Agri-Tourism Leadership: Vergelegen Secures Back-to-Back Best Wine Farm Experience Awards

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Vergelegen Estate has once again underscored the immense commercial and brand value of integrated agri-tourism, securing the Best Wine Farm Experience title at the Kfm Best of the Cape Awards for the second-year running. Located in Somerset West, the historic estate draws roughly 160,000...

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Pixel-Powered Produce: Tru-Cape Gamifies the Orchard for a New Generation

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Pieter Ferreira: Global IWC Lifetime Award Validates Four Decades of Cape Viticulture

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Western Cape’s Coordinated FMD Response Sees 82% of Provincial Herd Vaccinated

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MacDay on the Road 2026: Bringing Global Strategy Directly to the Orchards

Wellington Pinotage Crowned Overall SA Champion at 2026 SA Young Wine Show

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On 21 August at the Percheron Hall at Elsenburg...

Cultivating the Future: South Africa’s Search for the 2026 Young Farmer of the Year

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With Edri Vorster of the Mahela Group recently announced...

Major Win for South African Citrus as India Approves In-Transit Cold Treatment

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In a major breakthrough for South African agriculture, India’s...

R600-Million Soybean Showdown: Grain SA and JSE Head to Court Over Pricing Inefficiencies

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The legal battle between South African grain producers and...

BigBucks Gala Secures European Plant Breeders’ Rights After Eight-Year Wait

In a historic milestone for South Africa’s agricultural sector, the BigBucks Gala apple variety has officially been granted European Union Plant Variety Rights. On 20 July 2026, the Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO)...

IFPA Southern Africa Welcomes Bloomia as First Floral Member

In the absence of the usual annual IFPA Southern Africa conference, the Women’s Breakfast filled the void with a turnout that pleasantly surprised organizers. Held at the Irene Farm in Pretoria in recognition...

AGOA Lifeline: Why South Africa’s $500m US Market Remains Non-Negotiable

The United States Senate’s overwhelming 90–6 vote to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) through December 2028 delivers crucial relief to South Africa’s agricultural sector. While the extension must still clear...

Farm-Gate Success, Macro Failure: Inside the BFAP 2026 Baseline

The newly released BFAP 2026 Baseline reveals that South Africa’s agricultural sector continues to outpace the national economy, expanding at an average rate of 3% annually since 2012 compared to less than 1%...

NAMPO Cape 2026 Celebrates Rural Life and Floral Splendour

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Agriculture, community, and the natural beauty of the Cape will meet at NAMPO Cape 2026 at Bredasdorp Park from 9 to 12 September. Alongside agricultural exhibitions, machinery, and technology, the event offers a lifestyle experience through the Santam Landbou Women’s Programme and the annual Fynbos flower exhibition. Santam Landbou Women’s Programme Taking place from 9 to 11 September in the Distinctive Choice tent in front of the BKB building, the three-day programme is MC’d by Beneschke Janse van Rensburg under the theme “Where farmers, food and community grow together”. It features inspirational conversations, lifestyle content, food, faith, music, and stories of resilience. Men are also warmly invited to attend. This year’s larger...

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