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Court orders Agriculture Minister to publish FMD vaccination scheme – and...

Foskor halts MAP supply while phosphate supplies run low

Wise spending is crucial for grain farmers’ survival

Phytosanitary inefficiencies are slowing seed trade across Africa

Southern African industrial hemp industry faces critical challenges

This is Pannar Extravaganza season!

Western Cape ramps up FMD response with swift vaccination rollout and...

Conserve soil to preserve life

Water comes first for Woolworths’ fresh produce suppliers

Kenyan farmers granted reprieve in seed-saving dispute

Industry voices concern over Botswana’s fresh produce ban

FMD crisis: Zambia closes borders to South African livestock

FMD spreads across Eswatini, livestock sales suspended

Foot-and-mouth disease breaks out in Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe dairy industry regains momentum

SA farmers await fair compensation for land losses in Zimbabwe

Top women scientists champion transformative agriculture research

Father’s tutelage propels girl to farming top spot

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Confusion, cost and coordination failures cloud FMD vaccine rollout

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Does the FMD Industry Coordination Council actually have a voice?

Many in the agriculture sector welcomed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s 21 January announcement of the formation of a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) Industry Coordination Council. The body enables farmer organisations to...

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US tariffs tarnish trees and tinsel

US President Donald Trump’s trade war with China was expected to dampen festive cheer this year, with artificial Christmas trees noticeably more expensive for US consumers this holiday season.

Ajit Srivastava, professor of agricultural engineering at MSU, designed an electric tractor as an affordable option for smallholder farmer.

Small-scale farmers put electric tractors to the test in pilot project

Researchers from Michigan State University in the US recently demonstrated a new electric tractor, which has been in development for more than two years, to a group of local farmers.

EU pork producers reeling from China’s anti-dumping duties

China’s provisional tariffs on EU pork exports, which amount to more than US$2 billion (about R17,4 billion) per year, are threatening to erode profit margins for the bloc’s producers.

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