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The BEE company behind four successful Eastern Cape dairies has been meeting with Enhlanhleni community leaders in KZN to try establish a sustainable commercial dairy.

In cooking, it’s tradition to add excellence to an already desirable ingredient. Sticking to this tradition, this recipe offers excellence with a side serving of pasta alfredo to accentuate the tasty chicken dish.

The playing field of the agricultural industry in South Africa has changed.

A court recently found that grapes were ‘held’ by a farmer even after being pulped into grape juice and mingled with grape juice from other producers.

With the speed at which the world is changing, it is difficult to predict the effects that advancing technology, increased access to information and consumers’ demands for personalised products will have on the agriculture sector. Ernst Janovsky, head of Absa’s AgriBusiness Centre of Excellence, discusses possible implications.

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The Constitutional Court on Thursday found the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act invalid.

From a record of 322 entries for the 11th Novare SA Terroir Wine Awards, the stand out wines were from the Breedekloof and Wellington.

South Africa and Nigeria intend signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in agriculture between the two countries. Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, recently made the announcement.

Business confidence in the agricultural sector remains subdued despite showing some slight recovery in the second quarter of 2016.

Modern weather forecasting technology, in combination with lightning-quick social media communications, allowed most of KwaZulu-Natal’s farmers to prepare for the snow, ice and heavy rains that fell this past weekend.

Namibia has become the first African country to export beef to the US. Paul Strydom, general manager at the Meat Board of Namibia, said that the approval process started in 2008 and was subjected to inspections from US state departments.

Statistics released by Windeed, an online search tool for property information used by most conveyancers in South Africa, showed that roughly 13% of all agricultural land traded in the past year was transferred to black owners.

UK retailer Tesco has launched a consumer awareness campaign for milk sold in its stores.

An escalation in crime on farms along the Lesotho border can be expected in the foreseeable future, according to Tommie Esterhuyse, Free State Agriculture’s (FSA) Safety and Security chairperson.

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Political uncertainty, climate change, water shortages, poor economic growth, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution are reshaping the way that industries are operating. The Western Cape Minister of Economic Opportunities, Alan Winde, challenged delegates at the Red Meat Abattoir Association annual general meeting held in Stellenbosch, to ready themselves for these changes.

July is National Savings Month which aims to build and nurture a culture of savings among South Africans.

Bayer AG has upped its takeover offer for Monsanto to about US$65 billion in a bid to overcome the US seed company’s resistance to the deal.

Clemengold mandarin supplier and packer, Indigo Fruit Growers, has introduced a ‘picture’ contract to help fruit pickers better understand the terms of their employment contracts, thereby improving communication between farmworkers and their employers.