Wheat estimate revised down AgriOrbit
The crop estimates Committee has just released the fourth area estimate and fourth production forecast for the 2017 production season of winter cereal crops. The commercial production has been revised down. The fifth production forecast for winter cereals for...
Drought-stricken Northern Cape farmers reducing herds Farmer's Weekly - Annelie Coleman
Livestock farmers in the Northern Cape had thus far reduced their livestock numbers by more than 30% as a result of the persisting drought, according to Henk van Wyk, the president of Agri Northern Cape. Van Wyk said the total herd reduction was difficult to quantify,...
Reën tot in Desember in Kaap moontlik Landbou - Alani Janeke
Daar is 'n moontlikheid dat nog reën in dele van die Wes-, Oos- en Noord-Kaap kan voorkom, terwyl 'n gunstige reëntyd in die somerreëngebied steed verwag word, sê mnr. Johan van den Berg, klimatoloog van Santam Landbou. Reën het die afgelope weke oor dele van die...
Net 10% boere in die noorde voldoen nie aan al die arbeidswette nie ProAgri - Benine Cronje
Ongeveer 10% van die werkplekke waarop inspeksies gedoen is in Limpopo deur die Departement van Arbeid, was skuldig aan nie-nakoming van arbeidswetgewing. Agri SA het die inligting bekend gemaak nadat hulle vroeër die maand in Pietersburg aan die Kommissie vir...
AgriSA Won’t Join AfriForum’s Farm Murders Protest Huffington Post - Marc Davies
Agricultural industry body AgriSA's member organisations have urged the body not to participate in an upcoming "mass protest" march against farm murders organised by AfriForum. AgriSA on Monday said it consulted its member organisations throughout the country after...
SA fuel prices set to increase further in December AgriOrbit
South African fuel prices could increase further on 6 December 2017. While it is relatively early to be certain about the scale of the increase, the current estimates suggest that prices of petrol and diesel might increase by 5% and 3%. This is mainly driven by...
Dan Kriek se visie vir Agri SA AGRI SA
Dan Kriek, die nuutverkose voorsitter van AgriSA, neem die leisels oor van ‘n organisasie wat reeds geruime tyd besig is om sy mandaat te heroorweeg. Hy praat met Nico van Burick oor sy voornemens. Op die onlangse jaarlikse kongres het dit gelyk of daar ‘n groot mate...
30-truck convoy delivers feed to drought-stricken farmers Farmer's Weekly - Sabrina Dean
A convoy of trucks is currently delivering half-a-million rands’ worth of feed to farmers in the drought-stricken Western Cape, a gesture which will help to keep livestock alive and bring hope to farming communities. Agri SA Deputy Executive Director Christo van der...
Land audit provides new figures on ownership Farmer's Weekly - Gerhard Uys
A land audit conducted by Agri SA and Agri Development Solutions has provided new figures for land ownership changes between 1994 and 2017. Speaking at the launch of the land audit report, Dan Kriek, president of Agri SA, said that transactional data had been sourced...
Agri SA Media Release: Concern About Bill AGRI SA
Medium-Term Budget: Agri SA concerned about regulation of agricultural land holdings bill Finance Minister Malusi Gigaba’s Medium-Term Budget Policy Statement (MTBPS) used several agricultural related metaphors, such as sowing and reaping. This highlights an emphasis...
Agriculture sector expects job-loss bloodbath, with 50,000 possibly out of work Business Live - Aphiwe Deklerk
The Western Cape’s drought is not only expected to see enormous job losses — with an expected R40m loss in wages — but a rise in prices for some fruit and veg too. The Western Cape is facing a jobs bloodbath as 50‚000 workers in the agriculture sector might lose their...
Fuel price increases hitting farmers hard Farmer's Weekly - Lloyd Phillips
The price rise of inland diesel – from R11,42/ℓ to R12,12/ℓ since the beginning of 2017 – has had a cumulative effect on production input costs that has affected the profitability and sustainability of most SA farmers. This is the view of TAU SA in response to news...
Agri sector relatively robust, despite challenges, Purchase Farmer's Weekly - Annelie Coleman
At present, the South African agricultural sector is relatively robust and healthy, including the red meat industry. This was according to Agbiz CEO, Dr John Purchase, speaking at the 2017 Aldam Stockman School. He said the local red meat industry was relatively...
