Youth-led farm celebrates soybean harvest in Eastern Cape
A youth-owned agribusiness based in the rural village of Baziya near Mthatha in the Eastern Cape, is celebrating a successful ...
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Conservation and regenerative farming imperative for the future of agriculture in SA
Implementing sustainable farming methods that lower emissions and reduce pollution of air, water and soil will help agricultural production thrive ...
Severe weather causes Sclerotinia to flare up again
Like love triangles, disease triangles in agriculture never end well. This season’s unusually volatile weather, with the arrival of higher ...
FARMER’S PLAN | Brothers harvest soybeans with bush cutters
Due to the soaked soil, the brothers could not access the soybean lands with a combine harvester and had to ...
Boesmanland’s “lamb nursery school” helps fellow farmers
Franchwa Batt and his wife, Chrismari van der Westhuizen-Batt, from the farm Uitspankolk in Boesmanland, launched a project in 2019 ...
SAFJA celebrates its graduates, award winners and stalwarts
The South African Fatstock Judging Association (SAFJA) recently hosted a three-day course to train stakeholders in the country’s red meat ...
A journey from farm kid to award-winning commercial farmer
It has been a continuous journey of agricultural growth for Meshack Ndongeni (52), from helping with small-scale farming as a ...
Drawn into farming by a father’s legacy
As a former motor mechanic, Petrus Tsotetsi wasn’t initially destined for agriculture. He was pulled into the industry by a ...
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