Farmers adopt ‘wait and see’ approach on tractor purchases
South Africa’s farmers are reportedly being cautious about deciding on whether or not to buy new tractors ahead of the forthcoming summer planting season.
Pome fruit doing well in spite of drought
Despite suffering the worst drought in decades, South Africa’s pome fruit industry fared relatively well compared with initial expectations, according to Hortgro, the organisation which represents South Africa's deciduous fruit...
Farm attacks on the rise – TAU SA
Farm attacks and murders in South Africa are on the increase, according to the latest statistics on violent crime on farms released by TAU SA.
Pretoria Wimpy outlets support drought relief
A total of 23 Wimpy outlets in Pretoria East have pledged support to the Funky Cappuccino promotion aimed at raising funds for Agri SA’s drought relief fund, initiated in 2015...
Government gets serious about farming, food security
There is a growing awareness in government about the importance of the agriculture sector in South Africa and its role in the country’s food security.
SA experiences fewer wildfires in June
Compared to the preceding four years, there were far fewer wildfires in June this year, South Africa’s winter fire season.
Agri SA sceptical about R1 billion drought relief ‘donation’
Agri SA has iterated that the bona fides of an organisation promising to donate R1 billion in drought relief to SA farmers be established before any details can be discussed.
Emerging farmers set to benefit from AB InBev-SABMiller merger
The conditions for the approval of the merger between Anheuser-Busch (AB) InBev and SABMiller’s, as set by the Competition Tribunal of South Africa, have several benefits for local farmers, including...
Western Cape farmers will take years to recover from drought
It would take up to five years before farmers in the Western Cape recovered completely from the current drought.
Producer prices likely to remain flat
The latest Statistics South Africa producer price index (PPI) data indicates that in May 2016 producer inflation for food products remained flat at 10,9%.
Tongaat Hulett suffers losses due to sugar production decline in Zimbabwe
The Zimbabwe unit of SA-headquartered agro-processing firm Tongaat Hulett has seen a progressive decline in sugar production over the past three years because of inclement weather and high fixed costs.
Positive annual results for Omnia despite drought
Chemical products company Omnia Holdings has released its annual results for the year ending 31 March 2016.