2017 Agri SA Young farmer of the year
Congratulations to Jaco Strauss who was named the 2017 Agri SA Young Farmer of the year! We are very proud of you and wish you great success and prosperity. Jaco's contributions are invaluable and we look forward to his future contributions and innovative developments...
Afslaers ding mee by #AELivestock AgriOrbit
Die Toyota SA Nasionale Jong Afslaerskompetisie sal in 2018 vir die vyfde agtereenvolgende jaar gehou word. Die kompetisie het ten doel om die lewendehawe-afslaersberoep te bevorder en is in 2014 vir die eerste keer deur die...
Transforming the agricultural sector Money Web - Dr Klaus Eckstein
The potential of smallholder farmers needs to be unlocked. The South African government believes that the key to food security lies in investing in smallholder agriculture and has committed to pumping R5.5 billion of the national budget to support 435 000 subsistence...
No South African should ever have to go hungry IOL - Tebogo Mashabela
Estimates on the number of South Africans going hungry every day run into the millions according to various sources, including Statistics SA (Stats SA), researchers and organisations working to fight hunger. This is despite producing enough staple foods as well as...
Best speaker from the floor Agri SA Congress 2017
Willem Symington received the prize for the best speaker “from the floor” about Disaster Relief during the Agri SA congress. Well done Willem!
Expert tips on producing better silage Farmer's Weekly - Lloyd Phillips
Maize silage is maize grain attached to a digestible grass, and is a nutritive energy source. Both components – maize and grass – are important to silage quality. “Maize grain provides about 65% of the energy found in maize silage. It’s therefore beneficial to achieve...
Africa’s economic future depends on its farmers The Editors, Bloomberg View - MoneyWeb
Faster and more sustainable agricultural growth is essential for jobs as well as food. When the economies of Nigeria and South Africa recently rebounded, it wasn’t oil or minerals that did the trick. It was agriculture. Faster and more sustainable agricultural growth...
2017 tractor sales could surpass 6 000 units Lloyd Phillips - Farmer's Weekly
Despite the softening of South Africa’s agricultural machinery sales last month, national tractor sales for 2017 could top the 5 855 units of 2016, and even exceed 6 000 units, according to a statement by the South African Agricultural Machinery Association (SAAMA)....
Eskom increase unaffordable – AgriSA Money Web - Antoinette Slabbert
Electricity cost is a growing portion of agricultural input costs and a further 19.9% Eskom tariff increase could drive marginal farmers off their land, says Dr Requier Wait, head of trade and commerce at AgriSA. Wait responded to the application Eskom submitted to...
We need higher onion prices to stay on our farms Carolize Jansen - Fresh Plaza
After a difficult onion season with some of the lowest prices in years, principally in response to a high onion supply, the 2017/18 season looks set to be “very interesting”, a market agent says, marked by shortages and correspondingly high prices. There is even talk...
Help our drought-hit farmers‚ begs AgriSA Times Live - Suthentira Govender
Farmers' organisation AgriSA has urged South Africans to dip into their pockets to contribute to its drought fund. Last year‚ R17-million was donated to the fund to assist drought-stricken farmers. “The continuing drought in provinces such as the Northern Cape‚ the...
South African pecan volumes set for steep rise Fresh Plaza - Carolize Jansen
As pecan orchards are coming into bloom, growers and exporters in South Africa, the third largest global producer of pecan nuts, look back on a season characterised by a weaker exchange rate and overall smaller nut sizes than the exceptional season of 2015/16 when...
The importance of data in agriculture Farmer's Weekly - Denene Erasmus
In May this year, The Economist ran a cover story that said that the world’s most valuable resource is no longer oil, but data. Data is to this century what oil was to the last one: a driver of growth and change, the article said. Given the overwhelming importance of...
AgriSA teams up with police to fight crime SANews
The Ministry of Police and AgriSA will work together to develop a plan of action to create safety in farming communities. “We must attend to farm killings as well as attacks… but equally, we must prevent any form of disruption with regard to production that takes...
South Africa: Stone fruit & pomegranate sectors prepare for new EU regulations Fresh Plaza - Carolize Jansen
The new EU regulations regarding false codling moth won’t only be applicable to citrus, but will affect peach, nectarine, pomegranate and capsicum exports from South Africa as well. The stone fruit industry has finalised its draft protocols to manage the new...
