A fund for all seasons
The Christmas Fair Fund, which was founded by a group of young farmers' wives in Stanger in 1952, recently held its 61st Christmas Country Fair at Collisheen Estate, near Ballito in KZN.
North West still desperately dry
Isolated showers of rain have been reported in the drought-stricken areas of the North West, but the western parts of the province remain dry, according to Agri North West’s deputy CEO, Naude Pienaar.
Mpumalanga receives good rains
Farmers in Mpumalanga are grateful for the widespread rain they have received in recent weeks. Agri Mpumalanga reported that all farming sectors were looking forward to a promising summer production season.
A can do Christmas
In the spirit of Christmas multinational agricultural company Monsanto handed over 700 cans of tinned food and 50 blankets to two welfare organisations on Thursday, 12 December, at River Place Country Estate near Pretoria.
Unlocking agriculture’s potential
Recently, Radobank brought together 50 farmers from 18 different countries and six continents in the Netherlands to discuss the future of farming. The participants identified the ‘6-S future of farming framework for food security’ – succession; sustainability; social enabling factors; supply chain; science; social media.
Unique online bidding system for grains
The Basislink online bidding system developed by Senwes and Grainlink came into operation on 11 December.
Free State livestock areas still dry
The western livestock producing areas of the Free State are still exceedingly dry.
Another KZN farmer murdered
The KwaZulu-Natal farming community is reeling from the murder of yet another of their own this year. Mohamed Engar (67), a grain farmer and miller in the Winterton area, became the 11th farmer to be murdered in the province during 2013.
Preventing stock theft
The National Stock Theft Prevention Forum (NSTPF) has urged all role players within the livestock industry to co-operate in the prevention of stock theft by abiding by existing laws.
Agricultural machinery price changes
Based on information provided by Reserve Bank, AGFACTS has tracked the year-on-year agricultural machinery price changes from January 1996 to the present.
A Christmas gift for wool farmers
The wool market reached a record high at the final sale before the Christmas recess with the Merino indicator closing at R117,36/kg (clean).
More vultures poisoned
Some 46 poisoned Cape griffon vultures have been found near to two sheep carcasses on a farm close to Molteno.
