Western Cape poultry farmers brace for more bird flu cases
More than 130 000 birds have already been culled or died in the Western Cape to date as a result of the recent avian influenza outbreaks in the province, according...
Vietnamese shrimp fortunes have fallout for the environment
Farmers in the Mekong Delta region in Vietnam are being forced to adapt to increasing intrusion of salt water by replacing rice production in one of Asia’s largest rice-growing regions...
Specialised reefer vessels to speed up SA’s citrus exports
The MV Cool Eagle refrigerated cargo ship, which recently arrived in the Port of Durban, is able to accommodate 60% more fruit than older vessels.
SA locust outbreaks ‘a frightful scene’
The brown locust infestations across South Africa during the 2020/2021 season have obliterated all previous records, according to Nicol Jansen, Agri Northern Cape president.
North West farmers welcome repair of flood-damaged roads
The North West farming community has welcomed an announcement by the province’s premier Prof Tebogo Job Mokgoro that a total of R36,7 million has been spent in the first quarter...
Commercial farmers also need government support – Agri SA
South Africa’s commercial agricultural sector needs the same support as “new farmers”. This was the opinion of Christo van der Rheede, executive director of Agri SA, responding to the Minister...
Brown locust outbreaks threaten Southern Africa
Dr Gerhard Verdoorn, operations and stewardship manager at CropLife South Africa, has warned that the recent huge outbreaks of brown locusts (Locustana pardalina) in Southern Africa could cause a humanitarian...
‘Avian flu under control but further outbreaks anticipated’
With no new cases of the highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) being reported in South Africa this week, the outbreak seems to be under control, but the spread of the...
More food price increases not benefitting all farmers
With COVID-19 related lockdowns around the world resulting in increased demand for basic food items due to more home-cooking, food manufacturers saw it as an opportunity to slightly increase the...
SA set to export record volume of maize
South Africa is expected to export a record 2,8 million tons of maize in the 2020/2021 marketing season, according to the latest estimate of the National Agriculture Marketing Council (NAMC).
Burying underwear down under to help the earth
As part of a new global movement, farmers and schoolchildren in Australia and New Zealand are burying their cotton underwear in the soil and digging it up again eight weeks...
State of SA’s agri-parks again under scrutiny
The expenditure on agri-parks by the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (agriculture department) came under scrutiny during a recent meeting of Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land...
