Free State floods: road infrastructure is crumbling
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has warned that the Free State province’s road infrastructure is in a dire state. FSA has…
Tridge report looks at an eventful year for agri industry
A report by Tridge, a global sourcing hub concerned with cross-border trade, entailed the most significant events within the agri…
Identity of quarantine nematode confirmed
Dr Antoinette Swart of the National Collection of Nematodes found two female nematodes and several juveniles of the genus Ditylenchus in a…
New species of leafhopper associated with rooibos tea
Leafhoppers are sap-sucking insects capable of transmitting plant viruses and phytoplasmas. A recent taxonomic study of local leafhopper species was…
Rainfall in Free State: Farmers grateful, but floods cause damage
Most farmers in the Free State are rejoicing over the recent rainfall in the province, but this also comes with…
UFS students are world champions in food and agribusiness competition
A group of students from the Centre for Sustainable Agriculture and the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of…
Call for entries for the 2021 SA Dairy Championships
All dairy producers are invited to enter the 2021 South African Dairy Championships, the country’s biggest, oldest and most prestigious…
TLU SA comments on suggested national minimum wage
TLU SA comments on suggested national minimum wage – TLU SA believes the government should completely set aside the minimum…
WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE APPOINTS 120 AGRICULTURAL GRADUATE INTERNS
Yesterday, 9 December 2020, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, welcomed the placement of 120 agricultural graduate…
Saai welcomes the transfer of state farms to family farmers
The decision by Minister Thoko Didiza to transfer more than 700 000 ha of farm land that have been in state…