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Government animal health officials have stepped up efforts to bring the deadly rabies disease under control in KwaZulu-Natal.

Near normal rainfall was experienced in most parts of the country during March. In April rainfall decreased in many areas resulting in below normal over the central and eastern half of the country but near normal in the west areas.

If government is serious about creating jobs in the agricultural sector, it has to do more to encourage value adding.

Dairy exports during March and April 2012 resulted in SA’s dairy industry becoming a net exporter of dairy products for the first time in two-and-a-half years, according to the Milk Producers’ Association (MPO).

Namib Poultry Industries (NPI), that recently opened a multi-million Namibian chicken broiler, this week launched three of its new chicken product brands in Windhoek.

National Emergent Red meat Producers Organisation (Nerpo) said it hoped the appointment of the new Chief Land Claims’ Commissioner, Nomfundo Gobodo, would enable the Commission to speed up the finalisation of outstanding land claims.

A six-week gap in the European and UK market for kiwifruit presents a window of opportunity for South African growers.

Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife's annual game auction, held at Sibaya Casino in Durban on 25 May, raised R11,8 million, significantly higher than organisers' expectation of R8 million and up from last year's tally of R8,5 million.

North West Congress of South African Trade Unions (Cosatu) said it will lodge a case of unfair dismissal against the Potchefstroom based chicken factory, Chubby Chick...

In its commentary on the Department of Water Affairs’ approved water tariffs for the 2012/2013 financial year, Agri SA said the newly released water tariff dispensation contained various positive aspects, amongst others the fact that it has not applied the maximum allowable increases.

A delegation of Mozambican officials visited the Nampo Harvest Day to recruit farmers to develop the agricultural sector in that country.

After a massive increase in production of more than 110% during the previous season, cotton plantings in South Africa have decreased by 25% due to low prices.