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Farmers urged to complete registration ahead of private FMD vaccine rollout

Eastern Cape launches R80m grain commercialisation initiative

Cattle Group pays R5,5m for Ankole bull, setting new SA record

Grain SA slams JSE over soya bean pricing decision

Rockwood wins latest court battle over rhino horn export permits

Biologicals no longer a niche as pest pressures grow

Sardine quota increase expected to offer socio-economic relief

FMD continues to spread in Free State despite vaccination campaign

Tax ruling against citrus producer could affect other farmers

Protecting the harvest: Botswana farmer defends seasonal restrictions

Mozambique’s import substitution plans present opportunities for SA

FMD crisis threatens Botswana’s cattle genetics

Botswana farmers fear price slump after easing of FMD restrictions

ADMA Agri Show links farmers, tech, and agribusinesses

Tough sentence for poachers gives Botswana game farmers hope

Zimbabwe’s 10-year plan targets 35% sugar cane yield jump

Ongoing investment turned Lucerne Fields into Botswana’s top carrot producer

Low prices, oversupply weigh on Zimbabwe’s 2026 tobacco season

Proposed fuel policy raises concerns over food security

South Africa’s dependence on imported fuel is once again under scrutiny as renewed conflict in the Middle East, Russia’s temporary ban on diesel exports, and rising global oil prices coincide...

Farmers have to stay competitive in a dynamic global market

Prof Nick Binedell, a renowned leadership and strategy speaker, founding dean of the Gordon Institute of Business Science, and an authority on business education in Africa’s global economy, spoke to...

Experts say Aucamp is up against a broken system

The overwhelmingly positive response to Willie Aucamp replacing John Steenhuisen as minister of agriculture belies deeper problems that, according to industry experts, have hampered successive agriculture ministers, including a broken...

World

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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