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Navigating 2026/27 El Niño: Essential Guidance for South African Farmers

As South Africa transitions into the 2026/27 summer season, farmers across the country face a critical climate shift. The South African Weather Service (SAWS) confirmed in its Seasonal Climate...

Vergelegen’s Nguni Nursery Welcomes a New Generation

Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West has welcomed 137 Nguni calves this season, with...

Crisis in the Swartland: Wheat Farmers Cannot Carry Climate Risk Alone

South Africa’s grain sector is sounding the alarm as a severe drought in the...

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

Vergelegen Estate has once again underscored the immense commercial and brand value of integrated...

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...

Biosekuriteit: Die Voorste Linie teen Bek-en-klouseer

Die jongste uitbrekings van bek-en-klouseer (BKS) is ’n harde herinnering aan hoe kritiek biosekuriteit is. Volgens veearts dr. Shaun Morris (BSc Vet. Sci., Hons...

Make Every Drop Count with VICAR Sprayers

Over the past three seasons, Ikapa Trading in Grabouw—co-owned by Neels Thiart and supported by seasoned industry expert Mike Heath—has successfully conducted more than...

Foot and Mouth Disease: Minister Steenhuisen Updates the Nation

On 1 September 2025, Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen announced important progress in the fight against Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD). He confirmed that...

Historic Turning Point for South Africa’s Pesticide Policy Framework

In a landmark moment for agricultural reform and environmental justice, the National Department of Agriculture last week hosted the first-ever Colloquium on Pesticide Policy...

Broken Roads, Broken Food Chain: South Africa’s Rural Crisis

South Africa’s agricultural heartland, the backbone of national food security and rural livelihoods, is being strangled by collapsing rural road networks. This is not...

Wees Wild, Wees Voorbereid, Wees Wildebees

Die boer van vandag is ‘n strateeg, werktuigkundige, veearts, omgewingskenner, en ekonoom – bowenal: ‘n avonturier. Elke sonsopkoms bring nuwe uitdagings. Vir hom is...

Fields of Gold Canola Blooms Show SA Farming Is Growing Smarter

From the winding roads of Caledon to the hills of Swartland, gold is blooming in the Western Cape — not the kind hidden underground,...

The Golden Way Success through Innovation and Quality –ClemenGold®’s Enduring Legacy

ClemenGold® is more than just a deliciously sweet and aromatic soft citrus; it’s a meticulously nurtured product, hand-picked by selected growers, embodying a perfect...

Flash Gala Delivers Record-Breaking 2025 Harvest

The 2025 harvest season has marked a historic milestone for Flash Gala apples, with a record 1,478,454 cartons packed – the biggest volume since...

Weskus Mechanisation Branch Brings Landini & McCormick Tractors to Clanwilliam Farmers

Another chapter has begun for Weskus Mechanisation, a business synonymous with delivering quality service. As part of the Argo family of dealerships selling Landini...