perks - they’re in season all-year long! 

Grant Mapham, a director at Sesisonke Farm - one of Mzansi’s most sustainable farming systems in Harrismith in the Free State, weighs in on the traditional versus sustainable farming debate. 

Soil Sistas, our exciting campaign celebrating female farmers with Corteva Agriscience, is back with a bang. We’re joined by Keabetswe Mokgatla from Kalbasfontein in Gauteng, a young psychology and sociology graduate turned farmer. 

Agri SA labour specialist Lebohang Sethusha unpacks the issues around this pay disparity between women and men in the agricultural industry. 

Our book of the week… “Eat that frog” by Brian Tracy. If you’ve ever felt like theirs just never enough time for everything on your “to-do” list then this productivity book is a must read! 

And our farmer tip of the week comes from Philip Kgapane. He runs a vegetable farm in Mafarafara Village under the Sekhukhune District in Limpopo.