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Beyond Boots and Tractors: What We Saw and What We Learned at NAMPO 2026

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The 58th NAMPO Harvest Day, presented by Grain SA from 12 to 15 May 2026, wrapped up on a high note, proving once again why it is the ultimate showcase of country life. Showcasing the theme "Resilience through Innovation," the four-day event pulled in...

Race Against Time: Ceres Fruit Sector Faces Export Crisis After Devastating Storms

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A catastrophic weather system that battered the Western Cape...

Western Cape Agriculture Begins Recovery Following Severe Floods

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In a sharp turn of seasonal weather patterns, the...

2026/27 Agricultural Budget: Big Moves on Biofuels and Export Markets

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South African agriculture is entering a phase of deliberate...

Cape Wine Masters Honour Leaders in Wine Research and Industry Development

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The Institute of Cape Wine Masters (ICWM) hosted its...

Chelsea Glory Secures Global Spotlight for SA Fynbos Industry

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) Chelsea Flower Show is hailed as the global pinnacle of floriculture innovation. When the gates opened this morning, Tuesday, 19 May 2026, the South African team, led by...

Deeds and Finance Reform: PGP Champions the Path to Commercial Farming at NAMPO 2026

The final leg of the 2026 NAMPO Harvest Day turned its focus toward the future of South Africa’s developing farmers. Phahama Grain Phakama (PGP), the farmer development arm of Grain SA, hosted a...

Western Cape Disaster: Agricultural Heartland Severed by Climate Volatility

The Western Cape has moved from one climate extreme to another with breathtaking speed. On 1 May 2026, the province was warned of a dry winter ahead with dams at worrying levels; by...

South Africa Secures 8 Million FMD Vaccines as Massive National Drive Gains Momentum

In a major escalation of the government's "war" against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD), Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has announced the arrival of an additional two million doses of the Dollvet vaccine...

FNB Experts at NAMPO 2026 Call for Biosecurity Revolution

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As NAMPO Harvest Day 2026 opened yesterday, May 12, the conversation in the halls and exhibition spaces turned toward a single, invisible threat: biosecurity. While the sector has long treated biological risks as isolated incidents, FNB Business leadership used the event to advocate for a total shift in strategy—from reactive crisis response to long-term resilience. Dawie Maree, Head of Information and Marketing at FNB Agriculture, and Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist at FNB, addressed producers and stakeholders against a backdrop of increasing biological pressures that now threaten the very core of the agricultural value chain. System-Wide Economic Pressure Maree noted that the era of viewing biosecurity as a contained production problem is...

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