Global trends weigh on SA winter grains, oilseeds outlook
South Africa’s winter grain and oilseed producers face a tough road ahead, with the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy projecting weaker prices and tighter margins in the short term.
New mining bill gives free rein for environmental damage
A new mining bill is expected to further ignore environmental concerns and allow unauthorised mining to take place on private property. This will place farmers’ livelihoods and food security at...
Stop the double dipping: calls for overhaul of farmer support
A national register of farmers receiving support through development programmes is needed to prevent ‘double dipping’ and ensure a wider group of farmers could access funds.
South Africa’s largest red meat stakeholder survey launched
Participants in South Africa’s red meat value chain, from smallholder communal farmers to large-scale commercial operators, are being urged to participate in the new Red Meat Voice 2025 survey.
Bredasdorp gears up for a bigger Nampo Cape 2025
From 10 to 13 September 2025, Nampo Cape returns to Bredasdorp in the Western Cape, offering visitors a mix of farming innovation, livestock, and grain production.
Mohair trust honours Women’s Month with knitting workshop graduation
The Mohair Empowerment Trust (MET) marked this year’s Women’s Month with a special graduation ceremony on 21 August, celebrating 14 women from Graaff-Reinet, Jansenville, and Aberdeen who successfully completed the...
BFAP says adaptation is key to the wine industry’s future
Global wine consumption is at its lowest level since 1961, and last year South Africa recorded its smallest harvest in over two decades. The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy...
Cattle smuggling exacerbates Mexico’s screwworm outbreak
The beef industry in Mexico was dealt a devastating blow when the US closed its border with the country in May 2025 due to a New World screwworm (Cochliomyia hominivorax)...
Hume, five others arrested in high-profile rhino horn trafficking case
South Africa’s Private Rhino Owners’ Association, whose members own most of the country’s white rhinos, has declined to comment on the John Hume case that has recently dominated headlines. It...
Higher meat and vegetable prices push food inflation up
Headline consumer inflation climbed to 3,5% in July, up from 3,0% the previous month. This was its highest rate since September 2024, when it was 3,8%, Statistics South Africa reported.
Makataan Chunks crowned SA’s first Preserve Product of the Year
Compagniesdrift’s Makataan Chunks recently won the very first South African Preserve Product of the Year award, announced at Lanzerac in Stellenbosch, Western Cape, yesterday.
R2 million bull sold at Mosdene Boran Stud’s first auction
At Mosdene Boran Stud’s first production auction, held on Saturday, 9 August, at Silver Lakes Farm Hotel in Pretoria, Gauteng, Lot 10 (Odysseus E18-138), a Boran bull with a pedigree...
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