Quarter share in buffalo bull for R44 million
A 25% share in a buffalo bull has sold for R44 million at a recent Piet du Toit Wildbedryf auction.
Nigeria faces avian influenza crisis
Nigeria’s agriculture sector is struggling to bring an avian influenza outbreak under control.
SONA fails to acknowledge farmers, drought
Agri Eastern Cape has expressed disappointment about President Jacob Zuma’s 2016 State of the Nation Address (SONA).
Five-year master plan to put goat farming on the map in KZN
Extended and extreme drought conditions, together with rapidly escalating food prices, have persuaded the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (KZN DARD) to implement a plan to promote goat production and consumption in the province.
State of the Nation Address 2016
State of the Nation Address by Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting of Parliament
Agri leaders speak out before State of the Nation Address
The eyes of the country are fixed on South Africa’s President Jacob Zuma, who is due to deliver his 2016 State of the Nation Address on Thursday, 11 February at 7pm.
Entire country affected by drought, report reveals
The devastating drought experienced by South Africa last year could be expected to put consumers under great pressure for the foreseeable future, according to a report from the University of the Free State.
ChemChina takeover of Syngenta
Syngenta has announced that Chinese company ChemChina has made a US$43 billion take-over offer.
Glyphosate most widely and heavily used weed-killer ever
Glyphosate-based herbicide is now the most widely and heavily applied weedkiller in the history of global chemical agriculture.
Livestock farmers urged to vaccinate against RVF
Livestock producers have been advised to vaccinate livestock against Rift Valley fever (RVF) following recent rainfall in some of the drought-stricken areas of South Africa.
McCain to assist farmers with feed
McCain SA has decided to redirect all of its edible waste to livestock farmers in drought affected areas.
Major setback for Boere in Nood
A serious setback has hit the Boere in Nood (Farmers in Need) group after a truck and trailers carrying bales to farmers, caught on fire between Theunissen and Brandfort.
