Red meat abattoirs encouraged to invest in latest systems
The need for stakeholders in the red meat abattoir sector to ensure that their operations had the very best productivity and quality control systems in place was highlighted at a...
SA and Argentina strengthen ties
South Africa and Argentina signed a bilateral agreement to work together to improve the agricultural sectors in each country.
DuPont expands in the Ukraine
Agri-company DuPont opened a $40 million (R400 million) maize, sunflower seed and oilseed rape hybrids production facility in Ukraine last week.
New joint marketing venture for fynbos farmers
A new international marketing collaboration between South African fynbos producers and European management and marketing companies promises exciting export opportunities for local farmers.
Wage exemptions trickle in
Only 18 farmers had been granted temporary exemption from the new minimum wage for farm workers at the time of going to print.
KZN couple and son arrested for stock theft
A couple from Dannhauser in KwaZulu-Natal and the woman’s son were recently arrested by the Glencoe Stock Theft Unit for allegedly being involved in a syndicate that stole cattle and...
Imports take shine off sugar prospects
With favourable sugarcane growing conditions, the prospect of an improved season ahead is realistic – with the 2013/2014 crush estimated at 20,14 million tons.
Poultry industry in distress
Thousands of jobs in the poultry industry could be lost if the International Trade Administration Commission (Itac) does not level the playing field between local producers and chicken importers.
Tina finally listens to farmers
Following agriculture minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson’s budget vote address in parliament recently, it seemed she was finally paying heed to concerns farmers have been raising for years. Denene Erasmus reports.
Cockfight in the chicken business
The Association of Meat Importers and Exporters (AMIE) is accusing the South African Poultry Association (SAPA) of using an outdated business model, and said that was why local producers were...
More than 1 billion tons of food wasted annually
Close to 25% of all the calories linked with growing and producing food are lost or wasted between the farm and the fork.
Groundnut processors “not happy” with low crop estimates
South Africa’s groundnut processors are unhappy with the implications of the latest low estimate for this crop’s yield from the 2012/2013 summer production season.
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