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Karoo landowners are concerned about the possible environmental impact of hydraulic fracturing, the technique used by the Australian company Bundu Gas and Oil to prospect for shale gas.

The market after the second auction of the 2010 wool season was in the sellers’ favour, said Basie Claasen of BKB.

Treasury has allocated R50 million for a new foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) research and vaccine manufacturing facility. The announcement was made by Peter Thabethe, former acting director general for agriculture, during a recent media briefing at parliament.

The level of the Kouga Dam in the Eastern Cape’s drought-stricken Gamtoos Valley is varying between 35% and 36% as light rains fall in the catchment area, said Gamtoos Irrigation Board general manager Pierre Joubert.

The BEE company behind four successful Eastern Cape dairies has been meeting with Enhlanhleni community leaders in KZN to try establish a sustainable commercial dairy.

In cooking, it’s tradition to add excellence to an already desirable ingredient. Sticking to this tradition, this recipe offers excellence with a side serving of pasta alfredo to accentuate the tasty chicken dish.

The Gerber family’s Forest Ferns business in Tsitsikamma started with just one product, says Johan Gerber. Today it harvests 35 products on 150 000ha located between Port Elizabeth and George, much of it for export.

The playing field of the agricultural industry in South Africa has changed.

A court recently found that grapes were ‘held’ by a farmer even after being pulped into grape juice and mingled with grape juice from other producers.

With the speed at which the world is changing, it is difficult to predict the effects that advancing technology, increased access to information and consumers’ demands for personalised products will have on the agriculture sector. Ernst Janovsky, head of Absa’s AgriBusiness Centre of Excellence, discusses possible implications.

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From an agricultural perspective, the 2015/2016 grain production season will probably force many farmers to take an in-depth look at their strategies.

The Constitutional Court on Thursday found the Restitution of Land Rights Amendment Act invalid.

From a record of 322 entries for the 11th Novare SA Terroir Wine Awards, the stand out wines were from the Breedekloof and Wellington.

For many decades, the Royal Show has provided a comprehensive display of agricultural machinery and implements. This year was no different, and included amongst the exhibits were several locally manufactured implements. Joe Spencer reports.

South Africa and Nigeria intend signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost cooperation in agriculture between the two countries. Nigeria’s Consul General in South Africa, ambassador Uche Ajulu-Okeke, recently made the announcement.

Business confidence in the agricultural sector remains subdued despite showing some slight recovery in the second quarter of 2016.

Modern weather forecasting technology, in combination with lightning-quick social media communications, allowed most of KwaZulu-Natal’s farmers to prepare for the snow, ice and heavy rains that fell this past weekend.

Namibia has become the first African country to export beef to the US. Paul Strydom, general manager at the Meat Board of Namibia, said that the approval process started in 2008 and was subjected to inspections from US state departments.

Statistics released by Windeed, an online search tool for property information used by most conveyancers in South Africa, showed that roughly 13% of all agricultural land traded in the past year was transferred to black owners.