FSA Young Farmer of the Year winner, Doug Osle a true gentleman
Hard work, attention to detail and strong faith are the pillars on which Free StateAgriculture’s new Young Farmer of the…
Minister engages farmers on evictions
Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza — together with the Mpumalanga MEC of Agriculture, Rural Development,…
What SA consumers can expect from food price inflation this year
Last week, the South African Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) mildly lifted its forecast for 2020/21summer grain and oilseeds production from…
MINISTER DIDIZA DEEPLY SADDENED BY THE PASSING OF HIS MAJESTY, KING ZWELITHINI KA BHEKUZULU, KING OF THE ZULU NATION
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Ms Thoko Didiza (MP), has learnt with sadness the news of…
SA agricultural employment down 8% year-on-year in Q4
Although South Africa’s agricultural economy performed robustly in 2020, possibly grew by between 10-13%, according to our and Bureau for…
SA set to have its largest summer grain and oilseed harvest on record in 2020/21 production season
2021 promises to be another good year for South Africa’s agricultural sector, at least from a production front. The data…
AFRICAN SWINE FEVER DISEASE OUTBREAK IN PIGS IN MFULENI
Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, announced today that African Swine Fever (ASF) was identified on two smallholder…
Syngenta launches 2021 Leadership Academy for Agriculture Programme
With the right leadership, agriculture can heal South Africa – Twenty-eight agriculturists, from grain producers and agri-researchers to a Brahman…
Israeli start-up launches artificial pollination technology
Israeli agri-tech startup Edete Precision Technologies for Agriculture is due to begin commercial scale field trials of its artificial pollination technology in…
Beefmaster announces special Covid-19 bonus pay-out to staff
The Beefmaster Group will be paying a special Covid-19 bonus to staff as a way to thank them for ‘sharing…