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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.
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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.

Celebrating the honeybush

Honeybush tea is a young, but growing industry unique to South Africa.

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.
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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.

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