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South Africa’s foot-and-mouth disease crisis has entered a critical phase. What began as a severe disease outbreak has become a deeper governance and leadership conflict; one that threatens national food...

Important regulatory changes in the agriculture sector are in the pipeline or at various stages of implementation, covering local government reforms, carbon emissions targets, changes to the Firearm Control Amendment...

South Africa’s top beef cattle producers and emerging farmers were celebrated recently at the 2025 ARC National Beef Performers Awards, a prestigious ceremony recognising excellence in herd genetics, management, and...

South Africa’s agribusiness sector hit a high note in the fourth quarter of 2025, with the Agbiz/IDC Agribusiness Confidence Index (ACI) rising by five points to 67 after two quarters...

Road construction projects in the Free State are grinding to a halt as political ideologies dominate procurement processes.

PwC’s latest consumer survey and economic outlook shows South Africans are heading into 2026 with concerns about living costs, economic instability, and healthcare access. These pressures threaten food affordability, farmworker...

Greater emphasis on improving Angora fibre quality, strengthening flock management, and sharing up-to-date goat health information shaped the Murraysburg Farmers’ Day, held on 2 December on Kruidfontein Farm in the...

South African agriculture posted a surprisingly strong third-quarter performance in 2025, rebounding from two years of contraction. Economists note that, although growth came off a low base, the recovery still...

Worldwide, the pressures on soil and water are becoming harder to ignore. As weather extremes intensify and productive land grows ever strained, farmers face a truth that science has long...

The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa (AFASA) recently brought together government leaders, agricultural experts, financial institutions, and farmer representatives for its Leadership and Strategic Partnership Conference.

The revived Chris Hani Agricultural Show in the Eastern Cape has renewed efforts to integrate smallholder farmers into formal value chains, with the provincial government and development agencies identifying new...

Drones are no longer niche gadgets, they’re fast becoming essential tools on South African farms. At the 2025 Drone & Unmanned Aviation Conference, experts revealed how aerial spraying, crop analytics...

Grain SA has warned that South Africa’s wheat industry could collapse unless government and the broader value chain act urgently.

Sappo Academy, the training organisation that promotes animal, environmental, and public health in the pig industry through knowledge transfer, hosted a mini development symposium in Pretoria on 26 November.

Geopolitical events have wreaked havoc on the global shipping industry over the last five years, leading to skyrocketing prices and delays that negatively affected the fresh produce industry in particular.

Red Meat Industry Services approved and funded nine new research projects in 2025. Announced on 26 October in Pretoria, they form part of the organisation’s Field to Future framework, which...

South Africa’s poultry industry scored a major legal victory after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned a High Court ruling that had sided with importers attempting to block antidumping duties...

The future of agriculture took centre stage at the 2025 AgriSA/Toyota SA Young Farmer of the Year Awards, held in Johannesburg on Thursday. Francois Rossouw (30) was named the 2025...

At the 7th AU-EU Summit, leaders pledged to strengthen agricultural cooperation, noting that, together with fisheries and aquaculture, the sector will drive growth and create jobs across both continents.

Following recent reports of the illegal use of Kenyan foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines in South Africa, Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) immediately alerted authorities, which led to the detection of...