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Global surge in farm support tilts scales against South Africa

Commonwealth conference addresses growing pressures facing farmers

Former USDA expert urges SA to get ahead of biosecurity threats

AGOA termination puts SA agri exporters’ competitiveness under pressure

SAPA backs continued poultry imports from Brazil after NCD outbreak

Tongaat Hulett sale under criminal investigation

Kwanalu calls on farmer organisations to better represent members

Failing municipalities threaten poultry competitiveness

Early harvest and delayed access to China threaten SA cherry exports

Exploring the market potential for dual-purpose poultry in Southern Africa

‘Scrap trade barriers to cut food prices’ – SADC

Zimbabwe faces major grain deficit as El Niño looms

Namibia steps up FMD controls as cases rise to 127

Namibia FMD outbreak could drive up SA red meat prices

No livestock allowed at Namibian agricultural shows due to FMD outbreak

Namibia bans exports and animal movement after confirmed FMD case

Beyond production: Creating more value from African agriculture

Botswana to streamline game-farming permit applications

Using a firearm during a farm attack: what the law allows

Distance from police assistance does not create a separate right to shoot and has no bearing on whether force is justified. South African law asks whether an unlawful attack was...

Correct timing needed for farm transactions

When is the best time to buy or sell a farm? It’s a question almost every farmer, investor, or heir has asked. The truth is that while there is no...

Land Bank keeps new BFS applications on hold despite R500m pledge

Land Bank will keep new applications for its Blended Finance Scheme (BFS) suspended despite the additional R500 million pledged by the Department of Land Reform and Rural Development, saying the...

Dutch farmers’ co-op offers practical solution to grid limits

Across Europe, manufacturers aiming to cut carbon emissions are constrained by limited grid capacity. In the Netherlands, that constraint has sparked innovation, with a farmer-owned co-op developing a practical way to work around the bottleneck.

SAT1 FMD serotype detected in China

International animal health authorities have issued urgent warnings after a historically African strain of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) spread into parts of Europe, Asia and the Middle East, raising concerns about economic fallout and weaknesses in global preparedness.

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.

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