GSI sit wip in springmieliemaatskappy se sukses ProAgri - Benine Cronje
Oral waar jy vandag in die Karoo rondry, sien jy silo’s verrys waar vroeër jare niks was nie. En die naam wat trots op die meeste silo’s pryk, is GSI – die grootste vervaardiger van graanbergingstoerusing in die wêreld. Ry jy by Biggi Brands, vervaardiger en...
Noord-Kaap se boere word gehelp in droogtetyd ProAgri - Benine Cronje
26 vragmotors vol voer word more (Vrydag 15 September) na boere in Vredendal in die Noord-Kaap gestuur om hulle in die droogtetyd te help. Die vragmotors is gereël deur Caring Daisies, ‘n hulporganisasie. Caring Daisies, net soos die Boere in Nood-groep en...
Agri SA se Jongboerfinaliste in elke streek word aangewys ProAgri - Benine Cronje
Dit is vanjaar die dertiende jaar wat die kompetisie van Jongboer van die Jaar deur Toyota SA geborg word. Die nasionale wenner sal op 19 Oktober 2017 in Centurion aangewys word. Die provinsiale wenners kwalifiseer almal as finaliste vir die nasionale kompetisie. Die...
Foot-and-mouth outbreak could cost SA billions Farmer's Weekly - Lloyd Phillips
A study by South Africa’s Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO) has found that if the country lost its foot-and-mouth disease-free (FMD) status in the foreseeable future, SA’s economy would lose around R6 billion every year. It was, therefore, critical that...
SA’s agricultural sector slowly bouncing back to full strength Talk of the Town
PAUL Makube, senior agricultural economist at FNB, gave a snapshot of the agricultural sector and its recovery from the drought. South Africa’s major agricultural commodities: South Africa’s (SA) agriculture is divided into three main commodity sectors. Livestock...
Young Farmer of the Year feels lekker about Northern Cape win Sabrina Dean - Farmer's Weekly
Jaco Strauss, a 39-year-old farmer from the Vaalharts area, has been named as the Agri Northern Cape Young Farmer of the Year. He was announced as the winner during the 38th annual Agri Northern Cape Congress in Kimberley on 23 August.Strauss, who has been...
Agri Noord-Kaap bekyk volhoubare landbou Agri Orbit
Agri Noord-Kaap (Agri NK) het op 23 Augustus hul jaarlikse kongres in Kimberley aangebied en boere van oor die hele Noord-Kaap het die geleentheid bygewoon. Omdat almal bekommerd is oor die politieke situasie in die land, het die bestuur van Agri NK besluit om hierdie...
A woman’s place in agriculture Biz Community
Agriculture is traditionally regarded as a male profession, but those in the industry know that women are playing an influential role in developing the growth of agriculture in Africa. Magda du Toit, the corporate engagement and communication manager for Monsanto SA...
Melanie Theron (ORLU Amptenaar) – 15 Jaar Diens
Oranjerivier Landbou-unie was bevoorreg om op 3 Julie 2017 saam met Melanie Theron, Kantoor Administrateur, 15 jaar van getroue en lojale diens te vier. Melanie het diens aanvaar op 01 Julie 2002 by ORLU en volgens haar was sy nog nooit spyt nie. As Bestuurder by ORLU...
El Niño no longer predicted for SA Farmer's Weekly - Annelie Coleman
According to Cobus Olivier, prediction scientist at the South Africa Weather Service, the El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon was expected to remain in a neutral phase during South Africa’s summer period. This meant that neither La Niña nor El Niño events...
Agri jobs recovery rests on Western Cape rainfall Farmer's Weekly - Sabrina Dean
Although 40 000 jobs were ‘lost’ in the agricultural sector in the second quarter of 2017, this was in line with seasonal norms due to reduced horticultural activity. This was according to Agbiz economist Wandile Sihlobo, who said that employment in the sector now...
Agriculture Is A Polarising Subject In South Africa – We Need More Women Huffington Post - Wendy Engel
I will never forget how shocked my friends were when I boldly announced my intention to study Agricultural Economics at Stellenbosch University. And how their shock echoed back at me in twinges of apprehension as I arrived, on that very first day in 1995, at JS Marais...
Agri SA economist warns on farm grabs Business Day - Bekezela Phakathi
Expropriation of agricultural land without compensation would likely cause serious damage to the sector and lead to economic collapse, says a senior AgriSA economist. "The suggestion that land expropriation without compensation will fast-track land transfer to...
