Reviving New Zealand’s flagging wool industry
The wool industry has long been an iconic part of New Zealand’s rural identity, supporting vibrant rural communities over many generations of farmers, and remains an important part of the...
New disaster foundation formed to aid stricken farmers
The Agri SA Disaster Relief Foundation has been established to relieve the plight of farmers and farmworkers as wildfires rage, drought conditions persist and...
Calling all South Africa’s stockmen and women
The Livestock Registering Federation’s (LRF) 13th Stockman School and conference will take place from 13 to 15 October.
Wildfires threaten sensitive North West World Heritage site
Thousands of hectares of veld were destroyed and the Magaliesberg Biosphere Reserve threatened when a wildfire broke out in the Magaliesberg mountains in North West in the fourth week of...
SA lost 250 rhinos to poaching in first half of 2021
Fighting rhino poaching in South Africa is as much about combatting organised crime as are efforts to dismantle the syndicates behind drug trafficking, arms smuggling, cash-in-transit heists, robberies of gold,...
Avian influenza setback for poultry master plan
More than 2,7 million chickens have been culled so far in South Africa due to the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) outbreak, which is affecting commercial layer and, to a...
Heritage Day 2021: Why you’ll need a big budget to braai
To celebrate Heritage Day, also known as National Braai Day, on Friday, 24 September, the order in which budget-conscious consumers should choose meat for the braai is pork, chicken or...
Extreme weather keeps Haiti’s farmers on a knife’s edge
A comprehensive national plan needs to be implemented in Haiti to address climate change, stem deforestation, and restore degraded land and watersheds in an effort to help the country’s vulnerable...
World champion Boer goat ram sold for R500 000
The world champion boer goat ram, ‘Maserati’, bred by the Lukas Burger Boer Goat stud near Griekwastad, was recently sold for a record price of R500 000 to Salmon van...
Millions of litres of fuel being stolen from Transnet pipelines
The theft of fuel from the Transnet pipeline network is an enormous problem in South Africa, according to Christo van der Rheede, Agri SA’s executive director.
Farmers warned to be on the lookout for brown locust outbreaks
There are fears that this season could see some of the worst infestations of brown locusts (Locustana pardalina) in South Africa on record.
Market access and infrastructure troubles impede agri growth
The agriculture sector is expected to expand 7,6% year-on-year in 2021, but in the long term growth is expected to decline.
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