Road closure at Hlohlolwane finally gets reaction from provincial government
Farmers and taxi organisations closed off the dangerous R708 road between Hlohlolwane and Marquard. By Nico van Burick The community ...
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Clocolan-Marquard community to enforce closure of R708 road over government inaction
By Aletta Pretorius In an effort to get urgent repairs to a life-threatening road done, the Clocolan Agricultural Association, local ...
FMD: Farmers’ advice falls on state’s deaf ears
The recent confirmation of foot-and-mouth disease at probably the world’s largest cattle feedlot – where stringent biosecurity applies – clearly ...
How climate change is reshaping beef cattle production in SA
Over the past three decades, the beef cattle sector has experienced significant changes due to rising temperatures, altered rainfall patterns ...
‘Longer recovery path lies ahead for some agricultural sectors’
After the recent droughts and animal diseases, the financial recovery of some value chains and regions will take longer than ...
Major water infrastructure upgrades boost communal farming in North West
In a decisive move to strengthen rural livestock farming and deliver on its service commitments, the North West Department of ...
Merino ram for King Letsie III
King Letsie III of Lesotho attended Heuningkrans Merino’s 49th production auction in the Smithfield district on Thursday 27 February and ...
Developing a goat industry as robust as the beef sector
A workshop held in Pretoria on the commercialisation of the goat industry brought together experts, policymakers and other stakeholders to ...
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