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The red meat industry is currently in a healthy position and producers should take advantage of the many opportunities presented by the local and international market.

Considerata SA’s first-ever Droughtmaster beef breed production sale, held late last month, achieved impressive prices. A total of 47 animals went under the hammer at AfriDome in Parys, Free State.

With record summer grain crop harvests projected for South Africa, the country’s farmers were reportedly elated. This, according to Agbiz, was reflected in the farmers’ confidence to invest in buying new tractors for their operations.

Farmer’s Weekly is hosting one of the largest agribusiness conferences in the Southern Hemisphere from 4-5 July at Emperors Palace, Johannesburg. To register for this not-to-be-missed event, simply follow the steps below:

Wheat farming in Zimbabwe was projected to rebound this winter after government raised US$140 million (R1, 96 billion) to be loaned to farmers to plant 70 000ha to wheat, which was expected to yield 280 000t.

Farmers in the European Union are concerned that the EU Commission intends to renew authorisations for using glyphosate (the active ingredient in some herbicides) for just 10 years, and not the maximum of 15 years.

A record number of women from across the Northern Cape have entered the provincial leg of the annual Female Entrepreneur of the Year Awards (FEA) competition.

The world record price for mohair was surpassed this week by a staggering R37/kg, resulting in the record price of R896/kg.

The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) recently supplied Farmer’s Weekly with its report, Draft 2016/17 Drought Scheme, which showed that a large portion of the R212 million allocated for drought assistance did reach farmers, but often too late.

New Holland has announced it will be handling its own imports, distribution and part supplies in South Africa by opening a direct branch.

The violent storm that hit Cape Town and other parts of the Western Cape, brought some relief to the drought-ravaged province.

Free State Agriculture (FSA) has issued an urgent warning to its members to prepare for possible veld fire outbreaks in the province.

Following the recent avian flu outbreak in Zimbabwe, the Department of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) and the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) have urged SA poultry owners to implement basic biosecurity measures to prevent poultry from coming into contact with wild birds.

A jury recently ruled against two former scientists employed by the University of California (UC) Davis in the US, after they sued their former employee over control of strawberry breeding plants they had developed over more than 20 years.

The 39th annual Sernick Bonsmara Production auction in the Free State achieved a total turnover of R15,2 million.

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) announced on Tuesday that the country’s agriculture sector had grown 22,2% in the first quarter of the year.

NWK will support an initiative by a group of producers from the Hoopstad region in the Free State, to collect and transport donations of maize.

Part of what has been described as South Africa’s largest wetland rehabilitation project is nearing completion.

Invasive Species South Africa is encouraging communities to learn more about invasive plants this World Environmental Day, which has been themed ‘Connecting people to nature’.

South African wines are set to attract greater international attention with the creation of a new Wine of Origin district, named after one of the world’s foremost tourism brands.