Voer dringend benodig na veldbrand by Calvinia ProAgri
Die verwoestende veldbrand wat op die einde van verlede jaar skade op 16 plase in Calvinia-distrik aangerig het, kos miljoene rande. Die brande is moontlik deur ’n foutiewe Eskom-transformator veroorsaak. André Steenkamp van die plaas Elandsfontein by Calvinia het...
Suspected case of horse sickness prompts quarantine SABC - Neo Bodumela
A quarantine notice on horses has been issued by the Northern Cape Department of Agriculture after a suspected case of African Horse Sickness was reported at Kuruman. The quarantine restricts movement of horses and donkeys within a 30-kilometre radius around the town....
Calvinia’s dam has run dry News24 - James de Villiers
Residents of the Northern Cape’s Hantam Municipality may soon have no water after the municipal dam ran dry nearly a month ago, an official said on Thursday. “We are hoping for the best. But I don’t think our water supplies will keep up,” municipal water and...
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year AGRI Northern Cape Management
SA’s water crisis is just another tragic consequence of state capture By The Conversation
A lot of what is being presented as radical economic transformation initiatives in South Africa is simply state capture by a corrupt elite. The water sector provides a lens through which this issue can be viewed in a very practical way. The consequences will be dire...
Ons moet glo dat ons eersteklas is Hanlie Retief gesels met Omri van Zyl
Dit was die droogte wat Omri van Zyl weer gewys het: Daar’s ’n karakter, ’n taaiheid, in Suid-Afrikaners wat groter is as al die negatiewe goed wat ons nou in die politiek so platslaan. Dis die boer wat hom gebel het om te sê: Ek het voer wat ek graag vir ’n ander...
Farming Communities Take Steps To Safeguard Themselves Against Crime Agri SA
The farming communities of Umvoti in KwaZulu-Natal and Colesberg in the Northern Cape have implemented additional security measures to safeguard themselves against crime. This follows after the Agri Securitas Trust Fund made a financial contribution to these...
Climate Change and Disaster Management – Summer Season 2016/17 Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
In the light of the seasonal outlook as produced by the South African Weather Service (SAWS), the following advisory guidelines are suggested. It is emphasised that these advisories are broad guidelines and should be interpreted considering the local aspects of the...
Dam levels on upward trend except in the three Cape provinces Times Live - Penwell Dlamini
Most of the dam levels in the country are on the path to recovery with the exception of all the Cape provinces‚ which are still struggling‚ the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS) said on Monday. Department spokesperson Sputnik Ratau said the latest figures on...
Agri SA to consult widely with agricultural sector regarding the proposed National Minimum Wage
"Agri SA considers the labour force in the agricultural sector of critical importance" says Neil Hamman, chairperson of Agri SA's labour policy committee. He responded in reaction to the Deputy President’s announcement of the quantum of a national minimum wage (NMW)...
OBP closure during December 2016 Onderstepoort Biological Products
Northern Cape farmers pray for rain SABC - Ulrich Hendriks and Reginald Witbooi
The African Farmers Association of South Africa in the Northern Cape, says over thirty farmers they represent have quit the farming sector. This, as a result of the persistent drought and inadequate rainfall. Last year, South Africa faced the worst drought ever....
De Aar farmer receives award News24 - Boipelo Mere
The fact that the past three years have been challenging and trying times for farmers, did not hamper Craig Ferreira’s chances of scooping the award for the highest mutton producer in the Northern Cape. Surprised by the announcement that he was the winner, Ferreira...
Human trafficking on the rise in Northern Cape SABC - Nobelungu Nowapane
Human trafficking is on the rise in Kuruman in the Northern Cape. The Hawks say syndicates are targeting vulnerable rural girls, who are looking for better opportunities in cities like Johannesburg. The crime-fighting unit has embarked on an awareness campaign,...
Agri Kuruman sê dankie Deon Hoon
Agri-Kuruman wil hiermee net die volgende persone en instansies bedank vir die wonderlike voorreg wat ons gehad het om soveel bydraes te kon ontvang. Donateurs, wat die geld beskikbaar gestel het - Agri SA en Agri Noordkaap...
