Landbou Radio – 15 September 2021
The selection of breeding stock is an ongoing process and is used as a tool for livestock improvement. It helps to improve characteristics which are highly heritable. In our program…
Healthy soils are crucial for sustainable agri-food systems – FAO
The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) has launched two practical instruments designed to encourage soil organic carbon maintenance and sequestration, a key tool for climate action.…
Landbou Radio – 14 September 2021
“The Chianina is one of the oldest cattle breeds in the world and is both the tallest and the heaviest breed of cattle. It is not unusual for bulls to…
The best support that can be given to the agricultural sector is a well-run, efficient, financially sound Municipality
Yesterday, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, accompanied by the Executive Mayor of the Cape Winelands District Municipality, Dr Helena von Schlicht, addressed local farmers in Tulbagh.…
John Deere machinery touches African soil for the first time
Since John Deer’s announcement in March 2021 on the expansion of their construction equipment into Sub-Saharan Africa, they have added an additional 9 machines to their line-up of already existing…
Laager Rooibos celebrates the uniqueness of being South African this Heritage Day
Explaining the magnetic pull of South Africa to those who haven’t grown up or lived a significant amount of time in this country is like trying to translate the expressions…
Landbou Radio – 13 September 2021
“The most intensive way to manage grazing is ultra-high-density grazing. In this system animals can be moved as frequently as every hour and in this system traditional stocking rates can…
SA agribusiness confidence retracts by 67 points in Q3 of 2021
Following a surge to an all-time high of 75 in the second quarter of this year, the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) retracted back to 67 points in the third…
Al Mawashi SA to trade directly with commercial farmers
Al Mawashi South Africa (AMSA), the country’s largest buyer of live sheep for Middle Eastern markets, has announced that it intends to procure livestock directly from South Africa red meat…
DMA’s affected by foot-and-mouth disease in KZN gets reduced
The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza has announced the reduction of the size of the disease management area (DMA) affected by foot-and-mouth diseases (FMD) in…