Now is the time to start cutworm control
By Hanlie Geldenhuys, Marketing Lead at Syngenta. Cutworm control must start before the first larva hatches. With maize planting season fast approaching, growers need to do their planning now, especially…
Grain farmer Nicky van der Linde TLU SA Young Farmer of the Year 2023
“It’s always good to measure yourself against other farmers. It’s good to learn, and a bit of healthy competition is a good thing. They were all dynamic guys who participated,…
Landbou het betekenisvolle samewerkig nodig om te floreer
Daneel Rossouw, Hoof van Landbouverkope by Nedbank Kommersiële Banksake Landbou is ‘n komplekse besigheid wat deur verskeie uitdagings geraak word. Baie van diéuitdagings is buite produsente se beheer, en ditis…
Food & Trees for Africa is in pursuit of South Africa’s best school food garden
Food & Trees for Africa is in pursuit of South Africa’s best school food garden 6 September 2023 – In an era when the health of people and our planet…
Sustaining existing trade partnerships and finding new markets is imperative for SA agriculture
BY: JOHN HUDSON South Africa is in the enviable position of being a net exporter of agricultural products. Aside from the obvious contribution this makes to SA’s GDP and job…
#BRICS2023: Putin’s pledge: A path to food security in Africa
BY: KATJA HAMILTON The subject of an International Criminal Court arrest warrant, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin made his virtual attendance at the Brics Summit in Johannesburg this week, reiterating his…
#BRICS2023: Brics Summit ushers in new era as IDC and Bank of China sign historic MOU
BY: KATJA HAMILTON The Brics Summit has kicked off with momentum in Johannesburg, with the announcement that the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) and Bank of China (BOC) have signed a…
Farmers bring arts education to local schools with innovative programme
Farmers families from Eston, KwaZulu-Natal, are working together to provide arts education to children in the Mkhambathini district through an innovative program called Eston Outreach. Here junior school pupils are…
R176m lifeline for canegrowers as milling sector crisis deepens
The South African Sugar Association is providing R60m in financing for transformative intervention to black and small-scale growers. This support is essential as the industry struggles with the milling sector…
Collaboration key to driving South African agriculture forward – Agbiz
South Africa faces significant challenges of high unemployment, weak economic growth prospects, rising poverty and inequality. These are issues that should dominate the thinking of the political leaders, business and…