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Pieter Spies has been appointed as agribusiness GWK’s new managing director following the departure of Johan van Wyk. Spies will join the company on 1 June.

Two leading international speakers will address the annual SA Stud Book International Breeding Symposium in Bloemfontein this year.

DuPont’s new regional technology centre, which opened in Delmas, Mpumalanga, recently, aims to bring leading global agricultural innovation, especially in the field of new seed technology, to farmers in South Africa and the rest of the continent.

Eight farmers appeared as state witnesses in the Lydenburg Magistrate Court in Mpumalanga on Monday, 24 March, in a major electricity theft case.

An oblivious buffalo calf almost falls prey to a lion, while calling for its mother.

An intervention by Grain SA meant that maize farmers saved R100 million on transport differential costs. This was according to Grain SA CEO Jannie de Villiers.

Leading organisations and companies in the fresh produce sector will be showcasing their products, services, career opportunities, bursary options and internship programmes at the third Agri-Food Career and Bursary Fair at Stellenbosch University on 27 March.

Two facilities to rear bio-control agents (BCAs) to combat the highly destructive alien invasive parthenium, also known as famine weed, are to be established by the KZN department of agriculture, delegates heard at a recent parthenium management workshop held recently in Kloof, outside Durban.

A spate of farm attacks in KwaZulu-Natal has highlighted the need for the farming community to urgently step up its home security measures.

The Bonsmara breed is the ideal breed for the African continent. This was according to Bonsmara breeder Arthur de Villiers.

The Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, has asked for a court review of a Public Protector report which recommends that disciplinary action be taken against her for alleged maladministration.

Spitsvuur Spits-Superstar from Dr. Kobus Hendriks’ Inovula Holstein herd was recently sold for R200 000.

Consumers are being encouraged by Tru-Cape to not judge hail-damaged apples by their appearance, but rather by ‘what is on the inside’.

“It is time to start talking about next generation agriculture,” said Nico Groenewald, head of Agribusiness at Standard Bank.

Health inspectors in Leicester, Britain found that nearly half the meat products sampled in a survey contained species of animal that were not declared on the product's label, theguardian.com reported.

Wines of South Africa (WOSA) is celebrating 20 years of international trade with an animated video showcasing how far the wine industry has advanced since its re-admission to world trade in the 1990s.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) for February was 5,9%, up 0,1% on the January figure of 5,8%. This was in line with expectation.

Clover posted a positive set of financial results, which saw revenue up 10,4% to R4,32 billion and operating profit up 70% to R235,1million for the six months to 31 December 2013.

The Food and Drink Technology Africa (FDT Africa) trade fair and conference started on Tuesday, 18 March, in Johannesburg and focuses on all aspects of the food and drink processing value chain, including sustainability.

February 2014 was not a good month for agricultural machinery sales across South Africa, with the weakened rand having contributed to higher prices for the mostly imported farming equipment.