Angus bull sold for a record R140 000 Farmer's Weekly - Siyanda Sishuba
Mequatling Smokin’ Jo (WB 15 306), a Black Angus bull, was sold for R140 000, a new SA record for the breed, at the recent Mequatling Red and Black Angus 50th production auction in Clocolan in the Free State. The previous record – R130 000 – was set by Mequatling...
JSE Market Notice 32817 CDM – Changes to the Settlement Process of the Beef Carcass Contract JSE - Raphael Karuaihe
Click here to read about the changes to the settlement process of the beef carcass contract.
No relief in sight for anxious Cape farmers Business Live - Bekezela Phakathi
The drought gripping the Western Cape shows no sign of abating and threatens to decimate the province’s crucial agricultural sector. Halfway through the Western Cape’s winter rainy season, rainfall remains disappointingly erratic, dam levels are still critically low...
Wheat farmers urged to scout for fall armyworm Farmer's Weekly - Sabrina Dean
Grain SA has strongly advised local wheat farmers to be on the lookout for fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) after unconfirmed reports were received of the pest being found in wheat production areas in Zimbabwe. In a statement, the association urged farmers to...
Fear of land seizures prompts major rise in farm sales The Citizen - Simnikiwe Hlatshaneni
The biggest mass exodus of farmers in 20 years has also been blamed on high input costs, low returns and currency woes. Caught in a cash crunch with rising input costs and stagnating prices amid fears of land seizures without compensation, South African farmers are...
Department gears up to reward women News 24 - Boipelo Mere
The Northern Cape Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development is all set and ready for the annual Female Entrepreneur Awards 2017 that will be held in Kimberley in August. This year, 87 female entrepreneur projects went through the adjudication...
Drought depletes farmers’ cash flow in Northern Cape Farmer's Weekly - Annelie Coleman
Willem Symington, Agri Northern Cape’s Disaster Management committee chairman, said Namaqualand, Boesmanland and the Hantam District Municipality are being particularly hard hit by the now two-year-long drought in the area. Symington, who farms near Loeriesfontein,...
Agri SA herbevestig sy posisie oor hidrouliese breking in Suid-Afrika ProAgri - Benine Cronje
Tydens ‘n geleentheid wat vandag deur die Nasionale Persklub in Pretoria gereël is, het Agri SA sy posisie ten opsigte van hidrouliese breking vir skaliegas-ontginning in die Karoo en elders in Suid-Afrika herbevestig. In sy sterkste uitspraak, oor die onderwerp tot...
Agriculture the beacon of hope for South African economy: economists eNCA
Economists say agriculture is the beacon of hope for South Africa's declining economy. The sector contributed 12.8 percent to the Gross Domestic Product for the first quarter of the year, despite poor output in the Western Cape due to the ongoing drought. While...
SA to host first ever International Rural Crime Conference Farmer's Weekly - Lloyd Phillips
South Africa is to host the inaugural International Rural Crime Conference at the Royal Elephant Lodge and Conference Centre in Centurion, Gauteng, on 27 September 2017. The organisers are UNISA’s School for Criminal Justice, Agri SA, the Red Meat Producers’...
Guidelines on dealing with land invasions welcomed – Agri SA Politics Web - Thea Liebenberg
“South African legislation protects the rights of legal land owners and Agri SA therefore welcomes the guidelines develop by the police in respect of their role and responsibility to ensure that all police members act within the ambit of applicable legislation and...
RPO Noord-Kaap-kongres: Die rooivleisbedryf kan groei en die droogte sal verbygaan ProAgri - Benine Cronje
“Landbou en meer spesifiek rooivleis is een van die bedrywe waar daar nog baie potensiaal vir die toekoms is om werk te skep en dit uit te brei na rykdom oor ‘n breë spektrum,” sê Johan van der Colff, voorsitter van die Rooivleisprodusente-organisasie, Noord-Kaap. Hy...
Agriculture the best performer in a struggling economy IOL - Nehru Pillay
With the announcement last Tuesday that South Africa has slipped into a technical recession following two consecutive declines in gross domestic product (GDP) of 0.7percent during the first quarter of 2017 and 0.3percent during the fourth quarter of 2016, it may be...
Northern Cape receives record entries for FEA Farmer's Weekly - Sabrina Dean
The FEA is presented annually by the department of agriculture as a means of recognising the contribution of women in the agriculture sector. According to the Northern Cape department of agriculture, this year saw the most entries ever received in the province. The...
