The Royal Agricultural Sociey of Natal (RAS) is one of KwaZulu-Natal's oldest and best-known institutitions. This volume provides a detailed overview of two earlier accounts of its history since 1851 and updates it from 1984 to 2021. It is a story of dramatically fluctuating fortunes, which in many ways reflects the experience of the whole province and, in particular, its agricultural sector. In the face of financial, political and other...