Lion bone export quota ‘unlawful’ – High Court
The South African government will in future be legally obliged to consider animal welfare in all its wildlife conservation decisions, according to a judgment handed down by the Gauteng High...
African swine fever threatens Eastern European pork industry
In an effort to halt the spread of the deadly African swine fever (AFS) virus across Eastern Europe, more than 120 000 pigs have been culled in Bulgaria.
World-class training for SA small-scale poultry farmers
Hundreds of small-scale broiler and layer hen farmers across South Africa are benefitting from training provided through collaboration between international and national organisations and experts.
Indonesia plans to carry out cloud-seeding to save crops
Harvests in Indonesia's agriculture sector are on the verge of failure, especially the rice production sector, as severe drought conditions threaten the region.
Plant-based movement opportunity for fresh produce industry
One of the most exciting developments in the food technology sector is how the plant-based food movement is changing the way in which traditional agricultural businesses operate.
Future Farmers expands development initiative into Free State
Young people looking for a foot in the door in the agriculture sector and farmers looking for a way to provide such opportunities could now come together at a new...
Slight increase in agri employment during second quarter
The agriculture sector is one of two sectors that contributed to an increase in employment in South Africa, with 5 000 people employed in the second quarter of 2019, according...
Latin America prepares for killer banana virus
Banana growers in Colombia are on high alert following the outbreak of a banana-killing virus that has already devastated crops in Asia.
Latest crop estimates: summer grain up, soya bean down
The Crop Estimates Committee’s (CEC) sixth report for South Africa’s 2018/2019 summer season grain and oilseed production is a mixed bag, with maize and sunflower seed figures rising, and those...
Land panel report ‘takes discussion forward’
The final report by the Expert Advisory Panel on Land Reform and Agriculture, which was recently published for public comment and was intended to guide the future dialogue around land...
Vrede Dairy project: ‘SA needs to rethink Public Service Act’
Allegations of murder, death threats and state capture have been in the spotlight during testimony on the Vrede Dairy project, also known as the Estina project, at the Commission of...
‘Civil unrest possible in Wales if no-deal Brexit happens’
The impact of a no-deal Brexit would be "off the Richter scale" for Welsh farmers, according to Meat Promotion Wales.
