Record price for wool
Merino wool producer, BP Greyling from Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, achieved a record-high price at a recent wool auction held at the Wool and Mohair Exchange in Port Elizabeth.
RSA Group responds to CompCom collusion allegations
The RSA Group said CompCom’s allegations of collusion at fresh produce markets across South Africa were based on a misconception of how the markets operated.
High Court ruling legalises marijuana for private use
The Western Cape High Court recently declared it an infringement of personal rights to ban the use of marijuana in homes.
EU countries opt-out of GM crop cultivation
Seventeen member states of the European Union (EU) have implemented national rules to opt out of the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops.
Cabinet reshuffle set to affect agriculture
The looming cabinet reshuffle is expected to have a damaging effect on agriculture, no matter the outcome.
Record maize harvest forecasted
South Africa is set to harvest the second biggest maize crop on record this season. The Crop Estimates Committee has revised its estimate for the 2017 maize crop upwards by 3% from 13,918 million tons to 14,3 million tons.
Tanzania hosts Commercial Farm Africa summit
The 5th Commercial Farm Africa summit in Tanzania brought together industry professionals from all over the continent to share insights into transforming Africa’s agricultural value chain.
Schweppes Zimbabwe to invest in fruit-processing plant
A joint venture between Schweppes Zimbabwe and a government parastatal, which invested US$3 million (R45m) in a fruit-processing plant near the capital Harare last year, is to spend an additional US$10 million (R150m) on another beneficiation facility in southern Zimbabwe.
Nkwinti reassures landowners on compensation
“Land will not be taken arbitrarily. Nobody will just grab your land.” This was the reassurance given by the Minister of Rural Development and Land Reform, Gugile Nkwinti, towards foreign landowners at a media briefing in Parliament recently.
Attacks on farmworkers increasing
South African farmworkers are increasingly becoming the victims of farm attacks, in addition to the already high numbers of attacks on, and murders of, farmers and their immediate families.
SA suspends meat imports from Brazil, pending investigation
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters of South Africa (AMIE SA) supports the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ (DAFF) decision to suspend business dealings with Brazilian meat export companies suspected of bribery.
US students impressed with SA agriculture
A group of 16 students from South Dakota State University (SDSU) visited South Africa during their March spring break, according to Kierra Leddy, an agricultural communications major at the university.