All systems go for Northern Cape mega water project Bizcommunity
Water and Sanitation Minister Nomvula Mokonyane did on Friday, 21 October, turn the sod for the construction of the R18bn Vaal Gamagara Water Project in the Northern Cape. Phase one of the project, which is an 82km pipeline, will stretch from Roscoe in Kathu to Black...
Jasper: Die grootste sonplaas in SA ProAgri - Benine Cronje
Die grootste sonplaas in die land en een van die grootstes in Afrika, is die Jasper-sonplaas net buite Postmasburg in die Noord-Kaap. Dit is deur SolarReserve, ’n wêreldwye ontwikkelaar van grootskaalse sonenergieprojekte, opgerig. Die naam, Jasper, is Engels vir...
Northern Cape faces worst drought in 95 years SABC - Neo Bodumela
The Northern Cape is facing its worst drought in 95 years, according to the Department of Water and Sanitation in the province. The drought has seen water levels drop between 8 and 20% in six of the province's dams. This has left water storage in the province standing...
SA water curbs to hit citrus exports Business News - Gabi Falanga
Some of the country’s biggest export products, including citrus and avocados, are likely to suffer under the latest water restrictions. The Department of Water and Sanitation has gazetted further water consumption restrictions in the Western Cape and Limpopo. Willem...
Africa’s MeerKAT ‘first light’ images have blown all expectations Prina Patel - SKA Postdoc in Observational Cosmology, University of the Western Cape
Something hugely important is happening in a vast, quiet stretch of South Africa’s Northern Cape province. A new radio telescope operating at just a quarter of its full power is revealing the universe’s secrets one image at a time. MeerKAT will ultimately become part...
Farmers say stock theft on the rise sowetanlive.co.za - Mpho Sibanyoni
Despite stock theft having fallen by 1% across the country, the farming community believes the crime has risen on the ground. The African Farmers Association of SA (Afasa) believes that the national crime statistics released on Friday (2 Sep 2016) portrayed stock...
Karoo farmers share heartache over SKA land issue ofm.co.za - Sabrina Dean
Carnarvon - Farmers in the Kareeberg area in the Northern Cape say while they have realised there is no escaping the prospect of having to give up their farms, they must be left in a position where they are able to relocate and continue farming. This as the Square...
2016 Farmer of the Year – Piet Karsten AGRI Northern Cape Congress 2016
Mr Piet Karsten was named AGRI Northern Cape farmer of the year at the AGRI NC 2016 Congress. Congratulations Piet, you deserve it! History of the Karsten Group Piet and Babsie Karsten founded their family farming business in 1968 on Kanoneiland west of Upington along...
Concourt says Land Restitution Amendment Act is unconstitutional Jacaranda FM - Published: July 28, 2016, 3:36 p.m. by AlgoaFM
The Constitutional Court has ruled that the Land Restitution Amendment Act is unconstitutional. Various organisations - including Agri SA - challenged the Act, saying there wasn't proper consultation with the public before the bill was signed into law. The Act...
South Africa: Cosatu DGs Cde Solly Phetoe to Visit the Illegally Evicted Farm Workers in Klerksdorp and Also Join Num to Recruit Mineworkers in Marikana Tomorrow All Africa
PRESS RELEASE The Congress of South African Trade Unions under the leadership of its Deputy General Secretary, Cde Solly Phetoe, will be visiting the farm workers and farm dwellers in the North West farm of Rooistad in Klerksdorp tomorrow, 28 JULY 2016, to fight their...
Groundnut Forum sagis - 27 July 2016
Boereplan om staaldraad maklik af te rol Landbou.com - Deur Jan Bezuidenhout
Mnr. Willem Pretorius van Doornbult, Geysdorp, in Noordwes, se goedkoop plan om staaldraad af te rol. “Ek grawe net ‘n gat in die grond, gooi die rol draad in en gooi dit weer toe. Jy trek dan net die punt en hy rol lekker af sonder om kinkels te maak.”
Konsert in Upington KONSERT IN UPINGTON ten bate van AGRI SA DROOGTEHULPFONDS
Upingtonners en die omgewing gaan op 2 September 2016 die kans kry om na die uiters bekwame Kaapstadse Filharmoniese Jeug orkes te luister. Hulle is 60 lede (tussen die ouderdom van 13 en 15 jaar). Dié Jeug orkes het mnr Johannes Möller, President van Agri SA...
