Milestone for Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm
Components for the Jeffreys Bay Wind Farm in the Eastern Cape, which recently arrived at the Port of Ngqura outside Port Elizabeth, will be transported to the construction site from...
R30 000 stud bull slaughtered
A KwaZulu-Natal farmer recently lost a R30 000 stud bull to stock thieves. He did, however, manage to recover another prize bull.
Maize harvest affected by charcoal rot outbreaks
Widespread outbreaks of charcoal rot (Macrophomina phaseolina) in maize have been reported in the Free State, in Wesselsbron, Hoopstad, Viljoenskroon and Bultfontein, according to Pannar’s agronomist in the region, AK...
National pig health survey underway
A national survey to determine whether South Africa is still free of all major pig diseases that can derail international trade is currently underway and should be completed by next...
Farmers’ union and government clash over farm expropriation
Farmers’ union, TAU SA’s accusation that government’s planned expropriation of a macadamia farm in Limpopo is tantamount to a land grab has been rejected with contempt by the province’s Department...
SA’s renewable energy use to treble
High energy prices and the call for ‘greener’ power sources makes renewable energy increasingly attractive. Robyn Joubert reports.
AHS movement restrictions in Western Cape suspended
The Western Cape agriculture department has announced the lifting of movement restrictions on horses that were put in place due to earlier reports of African Horse Sickness (AHS) in the...
North West premier stalls on drought relief
The North West province has gone an entire season without rain, but financial support remains out of reach, as Premier Thandi Modise is yet to declare it a drought disaster...
First month of fire season – 15 000ha lost
At least 326 wildfires were recorded countrywide during June, the first month of the possibly six-month long fire season.
Astral refutes animal cruelty charges
Astral has denied responsibility for mistreated chickens found at a cull outlet near Johannesburg.
Afasa calls for a separate agri youth fund
Existing financing models aimed at rural youth development in agriculture, were ineffective and not serving the needs of the youth.
R30 000 fine for animal cruelty
A Groot Marico farmer has been fined R30 000 for neglecting to feed a herd of 600 cattle.
Dispossessed Zim farmers one step closer to compensation
South African farmers and former Zimbabwean farmers dispossessed by land grabs in that country won an important victory after the Constitutional Court upheld an earlier judgement that Zimbabwean-owned property in...
Hunger talks in Addis Ababa
African and international leaders, as well as key stakeholders in the food security sector, met at the African Union headquarters in Addis Ababa recently to discuss hunger on the continent.
Early signs of feed price relief
USA farmers have planted a record amount of soya beans and the largest maize crop since 1936, despite a wet, cold spring which slowed field operations.
Rainbow lines up name change
If shareholders give their thumbs up at a meeting on 2 August, Rainbow Chicken Ltd will change its name to RCL Foods Limited and begin trading on the JSE under...
Senwesbel appoints new chairperson
Senwesbel - the holding company of the agricultural services group Senwes - has appointed Dries Kruger as its new chairperson.
R750 000 from Shoprite for farm worker competition
The Western Cape Farm Worker of the Year competition has received a huge boost from Shoprite.
R10 million for rural youth
The National Youth Development Agency (NYDA) has set aside R10 million towards the support of rural co-ops to help stimulate the growth and development of the agriculture sector in rural...
ANC MPs fail own labour bill
The DA hopes to see changes made to the Labour Relations Amendment Bill after MPs’ poor attendance in parliament clouded the vote to pass the act. Denene Erasmus reports.
