SA agribusiness confidence at its highest level on record
The recently released record-high Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index figures provide agricultural producers with the opportunity to reinvest in their farming concerns and address their debt structures.
SA on track to harvest record soya bean crop
The current spike in soya bean production is good news for South Africa since it will mean that significantly less of the commodity will need to be imported.
Call to reopen abattoirs in KwaZulu-Natal
More than 3 000 head of livestock have already been tested for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in KwaZulu-Natal after the outbreak of the disease in the Mtubatuba area of the uMkhanyakude...
‘Clover factory closure no shock for dairy farmers’
The Ditsobotla Local Municipality cannot afford to allow Clover to close and relocate its operations as this will have a devastating effect on over 300 families, according to the Premier...
High-tech greenhouse boom in China following COVID-19
Workers at a new glass greenhouse facility operated by Dutch company FoodVentures on Chongming Island just outside Shanghai in China, recently harvested their first batch of tomatoes and cucumbers.
‘Downturn in agri GDP contribution a temporary blip’
Despite an increase in South Africa’s GDP of 1,1%, translating into an annualised growth rate of 4,6%, in the first quarter of this year, the agriculture sector saw a downturn...
Rooibos farmers hopeful origin-status will lift weak prices
Despite farm-gate prices for rooibos currently being under pressure, farmers have expressed optimism about the EU’s acknowledgment of South Africa as the designation of origin of rooibos.
Bid for removal of Namibia’s veterinary fence a risk for SA
A recent application submitted to the High Court to have the veterinary cordon fence (VCF) in Namibia declared unconstitutional is misguided, according to Thinus Pretorius, chairperson of the Namibian Livestock...
Former officials charged with fraud in Estina dairy case
The DA will not rest until politicians are held accountable alongside officials for their involvement in the failed Estina dairy farm project near Vrede in the Free State.
EFF’s and ANC’s new proposals on land met with scepticism
Several farmers’ organisations have voiced grave concern about controversial additional proposals regarding the expropriation of land without compensation that have been presented to the Ad Hoc Committee on the Amendment...
Global beef prices benefit from soaring demand in China
Beef prices are surging around the world, which is contributing to global food prices skyrocketing to their highest level since 2014.
2021 Nampo Harvest Day cancelled
The 2021 Nampo Harvest Day scheduled for August this year has been cancelled. In 2020, the event that was to be held in May that year was also cancelled, and...
ADVERTISEMENT
MUST READS
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