Droogtehulpskema in Noord-Kaap ‘skokkend’ bestuur’ Netwerk24 - Charné Kemp
Agri SA het Donderdag ’n “skokkende prentjie van blatante gebrek aan goeie beheer- en bestuursbeginsels” geskilder toe hy verduidelik het wat alles met die regering se droogtehulpskema skeefgeloop het. Dit volg op die droogtehulpskema van R212 miljoen van die...
AgriSA to discuss mismanagement of drought funds with AG EWN - Mia Lindeque
The Agricultural Industry Association has asked the public protector and the auditor-general to investigate how millions of rands meant for the relief of farmers. AgriSA says it will meet with the Auditor-General next week to discuss allegations of mismanagement of...
Africa: Land of milk and beef? Bizcommunity - Wyatt Bechtel
Investing in Africa's beef and dairy industries could be a boom for global agriculture, but it does come with some baggage, according to AgWeb. During Alltech’s 30th Annual International Symposium in Lexington, Ky., a presentation was given about the potential of...
Northern Cape province, South Africa Brand South Africa
The vast and arid Northern Cape is South Africa’s largest province – around the size of Germany – and takes up nearly a third of the country’s land area. Yet it has the smallest population, only 1-million people, and a population density of just three people for every...
Stuck between solar and theft, municipalities founder on electricity Mail & Guardian - Phillip de Wet
This year the City of Cape Town expects to sell less electricity than it has since 2006, even though both its economy and population have grown. In Johannesburg about half of the city’s prepaid electricity boxes claim that the households to which they belong have used...
Risk protection for SA sheep farmers Joseph Booysen
South African sheep farmers are set to reap benefits of risk protection against prices volatility after the JSE last week launched the lamb carcass futures contract on its Commodity Derivatives Market. The JSE said the move would allow farmers and abattoirs to protect...
Remembering the farmers who died trying to feed SA News24 - Amanda Khoza
Every year, the list of farmers on the Wall of Remembrance at Nampo Park in Bothaville, Free State, grows longer. This week, families visited the monument during the Nampo Harvest Day festival and added the names of loved ones killed in farm murders. "The monument is...
Farm inspections underway in NC OFM News - Katleho Morapela
The Northern Cape Department of Labour says it will leave no stone unturned in ensuring that employers who do not comply with the basic conditions of the Employment Act are brought to book. The department’s spokesperson, Kebalepile Khula, says it has come to...
Western Cape a growing drawcard for upcountry farmers Business Live - Bekezela Phakathi
The Western Cape is experiencing a marked increase in inquiries from people wanting to buy farms in the province, despite the prevailing drought. Farmers’ representative body Agri West Cape said many farmers, especially from the northern parts of the country, were...
Farmers doing better, but El Niño may return Business Live - Sunita Menon
The fortunes of South African farmers are improving slightly after two years of hardship caused by one of the worst dry spells on record. But the food producers are not out of the woods yet, with forecasts of El Niño drought conditions returning. Agribiz economist...
When towns run dry News 24 - Yolandi Groenewald
In Calvinia people had forgotten what rain smells like. The biggest town in the Hantam-Karoo district of the Northern Cape is slowly dying of thirst. Its main water source, the Karee Dam, dried up at the end of last year and the few boreholes left are in dire straits,...
Sheep exports grow in first quarter but slaughter capacity still under-utilised Namibia Economist - Freeman Ngulu
The Namibian Meat Board this week said that there is a noticeable increase in the total number of sheep exported during the first quarter of this year compared to the first quarter of last year. The Meat Board said live exports increased by an impressive 32.3% in the...
SA wine grape harvest excels despite drought Cape Business News - Super User
The South African wine grape harvest is slightly larger than last year following a dry season and consumers can look forward to exceptional wines from the 2017 vintage. The wine industry body VinPro says the 2017 harvest, that is at 1 425 283 tonnes 1.4% larger than...
Who owns the land? Politics Web - Theuns Eloff
LAND - WHERE DOES THE HUNGER LIE? Land reform, especially of agricultural land, is nowadays almost a shibboleth for South African politics. The reasoning of the associated rhetoric usually has the following elements: - “Soil is prosperity, and if you first...
Goodhouse residents fear dam will wipe them out SABC News - Ulrich Hendriks
Residents of Goodhouse on the banks of the Orange River are unhappy about the planned construction of a major dam on the lower Orange River near Vioolsdrift in the Richtersveld. While the proposed dam will bring relief to towns and farmers in this drought-prone...
