Warthogs ‘eat newborn lambs nearly hooves and all’
The list of problem animals for sheep farmers in central South Africa now includes warthogs, which eat newborn lambs and ...
Day: 28 September 2023
Invest in an economical John Deere tractor
In this week’s episode of African Farming (Honey, channel 172, Tuesdays at 17:00) AFGRI Equipment’s Bafana Mathebula talks about how ...
Global economy struggling, but Brics+ is opportunity for SA
South African farmers relying on export markets need to tighten their belts for the short to medium term.
Bee projects could save gum trees from the chop
It’s not always wise to eradicate gum trees, even though six of the 85 gum species in South Africa have ...
Disaster: Avian flu toll nears 10 million
The H7N6 strain of highly contagious avian flu has led to the loss of at least 20% of laying hens ...
Above-average rain expected over Southern Africa until November
The well-established rainfall patterns observed over the past three summers may be one of the reasons for the stormy weather ...
Gene teams make breakthrough on African swine fever
A deficiency in pigs’ immune system is crucial for the African swine fever virus to replicate and cause infection.
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