South Africa and Vietnam join hands against rhino poaching
Efforts to address the ongoing poaching of South Africa’s rhinos will be stepped up when a memorandum of understanding is signed with the Vietnam government in October.
Police to investigate possible fisheries corruption
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has handed its investigation into suspected financial and procurement irregularities,...
Beware of just chasing that 30% goal – Nkwinti
Some 21% of sugar cane land is currently under black ownership, up from 5% in 1994, SA Sugar Association (SASA) chairperson Bongani Linda said at a sugar cane industry event...
Vleissentraal-ARC Special Performance Test Class Award Winner
The breeder and owner of the 2012 Vleissentraal-ARC Special Performance Test Class Award for his Red Poll bull...
Dairy farmers under pressure to reduce carbon footprint
Milk producers in South Africa might soon find that high input costs and low milk prices will be topped with increased pressure to produce milk in a more environmentally friendly...
Department denies cows left to starve to death
Mpumalanga’s department of agriculture has denied leaving 48 cows to die of hunger.
Possible drought looming
Farmers in South Africa’s summer rainfall area were recently warned not to underestimate the unpredictable rainy season ahead.
Young buffalo bull sets new record price of R26 million
Horison, a young bull bred by Jacques and Carolien Malan, set a new record by fetching R26 million at the recent stud game auction held at Mbizi in Bela Bela,...
Communal sugar farm ‘sets an example’
The revival of 165ha of sugar cane by the Mansomini Irrigation Project in KwaZulu-Natal’s Glendale Valley was praised by Department of Rural Development and Land Reform (DRDLR) minister Gugile Nkwinti...
“Fracking” may go ahead in the Karoo
The South African government has lifted a moratorium on shale gas exploration in the Karoo, Reuters reported.
Too many South Africans still go hungry – Stats SA
Food insecurity remains at a high level in South Africa.
TAU SA’s Georgia tour
Quite some time has elapsed since TAU SA first established contact with Georgia and was asked to help the country restore its agriculture, which had suffered after the dissolution of...
Archipelago meat
Swedish consumer demand for free range, naturally produced meat has reached new heights as island-style meat is growing in popularity.
Eskom considers gas as an alternative
With its coal-fired plants planned for retirement from 2050, it’s necessary for Eskom to consider accessing natural gas resources to add capacity and build cheap power plants in a short...
Food insecurity remains despite surpluses
Despite an increase of 5.8% in the agricultural sector, food insecurity still remains at a high level in South Africa.
Illegal hunting with dogs an ongoing problem in KZN
There appears to be no immediate solution in sight for the ongoing problem of illegal hunting with dogs in KwaZulu-Natal.
Producing organic food just isn’t paying
Organic farming has come under fire by one of the world’s leading organic food producing countries. Helena Jonsson, president of the Federation of Swedish Farmers...
Biofuel breakthrough, but the devil is in the detail
The compulsory blending of a minimum of 5% biofuel with mineral diesel and 2% to 10% with bio-ethanol announced in the Government Gazette on 23 August has been hailed as...
CapeNature denies claims of political intimidation
The DA-led government in the Western Cape has been accused of putting political pressure on CapeNature to permit certain lethal methods of controlling problem animals on livestock farms in a...
Joemat-Pettersson accused of avoiding responsibilities
Public Protector Thuli Madonsela is due to investigate a third complaint against Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson, this time for allegedly violating the Executive Ethics Code.
