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SA has become increasingly dependent on wheat imports over the past five years, but the current international wheat shortage is sending import prices soaring – and the bread price through the roof. Yet Glenneis Erasmus finds we do have the capacity to sup

Hard work, humbleness and a keen sense of responsibility come to mind when one thinks of Shilling Shai, a black farmer in the Tzaneen district. He took lessons learned from his lifelong employer and incorporated them into his own ideals to overcome the dr

Agricultural businesses profitability managed to turn from falling below 5% in 2006 to rise to an astronomical 24% in 2007, according to the latest PricewaterhouseCoopers Agribusiness Benchmarking Survey conducted among 21 agribusinesses. Total turnover r

New sugar cane varieties increase yield, but the long-term impact on the soil is untested. Richard Cole started leaving crop residue on the soil nine years ago and so far yield is higher and he’s avoiding eldana infestations. Robyn Joubert reports.
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SA’s cooler and above-average rainfall conditions have been attributed to a La Niña season. Whether it will be repeated next year is still too early to tell, but indications are that the rainfall will continue. “We’ll be able to forecast what the next rai

Drought causes record-high exports
NZ meat processing plants face shutdown
Americans may soon eat cloned animals’ offspring
Issue Date: 25 January 2008

The South African potato industry have quashed rumours that prices for pockets of potatoes have skyrocketed over the festive season and will remain high. It said cases of high potato prices over Christmas were limited to isolated retail outlets and prices

Oz farmers remain headstrong
China acquires a taste for mutton
NZ’s 2007 annual dairy report

Lourie Bosman, president of Agri SA, reviews the year and outlines the challenges facing the agricultural industry in the year to come. These include improved competitiveness and safety and security.
Issue Date: 8 January 2008

Land reform in SA might be struggling, but Andrew Cunningham and his family have a successful chicken-producing business employing 260 rural families in neighbouring Mozambique. How has he done it?
Issue Date: 30 November 2007

Local agriculture has faced some of its most tumultuous times in recent years, with sectors like livestock growing by up to R25 billion, while others have declined significantly. Dr John Purchase of the Agricultural Business Chamber reviews the role of agriculture in the local economy, and explains what it needs to do to become more competitive.
Issue Date: 30 November 2007