MEC calls for collective effort to fight farm murders
There was need for a collective effort to eradicate farm murders and acts of criminality in rural areas and farms in the country, said Mlibo Qoboshiyane MEC for Eastern Cape...
Diesel price could drop 57c in September
The expected drop in fuel prices has been welcomed by organised agriculture which is battling high input costs.
Ida community assist in arrest of suspected killers
Retired Ida High School principal Ruben Gouws (65) and his mother, Hermien (88), were found brutally murdered on Pinevale Farm near Elliot in the Eastern Cape on Saturday, 15 August.
Western Cape produces its first ever black truffle
Following the August 2014 announcement of South Africa’s first ever commercially grown black truffle (Tuber melanosporum) in the Dullstroom area of Mpumalanga, the Western Cape can now lay claim to...
Post office fuel shortage affects farming
Last week’s temporary suspension of services at some post offices in SA owing to a fuel shortage negatively affected the agriculture sector, according to Neels de Villiers, Free State Red...
Fire at BKB caused by burglars
Millions of rand worth of damage was caused when a burglary at the BKB shop and goods receiving store at Paterson near Port Elizabeth in the Eastern Cape went wrong...
Wine grape producer cleared of assault charges
A wine grape producer from Robertson has been found not guilty on assault charges.
SA not facing an economic crisis – expert
It is unlikely that South Africa will dissolve into a full blown economic crisis, but government has to urgently address a number of challenges if the country is to escape...
Zuma reports on progress made to address energy crisis
“Substantial progress” was being made in resolving the energy crisis that led to load-shedding costing the economy R1 billion/month, said President Jacob Zuma.
World Elephant Day
People around the world are celebrating World Elephant Day today. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness about elephants, the threats to their survival, as well as the...
US using AGOA to ‘flex its muscles’
South Africa’s poultry industry believes the US is using the renewal of the Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) as an opportunity to flex its muscles over SA’s current ban...
Smallholders to benefit from Tiger Brands partnership
Smallholder farmers in Gauteng, Limpopo, North West and Western Cape are set to become the first beneficiaries of a partnership between the agriculture department and JSE-listed Tiger Brands.
Ban lifted on fresh ostrich meat exports
By the end of August, South African producers will again be able to export fresh ostrich meat to the EU.
OBP now operating at 90% capacity
Disruptions in vaccine production at Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) seem to be coming to an end with the summer vaccines for blue tongue (BT), African horse sickness (AHS), lumpy skin,...
Ongoing campaign to hook pupils on pork
Pork puzzles, questionnaires and theory notes are just some of the strategies used by the Premier Pork Producers Association to spread information about pork products among school-going children.
Grain SA donates R150 000 towards Free State Agri court case
Grain SA chairperson Louw Steytler announced at the Free State Agriculture congress that Grain SA had donated R150 000 towards the Free State Agriculture court case against the South African...
Commercial farmers willing to help land reform
Commercial agriculture is in favour of orderly land reform and will diligently help to establish new black farmers, according to Free State Agriculture president Dan Kriek.
KZN police net stolen livestock and thieves
Concerted efforts by KwaZulu-Natal police units from mid- to end-July resulted in a significant number of recoveries of stolen livestock as well as in the arrests of a number of...
Maize harvest early due to drought
More than 80% of the 2014/2015 white maize harvest had been delivered so far this year.
Increasing awareness about canned lion hunting
The Blood Lions documentary crew recently hosted a media screening in Johannesburg. This film is part of a global campaign to bring an end to predator breeding and canned hunting...
