Terrestrial network signal solutions: the future of connectivity SA
Satellite Internet may sound futuristic, but in South Africa, it often falls short. Expensive hardware, unpredictable service, and regulatory hurdles make satellite-based providers a risky gamble for businesses and households.
Limpopo agri college offers production training and lab services
Aside from training students in plant and animal production, Madzivhandila College of Agriculture in Limpopo provides soil and water testing services and supports the community with its agro-processing unit.
Groundbreaking agreement to professionalise SA’s logistics sector
The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport SA (CILTSA) and the Institute for Customs and Freight Forwarding (ICFF) have signed a landmark memorandum of understanding.
Fort Cox: SA’s first agricultural college to offer forestry course
Amid the forested valleys, pine plantations, and grassy hills of the Eastern Cape’s Amatole District is Fort Cox Agriculture and Forestry Training Institute.
Moringa can transform poultry farming and consumer health
Dr Sharon Nobuhle Lungu, an animal nutrition researcher at the University of Pretoria, says that although moringa offers benefits for sustainable farming and human health, its potential as a poultry...
We’re only food secure when farmers are profitable
Today, agriculture is driven by two global obligations: feeding a growing population and protecting our planet. The overriding message is clear: environmental, social, and governance strategies must enhance profitability.
Grootfontein College of Agriculture: shaping future agri-entrepreneurs
In this first article in Farmer’s Weekly’s series on agricultural training institutions in South Africa, we look at Grootfontein College of Agriculture. This Eastern Cape institution has a strong focus...
South Africa’s rural areas can be developed through agriculture
On 6 August, I delivered the 11th Annual Archbishop Thabo Makgoba Lecture at the University of Limpopo. The theme was the role of agriculture in improving rural development.
Memories of mountain streams
It was vivid childhood memories of fishing the streams of Barkly East that lured Mike Burgess back to spend three glorious years in these dramatic highlands of the Eastern Cape.
Focus on SA trade, but don’t forget biosecurity challenges
Those in government will have to carefully allocate their resources and time, given the many urgent matters that currently demand their attention.
Tapping into the Saalboomspruit’s ‘golden bounty’
Mike Burgess has fished the Saalboomspruit in the Eastern Cape’s Barkly East district for almost four decades. He shares how he has never been disappointed with the exceptional indigenous yellowfish...
Time to start widespread vaccination against FMD in SA’s livestock?
For some time, the South African livestock industry has been struggling with foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), which presents enormous costs to farmers and agribusinesses. As the disease persists, the country's ambitions...
The Boerboel: a proudly South African dog breed
The Boerboel is a South African-developed mastiff breed popular with farmers and families for its calm and protective nature. The Boerboel is a powerful mastiff-type dog breed developed in South...
Fake news lurks in agri, but it can be stopped
At the Africa Agri Tech 2025 conference held in Pretoria in March, Alan Hardacre, co-founder of Advocacy Academy, spoke about how disinformation campaigns wreak havoc on agribusinesses. He highlighted the...
Extensive nationwide audit paints a real picture of land reform in SA
Johann Bornman, chairperson of Agri Development Solutions, recently released a report to set the record straight about land reform in South Africa. He spoke to Glenneis Kriel about the results.
An inside look at South Africa’s meat safety standards
South Africa’s Meat Safety Act sets strict regulations to ensure meat quality and protect consumers, covering every stage of the food value chain. Dr Gerhard Neethling, general manager of the...
The importance of livestock for sustainable agriculture
While conservationists often say that livestock are detrimental to the environment, research has shown that regenerative agriculture really only succeeds when livestock are utilised.
A judicial duel in the name of ‘just and equitable compensation’
In the Moloto case, the Land Court had to consider factors like market value and the current use of the property on which a land claim had been lodged.
Farmer’s Weekly transitions to a biweekly in July
For the past 114 years, Farmer’s Weekly has been a leading voice in agriculture, not only in South Africa, but also further afield in Africa. Over more than a century,...
A farmer’s experience with bush encroachment
Farmer David Addenbrooke has worked in the Zimbabwean beef industry for around four decades. Here, he relates his experience with bush encroachment and offers farmers some advice on battling this...
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