Winter might soon be drawing to a close but it is going out with a bang. Farming Portal
According to the South African Weather Service, cold weather - including snow, strong winds, large swells and heavy rain - will hit large parts of the country over the next two days. Yesterday snowfalls and cold temperatures were reported in the Eastern Cape,...
Normal rainfall returns following El Niño spell Farming Portal
The ARC SA weather newsletter, Umlindi The Watchman, reports that, while below-normal rainfall was seen over large parts of the South African summer rainfall region, deficits were smaller than during most other summers associated with a strong El Niño phenomenon. What...
Drought stricken commercial farmers in need of assistance bizcommunity.com
Agri SA is calling on the corporate sector and public to contribute to the Drought Relief Fund as their office is inundated with calls for drought relief assistance from commercial and emerging farmers. Contributions will go to the purchasing of feed pellets and the...
Kenia se EU-marktoegang in gedrang Landbou.com
Kenia se marktoegang tot die EU is in gedrang. Die Oos-Afrika-gemeenskap (East African Community, of EAC) het verlede week skielik besluit om nie ’n omvattende ekonomiese samewerkingsooreenkoms te onderteken nie. Dit kom al het die Oos-Afrika-besigheidsraad (EABC) die...
Voëlgriep in Kameroen woed voort Landbou.com
Voëlgriep saai verwoesting in Sentraal- en Wes-Afrika. Die dodelike H5N1-voëlgriepvirus is besig om verwoesting te saai in die pluimveebedrywe van Wes- en Sentraal-Afrika. Die siekte is onlangs in Kameroen gediagnoseer en het ’n geraamde $20 miljoen (sowat R287...
Fertilizer Access Grows Farmers, Food and Finance ipsnews.net - By Busani Bafana
LOUIS TRICHARDT, South Africa, Jul 26 2016 (IPS) - Brightly coloured cans, bags of fertilizer and packets containing all types of seeds catch the eye upon entering Nancy Khorommbi’s agro dealer shop tucked at the corner of a roadside service station. But her seeds and...
Macadamia industry: small but booming ABSA
Macadamia Industry PDF
Five fundamentals for sustainable agricultural business Bizcommunity
According to Standard Bank, the significant degree to which the agricultural business model is shifting is indicated by the fact that South Africa's most successful agricultural operations are all younger than five years. Many of them function at a distance from...
High feed costs could force permanent production cuts at Astral Foods Bizcommunity - BY: TSHEPISO MOKHEMA
Astral Foods will consider permanent production cuts if feed costs stay high and South African consumers remain under pressure, with the broiler-chicken maker trimming output for a second time this year and reducing workers' hours to curb costs. Chris Schutte....
Maluti-veiling spog met rekord van R16m. Landbou - Deur Verslaggewer
'n Rekordomset van R16 767 000 is op die 33ste Maluti-veiling van aanteel-en-slagvee behaal. Die veiling is op die plaas Stephanium naby Clarens gehou en die aanbod van 2 727 beeste en 50 skape is uitverkoop. Die grootste verkoper was mnre. Daan en Dirk Viljoen van...
SA Jagters bekommerd oor GM wild Landbou - Deur Liezl Vercueil
“Hoe die Regering wildspesies, sommige bedreig, saam met lewende hawe op die lys vir genetiese manipulasie kan toelaat, gaan die verstand te bowe.” Die lys van diere wat deur die Departement van Landbou, Bosbou en Visserye se Diereverbeteringswet (No. 62 van 1998)...
Meeste boere sal skuld kan diens – Agbiz Landbou.com - Deur Carien Kruger
Heelwat boere sal hul skuld moet herskeduleer, maar sal steeds vir produksiekrediet vir die komende seisoen kwalifiseer, meen die landbousakekamer Agbiz. Die meeste boere in die somersaaigebiede sal ondanks die droogte hul produksieskuld kan diens, sê die...
