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    Smallholder farmers in Zambia gathered to showcase practical resilience techniques. Photo: Supplied

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    According to The Original Grain Company, this year’s Earth Day theme, “Our Power, Our Planet”, emphasises the importance of collective action in tackling global environmental challenges. Photo: Supplied

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    The R200 million that the Industrial Development Corporation has further extended to Tongaat Hulett will enable the company to start accepting the more than four million tonnes of harvest-ready sugarcane that would otherwise have gone to waste in as many as 18 000 growers’ fields. Photo: Emil von Maltitz

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    Zambian smallholder farmers demonstrate climate-smart solutions at WASA Field Day

    According to The Original Grain Company, this year’s Earth Day theme, “Our Power, Our Planet”, emphasises the importance of collective action in tackling global environmental challenges. Photo: Supplied

    Agriculture holds the key to a sustainable future – The Original Grain Company

    The R200 million that the Industrial Development Corporation has further extended to Tongaat Hulett will enable the company to start accepting the more than four million tonnes of harvest-ready sugarcane that would otherwise have gone to waste in as many as 18 000 growers’ fields. Photo: Emil von Maltitz

    ‘Massive relief’ as IDC’s R200 million guarantees start to Tongaat Hulett sugarcane milling season

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    Smallholder farmers in Zambia gathered to showcase practical resilience techniques. Photo: Supplied

    Zambian smallholder farmers demonstrate climate-smart solutions at WASA Field Day

    According to The Original Grain Company, this year’s Earth Day theme, “Our Power, Our Planet”, emphasises the importance of collective action in tackling global environmental challenges. Photo: Supplied

    Agriculture holds the key to a sustainable future – The Original Grain Company

    Maile Matsimela, digital editor at Africa Farming

    Is agriculture’s Master Plan delivering?

    The R200 million that the Industrial Development Corporation has further extended to Tongaat Hulett will enable the company to start accepting the more than four million tonnes of harvest-ready sugarcane that would otherwise have gone to waste in as many as 18 000 growers’ fields. Photo: Emil von Maltitz

    ‘Massive relief’ as IDC’s R200 million guarantees start to Tongaat Hulett sugarcane milling season

    KwaZulu-Natal farmer Nozuko Cezula. Photo: Supplied

    How Nozuko Cezula built her 3 000-tonne maize operation and became an award-winning exporter

    Photo: Gallo images

    Farmers warned: ‘Diesel theft on farms is increasing’

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    Dwayne Kaschula’s recently acquired seven-year-old Ankole bull, Sikhulu, has a horn base measuring 261/8 inches (66.36cm) in circumference. Sikhulu will contribute towards growing Kaschula’s new Ankole stud enterprise to 100 to 130 registered breeding females. Photo: Masizakhe Farming/Lloyd Phillips

    Top young farmer says his investment in Ankole cattle is ‘next level’

    KwaZulu-Natal farmer Nozuko Cezula. Photo: Supplied

    How Nozuko Cezula built her 3 000-tonne maize operation and became an award-winning exporter

    The photo shows some of the suspected stolen goats the police found in the Hyundai. Photo: Supplied

    Two arrested with 12 goats in Hyundai

    Some of the cattle during vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and the rollout of a structured ear tagging system against livestock theft. Photo: Supplied

    Ear tagging critical in fight against stock theft

    Photo: Poultry Bulletin April/May 2026

    Poultry technology trends 2026 – bird flu vaccination, smart farming tools & industry insights

    Puleng Phahlane. Photo Supplied

    From feedlot floor to the front office: Puleng Phahlane’s journey at Beefmaster

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    Smallholder farmers in Zambia gathered to showcase practical resilience techniques. Photo: Supplied

    Zambian smallholder farmers demonstrate climate-smart solutions at WASA Field Day

    According to The Original Grain Company, this year’s Earth Day theme, “Our Power, Our Planet”, emphasises the importance of collective action in tackling global environmental challenges. Photo: Supplied

    Agriculture holds the key to a sustainable future – The Original Grain Company

    The R200 million that the Industrial Development Corporation has further extended to Tongaat Hulett will enable the company to start accepting the more than four million tonnes of harvest-ready sugarcane that would otherwise have gone to waste in as many as 18 000 growers’ fields. Photo: Emil von Maltitz

    ‘Massive relief’ as IDC’s R200 million guarantees start to Tongaat Hulett sugarcane milling season

    KwaZulu-Natal farmer Nozuko Cezula. Photo: Supplied

    How Nozuko Cezula built her 3 000-tonne maize operation and became an award-winning exporter

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    Some of the cattle during vaccination against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) and the rollout of a structured ear tagging system against livestock theft. Photo: Supplied

    Ear tagging critical in fight against stock theft

    Goss’s bacterial wilt can cause immense yield losses in maize, such as to this field in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands in 2025. Scientific research is underway to identify and/or develop hybrids that are more resistant to this disease. Photo: Dr Rikus Kloppers

    Goss’s wilt definitely in KZN too, but fewer reports than last year

    Photo for illustrative purposes: nationaldaycalendar.com

    ‘Bats are not evil’ – How bats can be farm friends

    The Argentine laboratory Biogénesis Bagó manufactures the Bioaftogen foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines. Photo: Supplied

    Biogénesis Bagó: The Argentine laboratory bringing Argentina’s expertise to the world, setting the standard in health emergencies

  • Ask The Experts
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    Effective weed control crucial for agriculture in Africa

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    Marketing tips: Branding your fresh produce can give you the edge

    Photo for illustrative purposes: Getty Images

    Less fertiliser, better yields: US maize farmer shares lessons

    Neo Brian Rasehlo, technical adviser at GAD Consulting Services and project coordinator at SerDev. Photo: Screenshot

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    The Argentine laboratory Biogénesis Bagó manufactures the Bioaftogen foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines. Photo: Supplied

    Biogénesis Bagó: The Argentine laboratory bringing Argentina’s expertise to the world, setting the standard in health emergencies

    Photo: Supplied

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    There’s living, and then there’s peak living in the Ford Everest XLT

    From left: Gerhard Diedericks and Koos Nel (both from Agri X Group), Corlia Oberholzer (Red Meat Industry Services), Prof. Simon Letsoalo (School of Agricultural Sciences at North-West University), Lwandiso Makupula (Industrial Development Corporation) and Prof. HB Klopper (Agri X Group). Photo: Lebogang Mashala

    New Fusion Meat programme promises to boost profits for South African red meat farmers

    Mike Bosch first tested the new product on his chicken farm before expanding its use to his feedlot. Here, Blessed Zhou treats eggs in an incubator with ADI. About 360 000 eggs are hatched on this farm annually. The mortality rate from day-old chicks to 18-week-old pullets is now below 4%. Photo: Charl van Rooyen

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    Photo for illustrative purposes: Canva images

    How young farmers are using social media to grow their agricultural businesses

    At the recent African Farming Agri-Development Imbizo 2026 held in Pretoria, participants took part in a panel discussion on “From market floors to digital platforms: How is digitisation impacting traditional markets in South Africa?” The panellists were, from left, Sizo Tshabalala from Tshabalala Foods; programme director Angie Khumalo; Thando Magane from Fresh Nest Farming; Lebogang Mashala from African Farming; and Diale Tilo from the Kgodiso Development Fund and PepsiCo SA. Photo: Maile Matsimela.

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    Sellers ‘pleasantly surprised’ by prices at Link Merinos auction

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23 March 2026
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Greg Miles chickens pest control ticks cattle

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Greg Miles, livestock farmer from Stutterheim in the Eastern Cape, sent us this video of his chickens picking ticks off his cattle.

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