Food security begins with the availability of land, and Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen told last week’s Agri Limpopo congress he will fight for every hectare of agricultural land threatened by mining, industrial or residential development.
Suidplaas Dohnes is synonymous with top-quality animals, and that’s exactly what buyers found at their second production auction of 2024.
The unavailability of affordable fertiliser greatly affects agricultural productivity and livelihoods in many parts of Africa.
A new record price was achieved and some ewes were sold at the prices of heifers at the recent Overvaal Ile de France club auction.
Eastern Cape owners of livestock susceptible to foot-and-mouth disease must comply with new permit requirements announced by the Minister of Agriculture, John Steenhuisen.
Looking for high-quality gum poles? Daybreak Properties offer untreated and SABS-standard CCA-treated gum poles straight from our farm in Graskop, Mpumalanga.
The large new experimental farm planned by the University of Pretoria (UP) will focus on research and training to ensure a sustainable future for animal protein production.
Small-scale farmers in Philippi on the Cape Flats cannot access their fields and have lost much of their crops after heavy rain, saturated soil and poor maintenance of the canal system caused flooding.
Agricultural and other rural communities in parts of South Africa’s winter fire-season areas are reportedly getting no respite from runaway fires that continue to cause devastation and death.
Woodlands Dairy in the Eastern Cape recently joined forces with Infinite Industries and beekeeper Gavin Botes to manufacture beehives from recycled material.
Frontal systems may continue to bring rain to the winter rainfall region until the end of August, while a disturbance in the stratospheric polar vortex around the South Pole could bring very stormy conditions over Southern Africa.
South Africa’s red meat industry can become a world leader. The country has excellent producers with world-class breeding material in their herds.
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