How to supplement this winter Farmers Weekly - By Glenneis Kriel
In preparation for winter, most farmers in summer rainfall areas are supplementing their livestock feed. However, agricultural researcher, Jan Hoon, explains that normal winterfeed supplementation is not enough for animals in drought-stricken areas. With drought...
South African farmers continue to struggle as drought continues, farm attacks increase INQUISITR - Jinger Jarrett
As the worst drought in 35 years continues in Southern Africa, South African farmers are struggling. With the droughts, farm murders, and farm attacks, some farmers are considering selling their farms because they can’t access the funds they need to continue to...
Wit mielies al hoe skaarser Landbou - Deur Marleen Smith
Dit is onseker of Suid-Afrika in die volgende maande genoeg wit mielies sal kan invoer om in die nasionale vraag te voorsien. Volgens die jongste amptelike statistieke tot middel Julie is in byna ’n derde van die bemarkingsjaar (sedert begin Mei) altesaam 93 990 ton...
Zim sal invoer wat hy nie produseer Landbou.com - Deur Carien Kruger
Zimbabwe sal permitte uitreik vir die invoer van produkte wat nie in dié land self vervaardig word nie. Suid-Afrikaanse ondernemings wat produkte na Zimbabwe uitvoer, moet druk op die Departement van Handel en Nywerheid plaas sodat daar oplossings gevind kan word vir...
SA maize industry must prioritise access to top 25 most attractive markets BDLive - BY WANDILE SIHLOBO
OVER the years, there have been structural changes in South African agricultural markets, which have had a significant influence on the trade and marketing of agricultural commodities, particularly that of maize. Prior to the market liberalisation of the South African...
Land Bank loan book keeps its head above water BDLive - TSHEPISO MOKHEMA
THE Land Bank sees little stress in its loan book despite the worst drought in memory damaging harvests and raising prices of crops in the continent’s biggest maize producer. The bank’s CEO, TP Nchocho, says that even though the grain-producing provinces have been...
Farmers have their ‘backs to the wall’ BDLive - BY BEKEZELA PHAKATHI
THOUSANDS of drought-stricken commercial farmers are considering selling their farms as they struggle to access funding to sustain their operations. SA has been hit by successive droughts in the past three years. This year’s drought is the worst since 1992. According...
AGRI SA WARNS FOOD SECURITY AT RISK EWN - Dineo Bendile
The organisation says many SA farmers are struggling to recover from the crippling drought. JOHANNESBURG – Agri SA is warning food security could be at risk if South Africa’s commercial farmers are not given more support. The organisation says many farmers are...
Noupoort se windplaas aan die gang Landbou - Deur Johan Norval
Noupoort se windplaas is reg om te laat waai en die projek is binne sy begroting afgehandel. Die windplaas by Noupoort het die eerste windplaas in die derde ronde van die program vir hernieude energie geword wat elektrisiteit vir kommersiële gebruik aan die nasionale...
Agri SA appeal to public sector for drought relief SABC
Agri South Africa has appealed to the corporate and public sectors to assist them with their drought relief fund. This follows a spike in the number of commercial and emerging farmers in drought stricken areas appealing for assistance. Thus far Agri SA's drought...
How resilience can bring peace of mind to a farmer Farmers Weekly - By Roelof Bezuidenhout
Coping with adversity is not the same as being resilient, says Roelof Bezuidenhout. According to several studies, farming needs to become more resilient, not only for the economic survival of farmers and the well-being of rural communities, but for the sake of the...
Desperate boere oorval Agri SA om hulp Landbou - Deur Jan Bezuidenhout
Talle boere is in ‘n oorlewingstryd weens die droogte, sê Agri SA in ʼn nuusverklaring. Agri SA se kantoor word tans oorweldig deur versoeke vanaf uiters desperate kommersiële en opkomende landbouprodusente om droogtehulp, sê Agri SA. “Ons doen dus ‘n beroep op die...
Hoë inmenging by Hooglandwater bekyk Landbou.com - Deur Joylene van Wyk
Vertragings aan die Lesotho Hooglandwaterprojek weens beweerde politieke inmenging spel niks goed vir die landbou nie. Die Openbare Beskermer is besig met ’n ondersoek nadat bewerings aan die lig gekom het dat me. Nomvula Mokonyane, Minister van Water en Sanitasie,...