Farmer suicides soar as worst drought in decades drives them to ruin Business Live - Katherine Child
A drought-driven economic crunch seems to be to blame for a spike in suicides by farmers, insurers say. Suicide claims on insurance company Liberty increased by 20% last year — and one reason was farmers' suicides. Liberty actuary Henk Meintjes said: "The...
Fracking to give Karoo ‘uncertain future’ IOL - Norma Wildenboer
The Endangered Wildlife Trust has warned that the Karoo and large parts of the Northern Cape face an “uncertain future” after government approved prospecting rights for hydraulic fracturing (fracking). Minister of Minerals and Energy, Mosebenzi Zwane, recently...
South Africa’s credit rating downgrade will also hit SADC region, says AgriSA African News Agency
AgriSA said on Tuesday that the impact of South Africa’s foreign currency credit rating downgrades was likely to be felt outside of the country’s borders and would have an impact in the Southern African region as a whole. South Africa’s foreign currency credit rating...
Microbes, New Weapon Against Agricultural Pests in Africa Inter Press Service - Busani Bafana
Microscopic soil organisms could be an environmentally friendly way to control crop pests and diseases and even protect agriculture against the impacts of climate change, a leading researcher says. Africa is battling an outbreak of trans-boundary pests and diseases...
SA raises corn-crop forecast to biggest in 36 years Bloomberg - Thembisile Dzonzi
South Africa, the continent’s biggest corn producer, may reap the largest harvest of the grain in 36 years as rains improved yields and boost the crop’s size by 83% from last year, the Crop Estimates Committee said. Growers will probably produce 14.3 million metric...
Maximising the potential of wastewater in agriculture Bizcommunity
During World Water Day (22 March), FAO highlighted the opportunity that treated wastewater represents for agriculture, improved food security, and nutrition. Treated and reused wastewater can be a cost-effective and sustainable solution to water scarcity. "We need to...
Fourth annual Agri’s Got Talent contest to be held in South Africa Fresh Plaza
Within the short space of three years, Agri’s got Talent (AGT) has developed into the biggest song contest within the South African agricultural arena – but the organisers of the project still look to grow. “Our vision is to grow this project into a national...
Agricultural land holdings bill won’t have a positive impact EWN - Mia Lindeque
AgriSA says a bill which could ban foreign nationals from buying agricultural land would be too expensive and difficult to implement if signed into law. Last week, government published the regulation of Agricultural Land Holdings Bill. The public has until 16 April to...
‘Wonderful’ harvest improves pomegranate season in South Africa Fresh Plaza - Carolize Jansen
The South African pomegranate season is looking up with the harvest of the Wonderful variety, which is providing bigger fruit than the earlier varieties (Akko and Hershkovitz). These varieties’ fruit was substantially smaller than usual due to the drought, putting...
Human myaisis outbreak in the Northern Cape SABC News
There's been an outbreak of human Myaisis or flying maggots in the Northern Cape. Twelve people from Upington and Kuruman have been treated since the beginning of March. Myaisis is a climatic disease; experts say the recent heavy rains in the province could have...
Rural safety enjoys high-level attention Politics Web
Agri SA’s Rural Safety Committee yesterday met with a high-level police delegation and other representatives of the country’s security forces for in-depth discussions and planning regarding various rural safety aspects that threaten the security of the farming...
Better season ahead for South African onion exports Fresh Plaza - Carolize Jansen
Last year about 38 million 10kg bags of onions were sold on South African local markets. Of this number, 9.4 million bags originated from the Koue Bokkeveld (Ceres region in the Western Cape), 9.9 million bags from the Northern Cape while the Northern region (the...
Zambia provides opportunity for SA agri investment ENCA
South African companies and farmers looking to branch out beyond the republic’s borders should consider the potential offered by Zambia as the Agritech Expo Zambia takes place in Chisamba from April 27-29. “Zambia is an exciting market to explore, not just for South...
Interprovinsiale Veediefstal Voorkomingsforum tussen NK en Vrystaat gestig ProAgri
Die Interprovinsiale Veediefstal Voorkomingsforum tussen die Noord-Kaap en Vrystaat het Donderdag, 2 Maart 2017, op Bloemfontein tot stand gekom. Die forum sal as die Gariep Interprovinsiale Veediefstal Voorkomingsforum bekend staan. Afgevaardigdes van die...
