Heavy rain puts a damper on SA’s maize crop estimate
South African growers have planted around 2,6 million hectares of maize this summer season, 5,29% less than the 2,7 million hectares planted in the previous season, the Crop Estimates Committee...
New EU rules will help farmers prevent costly disease outbreaks
A more streamlined approvals process for veterinary products in the EU, particularly those used for more uncommon species of farm animals or diseases, will make vaccines and veterinary medicines more...
Farmers warned against illegal veterinary practitioners
Livestock owners should take care to only make use of veterinarians and veterinary technicians who are registered with the South African Veterinary Council (SAVC).
Disaster classification brings hope for flood-stricken farmers
Organised agriculture has widely welcomed the National Disaster Management Centre’s recent classification of severe rainfall and flooding experienced in parts of the country as a national disaster.
Fungal diseases drive up wine grape production costs
The 2021/22 wine grape season will go down as a good, but expensive, season, according to Conrad Schutte, Vinpro’s consultation service manager.
Farmers must brace themselves for an interest rate hike
In the likely event that the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) increases the repo rate by 25 basis points (0,25%) in the coming week, farmers will have to prepare themselves...
African swine fever in wild boars threaten Italy’s pork industry
Pig farmers across Europe are on high alert after the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reported outbreaks of African swine fever (ASF) in wild boar in Hungary, Latvia and...
‘Minimum wage should create opportunities for the unemployed’
Agri SA has called on the National Minimum Wage (NMW) Commission to move its focus on the national minimum wage to the unemployed and the creation of job opportunities.
Vrede dairy project finally handed over to beneficiaries
Despite being “really happy” with the fact that the transfer of the Vrede dairy farm project in the Free State has finally been completed, there is still some frustration among...
High rainfall causes extensive damage to summer grain crop
Twenty percent of grain producers in South Africa have lost more than 60% of their white maize plantings to water damage so far in 2022, according to a survey done...
Alleged abuse leads to suspension of government support vouchers
The Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is in the process of reviewing, reengineering and redesigning the implementation of its Presidential Employment Stimulus (PES) vouchers, to address challenges...
Fears about higher risk of bird flu spreading to humans
As more variants of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu, emerge, they become harder to track, increasing the potential spread to humans.
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