Mobile operators help African farmers with advice and managing their admin BDLive - BY REITUMETSE PITSO
SOUTH African mobile operators are breaking new ground across Africa by providing solutions to problems in the agricultural sector, such as helping in the fight against stock theft. Vodacom has been rolling out a service called "know your farmer" across Kenya, Nigeria...
Zim-verbod op invoer is ‘rooi vlag’ Landbou.com - Deur Joylene van Wyk
Zimbabwe se verbod op die invoer van sekere voedsel- en ander produkte uit SA is “ ʼn rooi vlag” vir kleinhandelaars en mense in die betrokke waardekettings. Die Suid-Afrikaanse Regering wend pogings aan om ’n oplossing vir die handelsbeperkings te kry wat Zimbabwe...
Namibië eerste met beesvleis na VSA Landbou.com
Namibië is die eerste land in Afrika om beesvleis na Amerika uit te kan voer. Namibië het aangekondig dat dié land goedgekeur is om voortaan beesvleis na Amerika uit te kan voer, ’n eerste vir ’n Afrika-land. Mnr. Sakkie Coetzee van die Namibiese Landbou-unie het aan...
Leeutelers kom tot maer leeus se redding Landbou.com - Deur Jasper Raats
Leeutelers het tonne vleis aangery na ‘n plaas waar 250 leeus aan die kort ent getrek het nadat die eienaar ‘n hartaanval en beroerte gehad het. Lede van die SA Roofdiervereniging (SAPA) het hulle na Alldays gehaas om in te gryp op ‘n private plaas waar sowat 250...
Wimbledon ná 28 ton aarbeie, 7 ton room Landbou.com - Deur Jan Bezuidenhout
Tennisgeesdriftiges het 28 ton aarbeie en sewe ton room (gemaak van 200 000 liter melk) tydens Wimbledon verorber! ‘n Houertjie “strawberries and cream” is dalk net so gewild op Wimbledon as om te kyk hoe die witgeklede spelers dit op die grasbane van dié...
Plaasbesoeke deel van Vleisbeesskool Landbou.com - Deur Charl van Rooyen
Plaasbesoeke aan twee van Suid-Afrika se voorste veeboere word vanjaar ingesluit by die Aldam-vleisbeesskool. Vanjaar se Aldam-vleisbeesskool word van 12 tot 14 Oktober deur die Lewendehawe Registrerende Owerheid (LRF) en Landbouweekblad by Ventersburg in die...
Droogte: Ses miljoen minder beeste in Oz Landbou.com - Deur Charl van Rooyen
Droogte het beesgetalle in Australië oor drie jaar met ses miljoen verminder! Die Australiese beesbevolking het die laaste twee tot drie jaar met sowat ses miljoen diere gekrimp vanweë ’n erge droogte wat dié land net soos Suider-Afrika geteister het, sê mnr....
Tafeldruiwe woeker ondanks droogte Landbou.com - Deur Johan van der Merwe
Tafeldruiwe was die afgelope seisoen winsgewend te midde van ’n swak oes. Tafeldruifboere kon die afgelope seisoen nie hulle 2014/’15-seisoen se rekord van 59,4 miljoen 4.5kg-kartonhouers verbeter nie. Die droogte en baie warm weer het die oes afgedwing tot by 57.95...
Sigoreiboere dringend benodig Landbou.com - Deur Theuns Botha
Geroosterde sigorei is nou in groot aanvraag in die voedselbedryf. Boere wat voorheen sigorei verbou het, moet dit dalk weer oorweeg. Met die groot aanvraag na hierdie gewas kan boere ’n wins maak wat goed vergelyk met ander kontantgewasse. Hoewel die produksie van...
Get to know your seedling grower Farmers Weekly - Bill Kerr
To produce optimal results, seedlings must be in good condition when planted, and thereafter cared for properly until they are established. Unfortunately, many farmers do not fully understand what is required in either case. A large seedling grower I visited in...
Stella, Bonsmara, R160 000 Landbou.com - Deur Verslaggewer
Op die elfde produksieveiling van die Bonsmara-stoetery Poggenpoel Molopo is ses bulle vir R100 000 tot R110 000 verkoop. Drie bulle het R90 000 stuk behaal.
