Ban on wine sales: Stop the absurdity
Much more than the frustration in the market place of wine lovers struggling to get their hands on a bottle wine or than guests visiting the Boland being disappointed because…
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 directed an urgent letter to the Free State Department of…
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 industry for 2020. It includes information on the impact of…
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 garlic sample submitted for analysis by the Department…
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 based on specimens curated by the South African Nursing Council…
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 certain challenges, such as the condition of roads in rural…
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 the Free State (UFS) walked away as victors in the…
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 dairy event. The championships, hosted by Agri-Expo since 1834, annually…
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 wage until the economy and employment rates pick up and…
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 interns who will be taking up their two-year internship within…