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A stylish A-frame ‘thatch’
Jonno designed an A-frame home, with stonework outer walls for Cassie.
Dealing with Gibberella ear rot
Also known as red ear rot, this disease appears to be on the increase in South Africa’s maize-producing areas.
Tell a story and turn your produce into a brand
To capture the increasingly discerning consumer market, farmers have to learn how to use public relations and social media strategies effectively. Public relations expert and journalist, Brian Berkman, provides some valuable insights.
Labour minister to conduct inspections on KZN farms
Labour minister, Mildred Oliphant, will be visiting KwaZulu-Natal farms on Friday, 21 April, to ensure that employers are complying with the country’s labour laws.
5 things to look forward to at Agritech Expo Zambia
Visitors will be offered an opportunity to meet with some of the world's leading agricultural companies, and network with agricultural professionals as well as government and union officials at the Zambia Agritech Expo held from 27-29 April, in Chisamba.
Farmers urged to stay calm and keep on farming
Agri Eastern Cape president Douglas Stern, has appealed to farmers to continue with what they know best, even under the current extremely trying times…
Kenyan cashew nut industry in dire straits
The cashew nut farming industry in Lamu County, Kenya, faces collapse after years of losses. These follow a government ban on exports in 2009, according to the Daily Nation newspaper.
Significant fall in Zeder earnings
Investment holding company, Zeder’s headline and attributable earnings per share decreased significantly due to a once-off management fee and internalisation charge of almost R1,5 billion added to the income statement.
Shaping the future of global food security
Feeding the global population nutritiously and sustainably by 2030 will require unprecedented innovation and coordination by all stakeholders, according to a report by the World Economic Forum’s System Initiative on Shaping the Future of Food Security and Agriculture.
Top honours for SA brandy in World Drinks Awards
Distell’s Oude Meester Demant brandy walked away with top honours at the recent World Drinks Awards in London, receiving the title of ‘World’s Best Brandy’.
Vigorous growth predicted for global hazelnut market
The international hazelnut market is set for robust growth over the next decade, according to market researchers.
Record price for wool
Merino wool producer, BP Greyling from Wakkerstroom in Mpumalanga, achieved a record-high price at a recent wool auction held at the Wool and Mohair Exchange in Port Elizabeth.
RSA Group responds to CompCom collusion allegations
The RSA Group said CompCom’s allegations of collusion at fresh produce markets across South Africa were based on a misconception of how the markets operated.
Fall army worm outbreak reported in Uganda
The Ugandan minister of agriculture, animal industries and fisheries, Vincent Bamulangaki Ssempijja, has issued a warning about fall armyworm infestations in that country.
SA’s Claire Reid wins Global Agripreneur of the Year award
A young South African agripreneur, Claire Reid, was recently awarded the prestigious Agripreneur of the Year Award at the third Future Agro Challenge (FAC) Global Championships, which took place during the Global Entrepreneurship Congress (GEC) held in Johannesburg.
Dealing with Fusarium ear rot
The incidence of ear rot in South Africa’s maize-producing areas can vary greatly from year to year and from land to land within the same season.
Excellent brandy grape harvest despite drought
While the drought in parts of the Western Cape had adversely affected crop production, it is expected that it would have little effect on this year’s brandy grape harvest.
Brazilian meat processors investigated for bribery
Brazilian meat-packing companies, Brazil Foods SA (BRF SA) and JBS SA, were recently raided by police after alleged bribery of health officials that could threaten US$12 billion (R152 billion) in annual exports, Reuters reported.
Edible oils’ cartel investigation to go ahead
Four of the five edible oils companies that are being investigated by the Competition Commission (CompCom) for alleged anti-competitive practices have reportedly approached the South African High Court to interdict the CompCom from reviewing documents that it seized from the companies’ premises during a search and seizure operation on 8 December 2016.
SA agriculture not investing in development – Prof Karaan
While South Africa’s agricultural sector had experienced spectacular successes over the past two decades, its future was of great concern, according to Prof Mohammad Karaan, Dean of the Faculty of AgriSciences at Stellenbosch University.
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