Goeie geld in gemsbokke – Lood Bester Landbou.com - Deur Jasper Raats
Die gemiddelde veilingsprys vir gemsbokke is vanjaar baie hoër as verlede jaar. Die gemiddelde veilingsprys van gemsbokke is vanjaar 20% hoër as wat dit verlede jaar was, sê mnr. Lood Bester, direkteur van die veilingsmaatskappy Wildswinkel. Boonop verdien gemsbokke...
El Nino: UN body says more funds needed iol.co.za - Tshepiso Mokhema
Johannesburg - Almost $4 billion is needed to meet the humanitarian demands of countries facing food shortages because of an El Nino-induced drought, the United Nations said. Read also: Drought takes toll on SA breeding stock About 60 million people, including 40...
Statistics shows open market can contribute to land redistribution Bizcommunity.com
Ernest Pringle, Agri SA's agricultural development policy committee chairperson, says that it has come to his attention that some 13% of agricultural land traded in the open market last year was transferred to black individuals, according to statistics kept by...
Nuwe bier-reus moet plaaslike gars koop Landbou.com - Deur Joylene van Wyk
Anheuser-Busch InBev en SABMiller moet aan sekere voorwaardes voldoen wat deur die Mededingingstribunaal neergelê is. Die saamgesmelte entiteit, Anheuser-Busch InBev en SABMiller, sal voortgaan om die SAB se beleid en praktyke om plaaslike bier en sider te...
576 farming properties bought by black people on open market last year – Agri SA politicsweb.co.za - Ernest Pringle
WinDeed information shows significant number of farming properties transferred to black people through the market Agri SA’s agricultural development policy committee chairperson, Ernest Pringle, says that it has come to his attention that, according to statistics kept...
Moorde: ‘Regering beskerm nie sy burgers’ Landbou.com - Deur Nico van Burick
Die 44 moorde per dag in Suid-Afrika wys die Regering faal om sy burgers te beskerm, sê die TLU SA. Die Regering faal in sy verpligting om landsburgers te beveilig as in ag geneem word dat 17 000 mense (gemiddeld 44 per dag) verlede jaar in Suid-Afrika vermoor is, sê...
Beetroot for beginners Farmers Weekly - Bill Kerr
Vegetable expert Bill Kerr takes us through the steps of planting a beetroot crop. Beetroot has a well-developed root system, and when planted in soil that has been throughly fertilised in the past, can retrieve nutrients leached into deeper soil. You can use manure...
Farm attacks increase in first half of 2016‚ agricultural union says Times Live - Roxanne Henderson
Farmer Attie du Toit and his wife Annelie have barely slept and are totally off balance since their rural home was attacked two weeks ago. Speaking at the release of the Transvaal Agricultural Union of South Africa's (TAU SA) mid-year statistics on farm attacks and...
Plase in NW, N-Kaap behaal R6,5 miljard Landbou.com - Deur Jan Bezuidenhout
Altesaam 998 plase in Noordwes en in die Noord-Kaap is die afgelope jaar vir R6,5 miljard verkoop. In sy nuwe rubriek oor plaasverkope op Landbou.com en in Landbouweekblad, ontleed Johann Bornman, ʼn bekende ekonoom, grondverkope in die Noord-Kaap en in Noordwes. Hy...
Waak teen prysborrels by wild – Janovsky Landbou.com - Deur Theuns Botha
Waak teen prysborrels in die wildbedryf, het mnr. Ernst Janovsky van Absa-Agribesigheid op die Kirkwood-wildfees gewaarsku. Wildpryse het in 2014 ’n hoogtepunt bereik en kopers moet waak teen prysborrels, was die boodskap van mnr. Ernst Janovsky, hoof van...
Groot, ontwikkelde wildplaas onder hamer Landbou.com
’n Ongewone wildsplaas naby Thabazimbi kom 11 Augustus onder die hamer. Plase met goeie ligging, grootte en ontwikkeling, soos Diepkuil, kom min in die mark , sê mnr. Hendrik Nel, afslaer van CG Afslaers. Mnr. Willie de Swardt, die huidige eienaar, verkoop omdat hy...
