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    Photo for illustrative purposes: Getty Images/Joa Souza

    Foot-and-mouth disease: Farm in Mpumalanga under quarantine

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    The Bonsmara bull NFS22-122 was auctioned for R150 000 at the Sernick Bonsmara breeding stock auction. Photo: Supplied

    Sernick auction performs better than expected

    Brown chickens kept inside a metal cage on a chicken farm. Photo: Getty Images

    Behaviour of layer chickens in enriched cages and floor systems studied

    Vaccinate young rams and routinely test older rams for epididymitis. Photo: Roelof Bezuidenhout

    Ram’s disease can be prevented but not cured 

    African armyworm believed to be cause of cattle deaths on Eastern Cape farm

    Photo for illustrative purposes: Getty Images/Joa Souza

    Foot-and-mouth disease: Farm in Mpumalanga under quarantine

    Goats’ superior spatial memory may stem from the need to remember the food locations in the expansive, rocky terrains where they graze. Photo: Fredalette Uys

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    Photo for illustrative purposes: Getty Images/Joa Souza

    Foot-and-mouth disease: Farm in Mpumalanga under quarantine

    More wastewater needs to be purified for reuse in rural areas. Photo: Roelof Bezuidenhout

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    Rain brings relief – and harvest headaches

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    ‘Farming is not about luck’ – Sylvester Lubambo

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Trailblazer Sophy Litshani Musabeni

14 April 2025
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By Maphuti Mongatane

Sophy Litshani Musabeni in her element rocking that tractor with pride and purpose. A true trailblazer showing that women don’t just belong on farms, they lead them! Watch this space for the full story coming soon.

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