We will defend Operation Phakisa against politics Agri SA
Agri SA is committed to the Operation Phakisa process but will not allow it to be hijacked for sectarian and narrow political agendas by President Jacob Zuma or any other politician, the agricultural union said on Saturday. President Jacob Zuma had contradicted the...
SKA, Agri SA in Karoo partnership ITWeb - Admire Moyo
SKA South Africa and Agri SA today signed an agreement that commits both organisations to jointly ensure that local communities of the Karoo benefit from the SKA project. In anticipation of the impacts that the construction of the SKA radio telescope will have on the...
Agri SA reageer oor plaasaanvalle AGRI SA
Meer as 8500 plaasaanvalle en 930 moorde oor die afgelope 14 jaar, met meer as 30 plaasaanvalle sedert die begin van 2017 en ‘n moordsyfer wat die hoogte in geskiet het, spreek boekdele oor die volgehoue misdaadaanslag op boere en plaaswerkers. “Die situasie bevorder...
Nkwinti’s populist statements highly irresponsible AGRI SA
Minister Nkwinti who has been implicated in a corrupt land deal, has chosen to deflect the attention on him by making a highly irresponsible statement in Parliament yesterday. The taking of land without compensation has never been on the table from the side of...
Update on agricultural commodity markets Bizcommunity - Wandile Sihlobo
Wandile Sihlobo, head of economic and agribusiness intelligence at Agbiz, shares highlights in his update on agricultural commodity markets. Weather Weather forecasts show a possibility of rainfall across South Africa within the next eight days. This expected...
Fall armyworms invade agricultural sector in six provinces SABC - Zalene Merrington
Six provinces have confirmed that armyworms are beginning to wreak havoc among their agricultural sector. The crop-eating pests have recently spread to South Africa from some of the neighbouring countries. A delegation from the Department of Agriculture led by...
Agri SA questions Zuma statement on govt drought support EWN - Queenin Masuabi
Agri SA says it has no record of farmers who were assisted with drought relief through the R2.5 billion mentioned by President Jacob Zuma in his State of the Nation Address (Sona). The organisation says most farmers had to get loans from First Land Bank to ensure that...
National minimum wage announced AGRI SA
The Deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa, announced the long-anticipated national minimum wage. This comes after two years of negotiations at various levels, said Ramaphosa. According to Neil Hamman, who chairs Agri SA’s Labour Committee, “this brings certainty for...
Agri SA verwelkom vinnige optrede oor die herfs-kommandowurm ProAgri
Die herfs-kommandowurm is amptelik in SA volgens ‘n verslag deur die LNR. Hulle het monsters in Limpopo en Gauteng gekry en kon daarvolgens bevestig dat dit wel die herfs-kommandowurm is. Die minister van Landbou, Senzani Zokwana, het op ‘n nuuskonferensie in Pretoria...
Baie meer mielies is aangeplant ProAgri
Die voorlopige skatting van die oppervlakte onder mielies is 30,95% meer is as wat die vorige seisoen aangeplant is en die voorlopige oppervlak onder witmielies is ook 53,46% meer as die vorige seisoen. Die voorlopige oppervlakteskatting van somergewasse is...
Wonderlike reënval in die Kalahari AGRI NK - Coenie van der Merwe
Coenie van der Merwe, 'n AGRI Noord-Kaap boer 30km oos van Noenieput (170km noord-wes van Upington) het die volgende wonderlike woorde gestuur oor die onlangse reën in hulle area - "Die beste nuus wat ek graag met julle wil deel is dat die Kalahari goed reën gekry het...
Western Cape Dams Continue To Dry Up EWN - Masego Rahlaga & Lauren Isaacs
While the South African Weather Service has forecast more rain for other parts of the country this week, the Water and Sanitation Department says there's still a long way to go before dam levels reach normal capacity. Last week's records show that nationally, most dam...
List of towns affected by Eskom’s power cuts ENCA
Eskom on Wednesday announced that power would be interrupted in some North West and Northern Cape municipalities. The Naledi, Lekwa-Teemane and Kgetlengrivier municipalities in the North West were affected. The towns of Vryburg, Stella, Bloemhof, Christiana, Koster...
Agri SA to work on drought defence Bizcommunity
The agricultural sector was considering the adoption of smart disaster aid after sections of the industry were brought to their knees by the prolonged drought, Agri SA executive director Omri van Zyl said on Monday. "By 'smart' we mean that we take small bites at it...