Dam levels – week 11
After heavy rainfalls throughout South Africa, dam levels in most summer rainfall areas increased slightly in week 11 of 2016.
Undercover farming: a solution for climate change
More farmers should consider taking up undercover farming, or hydroponics, as a strategy to continue producing food under drought conditions.
New Limpopo agriculture safety structure
The Limpopo Landelike Veilighiedstruktuur has been formed by TAU SA and Agri Limpopo.
DAFF warns service providers against fraud
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has issued a public warning against fraudsters who use fake DAFF orders.
Agri SA and WeChat Africa team up to support farmers in drought
WeChat and Agri SA have partnered to create a mobile donation channel to help people in drought-stricken areas.
Photo gallery: A roadtrip to Gariep dam
The area along the border between the southern Free State and the Eastern Cape is steeped in history. Annelie Coleman compiled this photo collage during a road trip to the Gariep Dam.
Another record price for potatoes
Potato prices reached another record high after its previously recorded high price of R60 per 10kg earlier this year.
200 sheep dead in N1 truck accident
A double-decker truck transporting approximately 800 sheep overturned on the N1 just outside Vanderbijlpark on Wednesday, killing 200 sheep.
Table Mountain National Park to conduct biodiversity burns
Table Mountain National Park is in the process of obtaining a burning permit to conduct prescribed burns between March and April.
Visit Zambia’s 2016 Agritech Expo
Zambia’s first-ever full-scale annual agricultural exhibition, Agritech Expo, is going from strength to strength.
FSA announces Young Farmer finalists 2016
The finalists for the Free State Agriculture Young Farmer of year for 2016 have been announced.
Ultimate Beef Club hosts rib-tasting
Members of the Ultimate Beef Club were treated to a wide variety of ribs at their monthly meeting, hosted at the Local Grill in Parktown North.
Ixopo farmer murdered
Farmer Anton Phillip Verwey (67) was stabbed to death in his farmhouse in the early hours of 7 March, in KwaZulu-Natal’s Ixopo area.
Grain SA has addressed the wrongs of the past – Steytler
Grain SA had made massive strides in addressing the imbalances of the past, with both black and white members working extremely hard to break down the racial divide, said retired Grain SA chairperson Louw Steytler at the recent 2016 Grain SA congress in Bothaville.
SA farmers to prepare for export opportunities – Senekal
The African market is on our doorstep and is the logical place for South Africa’s agricultural exports, well-known KZN sugar farmer Charl Senekal told the recent AgriSA Commodity Conference in Somerset West.
Blaauwklippen expands product range
Blaauwklippen recently introduced its Triple Three Gin at a lunch held at the La Mouette Restaurant, Cape Town.
Grain farmers banking on cultivar research to improve sustainability
Grain SA has invested heavily in research to ensure long-term sustainable and profitable grain production in South Africa, according to organisation CEO Jannie de Villiers.
Eskom tariff increase to add millions to stone fruit production costs
An Eskom tariff increase of 9,4% has been approved by Nersa, and could add millions to production costs for stone fruit farmers.
Problems and solutions for difficult times
Commodity organisations are a “great strength” in the agriculture sector and need to drive “constructive change and effective disaster management”, said Bishop Paradise Mahlangu of the National Emerging Red Meat Producers Organisation (Nerpo) at the Agri-SA commodity conference.