Farming needs a plan to weather storm BDLive - WANDILE SIHLOBO
THE drought has arguably been the most pronounced factor to have affected the South African agricultural and agribusiness landscapes in recent history. The effect on crop and livestock production has been devastating, and these industries are expected to continue to...
Farm Murders In South Africa Once Again Rise As Boschkop Farmer Murderd inquisitr.com - Jinger Jarrett
A South African farmer was shot to death on his Boschkop farm. Jan Hettema, 83, was killed at his farm house when two armed robbers broke in and opened fire on him. EyeWitness News reported that Hettema’s wife was also assaulted by the attackers. Netcare 911’s...
Millions injected to F State agriculture to boost local farmers SABC
Communal farmers at Bofulo Trust Wool Sheep in Thaba Nchu, Free State, have been handed a sheep shearing facility to develop their business. Funded by the provincial department of agriculture and rural development the project seeks to improve and develop local...
You are now paying a lot more for food in South Africa businesstech.co.za - By Staff Writer
A report in the Sunday Times reveals how much more South Africans are now paying for food from leading retailers. Professor Carel van Aardt, head of household wealth research at Unisa’s Bureau of Market Research, told the paper that food prices have increased 12.5% in...
Strategic Environmental Assessment for Shale Gas Development seasgd.csir.co.za/scientific-assessment-chapters
Scientific Assessment Chapters Stakeholders are invited to provide written comments on the scientific assessment for Shale Gas Development in South Africa.
Geen wit mielies meer uit die VSA Landbou.com - Deur Nico van Burick
Amerika het nie meer wit nie-GM-mielies te koop nie en verdere uitvoere daarvan sal eers met die volgende oes hervat. Amerika het al sy beskikbare wit nie-GM-mielies alreeds verkoop en die Amerikaanse Graanraad (USGC) verwag nie enige verdere uitvoere vandaar voor die...
e-Agri June 2016
e-Agri is the electronic newsletter of Agri SA. For comments and inquiries contact Thea at thea@agrisa.co.za or call 012-643 3400. Click here to visit our website. Networking Christo van der Rheede interacts on many levels ... Christo van der Rheede recently did a...
Die kostes van voertuiglisensies styg proagri.co.za - Bron: Vrystaat Landbou
Boere moet asb kennis neem dat die Departement van Vervoer nie meer kennisgewings aan voertuigeienaars stuur om hulle in te lig dat voertuiglisensies verval nie. Boere moet dus hulle voertuie se lisensies stip dophou om dit betyds te hernu. Voertuigeienaars kan op die...
Veevoer oral onder druk, maar . . . Landbou.com - Deur Johan van der Merwe
Die beskikbaarheid van molasse en suikerriet-verwante veevoer is redelik onder druk weens ‘n hoër vraag en ’n kleiner suikerriet-oes, maar vervaardigers meen dat dit nie op ’n katastrofe afstuur nie. Die voortslepende droogte in die somerreëngebied het die verbruik en...
Agri SA – Mediaverklaring: BRICS should be part of planning following Brexit polity.org.za - Issued by Agri SA
"South Africa having joined the BRIC-grouping (Brazil, Russia, India and China) was widely criticized at the time and has thus far not delivered the expected trade benefits especially in terms of value added products" says Johannes Möller, president of Agri SA....
Brexit could benefit South African farmers and consumers News24.com
A number of arguments have recently been made stating that South African agricultural producers will suffer as a result of the Brexit vote. According to Wandile Sihlobo of the Agricultural Business Chamber “In principle, South Africa’s agricultural exports to Britain...
Adami koop elandbul vir R7 miljoen Landbou.com - Charl van Rooyen
Die wildboer mnr. Norman Adami het ‘n elandbul vir R7 miljoen gekoop. Hy is ‘n voormalige voorsitter van SABMiller. Legend, ’n Livingstone-elandbul, is vir R7 miljoen verkoop op ’n wildveiling van Wildlife Legacy wat by Bela-Bela gehou is. Die bul is deur Burkeawild...
