Why good grazing does not always mean an easy year for Karoo farmers
These gains strengthen Karoo livestock farming, but they come after a prolonged period in which many producers sold animals or spent heavily to keep core herds alive.
What the Karoo Winter Wool Festival revealed about rural manufacturing
The Karoo Winter Wool Festival revealed that, with the right skills and access to markets, wool's role as the region's high value product can begin to extend beyond the farmer's gate and into the communities these farms sustain.
Newly discovered fault near Leeu-Gamka raises questions about shale gas development
For a region whose farms and towns could be directly affected by shale gas decisions, the discovery reinforces a simple principle: development should not move faster than the science needed to assess it.
Have you seen a blue crane? The Karoo’s sightings could help save them
Using sightings submitted by members of the public, conservationists hope to build an updated picture of where South Africa’s cranes are living and how their populations have changed.
What will the Karoo farm of 2035 look like?
Some of these technologies are already arriving on South African farms. Others are still expensive or experimental, although many experts believe they will become more common over the next decade.
The science of sound: What makes the Karoo so quiet?
The next time the Karoo feels impossibly quiet, it is worth remembering that your ears are experiencing the combined effects of atmospheric physics, landscape geometry, dry air, sparse settlement and an ecosystem still able to express itself through sound rather than noise.
Can a wet winter still end in drought?
The recent rainfall has delivered welcome relief across many parts of the Karoo, but meteorologists caution that the coming summer will depend on climate patterns that are only now beginning to develop.