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Frikkie Tolmay, the 18-year-old who saved three farmworkers and seven children from an inferno, is regarded as a hero.

The champion ox at the Eeram Farmers’ Association of Harrismith centenary fatstock show and auction was sold for a good market-related price.

A farm gym and javelin track between the fields helped Jo-Ané van Dyk from Heidelberg in the Western Cape prepare for the Olympic Games in Paris. She won the silver medal.

Working on Fire-Kishugu has fought 1 418 fires this winter, but that is far from the total number that have broken out. The causes of these fires are particularly concerning for farmers.

Niel van Pletzen once again offered quality Beefmaster breeding bulls and Merino rams at his production auction.

Motorists can look forward to a more significant reduction in fuel and diesel prices on Wednesday than initially expected. This will be the fourth consecutive month of declining prices.

Cash-strapped consumers who have experienced relief as the pace of rising food paces has eased may soon feel the pinch again.

It appears that more veterinarians left the country in 2023 than those who qualified to work in the profession, but there is disagreement over the figures.

The significant price pressure facing local producers has increased the importance of exports, Red Meat Industry Services general manager Dewald Olivier told the Wagyu Conference at Maselspoort near Bloemfontein.

A three-year-old bull (DYS 211081) with strong legs and back, and significant depth, achieved the highest price at the eighth production auction of Kandys Beefmasters owned by Johan Prinsloo.

With the right support, women farmers can achieve commercial success sooner because women are more bankable, good with credit and more likely to repay loans.

More than 50 land projects with significant black ownership owe their existence to the PALS project, 10 years old this month and one of South Africa’s most successful land initiatives.