Val farmers day
The Val Farmers Day sponsored by Afgri took place on 1 July at the Val show grounds in the Standerton district. Companies including Omnia, Pannar, John Deere and Toyota exhibited their products and services.
Soya bean crop could reach one million tons
South Africa’s soya bean crop for the 2015 season was likely to reach one million tons. This was 7% higher than the previous estimate for this season and about 5% up from the 2014 harvest of 948 000 tons.
KZN steakhouse named SA’s best
Steak enthusiasts will have to make their way to South Africa’s East Coast to taste the best beef cuts in South Africa after Little Havana in Umhlanga Rocks, KwaZulu-Natal dethroned two-time winner, The Local Grill in Parktown, Johannesburg, to become the best steakhouse in the country.
DAFF looks to the Netherlands to help improve agriculture training
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has partnered with the Dutch government to drive the transformation of agricultural colleges into agricultural training institutes.
Rogue Karoo lion finally recaptured
Following a three-week-long operation in mountainous terrain and through a number of river valleys, a lion that escaped from the Karoo National Park (KNP) has finally been recaptured safely.
Diesel to increase by 4c/litre from midnight
Farmers had little time to celebrate the National Energy Regulator (Nersa’s) decision to reject Eskom’s tariff increase application after the Department of Energy (DoE) announced today (30 June 2015) that diesel prices and all other fuel prices were set to increase at midnight.
SA conservation success leads to new university course
A new short course launched by the North-West University (NWU) will provide local and international students training in proven local conservation methods.
Temperature to drop in inland provinces this weekend
Livestock farmers in the Free State were asked to remain alert this weekend because of expected strong winds, isolated showers and cold to very cold conditions over the central parts of the province, forecast by SA Weather Service.
Poultry sector performing well in a tough economy
The SA poultry industry is out-performing the rest of the economy with growth of 3,3% per year, according to Dr Azar Jammine, an economist at Econometrix.
New World Farmer’s Organisation President
Dr Evelyn Nguleka has been elected president of the World Farmers' Organisation (WFO), during its general assembly in Milan.
Government boosts poultry industry with R1,2 billion
The issue of funding for emerging farmers was a bone of contention with speakers at the recent South African Poultry Association’s AVI Africa 2015 conference, saying smallholders were subjected to failure due to a lack of funding.
Zeder concludes Capespan buyout
Global fresh fruit exporter Capespan is now formally part of agri-investment holding company Zeder.
CSIR leading biorefinery studies
The CSIR, in partnership with the University of KwaZulu-Natal, is pioneering new technologies aimed at using trees to their maximum potential to produce chemicals and other high value products for bio-refineries from waste produced by pulp and paper mills.
KZN police reports major stolen livestock recovery
A two-week-long collaboration among various KwaZulu-Natal SAPS stock theft units earlier this month in the north of the province reportedly netted 276 stolen head of livestock.
First black leader of Eastern Cape RPO elected
The Eastern Cape Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (ECRPO) has made history by electing its first black vice-chairperson.
‘Meticulous student’ wins university horticultural science award
The HORTGRO Science/Prof Daan Strydom Award for the best final year student in horticultural science at Stellenbosch University (SU) was recently awarded to Helen Marais of Ceres.
Africa Big Seven conference
The Africa Big Seven (AB7) conference at the Gallagher Convention Centre from 21 to 23 June will see major foreign agricultural producers exhibiting this year.
Minister urges youth to choose agriculture as a career
In an effort aimed at wooing young people to farming, the department of agriculture recently launched a youth outreach programme career expo.
Food prices could increase up to 1% due to energy crisis – Winde
Eskom’s proposed tariff increase, coupled with load-shedding, will result in multi-billion rand losses to the economy and food price increases for consumers.
New Robertson fruit handling depot
A new fruit handling depot in the Robertson area of the Western Cape was opened by Constitution Road Wine Growers (CRWG) recently.
