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The annual ‘grain parliament’, as the yearly Grain SA congress is often referred to, takes place on Wednesday and Thursday (2-3 March) this week at Nampo Park near Bothaville.

The heat wave and strong winds that occurred over the western summer grain production areas of South Africa during the first half of February severely affected maize and sunflower plantings, according to Cobus Claassens, Santam Agriculture regional manager for the Free State and KZN.

Grown on dry, unirrigated land, Darling Wines of Origin produce wines with intense flavour and have proven to be as popular locally as abroad.

This protein-rich nitrogen-fixing legume has a beneficial effect on follow-up crops.

Honourable Speaker Mister President Mister Deputy President Cabinet Colleagues and Deputy Ministers Governor of the Reserve Bank MECs of Finance Fellow South Africans I have the honour to present the 2016...

The drastic increase in the cost of agricultural inputs, among others, has resulted in an increased demand for alternative production finance, according to Prof Sanlie Middelberg, associate professor at North-West University’s Potchefstroom campus’s School of Accounting Sciences. Annelie Coleman asked her about the provision of production finance in the sector.

Farmer’s Weekly asked agricultural and other experts what they expected and hoped to hear in Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s budget speech.

This is especially true if government persists in being its own worst enemy.

Many countries in Southern Africa will have to import large volumes of maize to make up for the shortfall caused by the drought in the region. Manager of international trade and investment intelligence at the Agricultural Business Chamber (Agbiz), Tinashe Kapuya, explores possible sources of maize imports and how South Africa will cope with these high volumes.

South Africans will soon hear how much more it will cost them to live in SA in 2016.

The South African aquaculture industry continues to experience difficulty with the import and farming of certain species. In neighbouring countries, by contrast, the industry is flourishing.

Extended and extreme drought conditions, together with rapidly escalating food prices, have persuaded the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (KZN DARD) to implement a plan to promote goat production and consumption in the province.