NAMC grain estimates for 2015/16
SA’s National Agricultural Marketing Board (NAMC) has projected a total supply of maize of 12 473 329t for the 2015/2016 marketing season in its latest Supply and Demand Estimates Report.
Tiger brands CEO stepping down
Tiger Brands CEO Peter Matlare will step down at the end of December.
Denmark to help SA find solutions to its water crisis
Denmark and South Africa will be entering into a long-term partnership to find solutions to South Africa’s immediate and future water supply crisis
Government promises to speed up land reform
Speaking at AFASA's 4th annual AGM and conference in Pretoria, DRDLR director general Mdu Shabana said that government is ready with the ‘levers’ to speed up land reform.
Agri SA calls on government for urgent drought-relief
Government has been urged to speedily provide meaningful drought-relief interventions to farmers in the North West, Free State and KwaZulu-Natal.
Degraded rivers threaten exports worth billions
Large scale contamination of rivers may bring fruit, wine and vegetable industries to a halt should rehabilitation programmes not be executed effectively.
Farmers address market access
South Africa’s government is working hard at opening up markets for agricultural products, according to minister of agriculture Senzeni Zokwana.
Free State and Northern Cape name top farmers
SA Agricultural Writers’ central branch named Piet Karsten from Kanoneiland as the Northern Cape Farmer of the Year and Brian Angus from Arlington as the Free State Farmer of the...
Toyota/AgriSA announces Young Farmer and New Harvest winners
Sugarcane farmer Anthony Goble won the 2015 Toyota/Agri SA Young Farmer award and Jacky Goliath, fynbos grower, were announced as the 2015 Toyota New Harvest Awards in Johannesburg on Thursday.
Setting the record straight
In a letter to Farmer’s Weekly, the secretary general of the African Farmers Association of South Africa (Afasa), Aggrey Mahanjana, has objected to comments that were attributed to him in...
Agriculture sector urged to implement energy saving plans
The agriculture sector can make a significant contribution to energy savings in the private sector by increasing energy use efficiency in primary and secondary production processes.
DAFF hopes for better performance during the second innings
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has made slow progress in meeting its performance targets for the 2015/16 financial year.
Agri SA Congress on Twitter
The farming community came out in numbers for the 2015 Agri SA congress in Irene, Pretoria, recently.
Second farm attack foiled in less than a week
Yet another South African farmer has turned the tables on his attackers, killing one and wounding another.
Proposal for more affordable land reform financing
Agri SA believes it has a funding mechanism which would fast track government’s slow land redistribution efforts.
Vulture fledglings need protection
With chicks of South Africa’s vulture population starting to fledge at this time of year, they are in danger of becoming victims of a wide variety of modern threats
Government commemorates World Food Day
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) in partnership with the Eastern Cape Department of Rural Development and Agrarian Reform...
NWK recognised as one of SA’s top employers
Agribusiness NWK in Lichtenburg was this month certified as a top employer in South Africa for the second year in a row.
Red Meat Academy empowerment initiative yields first graduates
An initiative between the South African Red Meat Industry Forum (RMIF) and South African Chefs Association (SACA) is creating career opportunities for young people from impoverished backgrounds with an interest...
World Food Day
World Food Day was created by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation to raise awareness about hunger and encourage countries to find solutions to this global crisis.
