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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.

Grain SA has addressed the wrongs of the past – Steytler

Grain SA had made massive strides in addressing the imbalances of the past, with both black and white members working extremely hard to break down the racial divide, said retired...

SA farmers to prepare for export opportunities – Senekal

The African market is on our doorstep and is the logical place for South Africa’s agricultural exports, well-known KZN sugar farmer Charl Senekal told the recent AgriSA Commodity Conference in...

Blaauwklippen expands product range

Blaauwklippen recently introduced its Triple Three Gin at a lunch held at the La Mouette Restaurant, Cape Town.

Grain farmers banking on cultivar research to improve sustainability

Grain SA has invested heavily in research to ensure long-term sustainable and profitable grain production in South Africa, according to organisation CEO Jannie de Villiers.

Eskom tariff increase to add millions to stone fruit production costs

An Eskom tariff increase of 9,4% has been approved by Nersa, and could add millions to production costs for stone fruit farmers.
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