Agri SA, swart sakelui vat hande oor boere Landbou.com - Deur Nico van Burick
“Ons moet vir die Regering sê hoe ons sake wil doen, en nie andersom nie,” het mnr. Motsepe Matlala van Nafu op ‘n geskiedkundige byeenkoms met Agri SA en swart sakelui gesê. In wat beskryf word as ’n “geskiedkundige ontmoeting tussen twee groot rolspelers in die...
Unieke platform vir plaasverkope Landbou.com - Deur Jan Bezuidenhout
Bekyk die pryse wat die afgelope jaar vir plase in jou distrik betaal is, en veel meer op hierdie nuwe platform vir plaasverkope. ʼn Unieke platform wat talle vrae oor grondverkope in Suid-Afrika kan beantwoord, is nou vir lesers in Landbouweekblad en op Landbou.com...
Nuwe baadjie vir Maties-landboukursus Landbou.com - Deur Liezl Vercueil
’n Nuwe BscAgric-program, wat grond-, plant-, vee en ekonomie-dimensies kombineer, word vanaf 2017 by Maties aangebied. “Het jy nie daar vir my ’n weidingskundige wat oor meer as net saad sal kan praat nie, maar darem ook weet van grondkunde, veevoeding en oor wat...
Local business launches ‘Voer ‘n Boer’ initiative Vryheid Herald
THE current drought is the worst since the 1980’s and the implications could have dire consequences on the country’s food security. THE current drought is the worst since the 1980’s and the implications could have dire consequences on the country’s food security....
Recognise the roll of remittances iol.co.za - Siobhan Cassidy
Cape Town - The president of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on Wednesday called for greater recognition of the vital financial contribution migrants make to the economic stability of their families and countries. Kanayo F. Nwanze was...
New dragon fruit varieties for SA growers Farmers Weekly - By Alita van der Walt
Dragon fruit is not well-known in South Africa, but the people behind a new venture based in Limpopo believe this niche fruit offers attractive commercial potential for local farmers. Declared a ‘superfood’ in 2013 due to its health properties, demand for the fruit in...
Vaccinate your livestock! Farmers Weekly
Most of the cases of infectious diseases reported to the Ruminant Veterinary Association of South Africa every month can be prevented if livestock are vaccinated properly. The use of vaccines is based on the principle that the animal possesses the ability to build up...
Innovation out of chaos Farmers Weekly
It was the Greek philosopher, Plato, who first said “necessity is the mother of invention”, but Albert Einstein later famously changed the phrase slightly to “necessity is the mother of all invention”. Some of the greatest tales of invention and innovation relate the...
Connecting traditional banking to small farmers: Innovate for impact devex.com - By Helen Castell
Banks view agriculture in Africa as a huge opportunity — the continent has 60 percent of the world’s arable land and 80 percent of its workforce makes a living from the sector. It is very difficult, however, for banks to measure risk so that they can make lending...
African Swine Fever Reported on South African Pig Farms thepigsite.com - ThePigSite News Desk
SOUTH AFRICA - An outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) has been reported on a pig farm in South Africa. The farm in Letsemeng, Free State, reported 250 cases out of the 300 pigs susceptible. There were also 200 cases reported on a village pig farm in Mamusa, North...
RPO stel beswaarskrif op teen OBP Landbou.com - Deur Johan Norval
Die RPO is beswaard oor die OBP en gaan dit met die raad en uitvoerende hoof opneem. Die RPO het sy kommer oor die diens van Onderstepoort Biologiese Produkte (OBP) uitgespreek en gaan ’n beswaarskrif aan die raad en uitvoerende hoof van OBP rig. Die kongres van die...
Winterreën bring hoop, voerkrisis dreig Landbou.com - Deur Amelia Genis
Boere in die winterreëngebied is verlig oor die reën van 9 en 10 Junie, maar bekommerd oor ’n dreigende voertekort. Boere in die winterreëngebied, wat graan met min reën in April en Mei geplant het, is verlig oor die reën wat op 9 en 10 Junie geval het, maar daar...
South Africa faces similar MPCI issues Stock & Land - Gregor Heard
ATTEMPTS to get a viable multi-peril crop insurance (MPCI) system working in South Africa are running into similar obstacles as Australia, according to a MPCI specialist in the African nation. Johan van den Berg works with Santam Crop Insurance, South Africa’s leading...