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Western Cape Disaster Costs Soar to R9.1bn: Agriculture Bears the Brunt

A Special Western Cape Government Cabinet meeting, chaired by Premier Alan Winde on Thursday, 11 June 2026, has revealed the catastrophic financial toll of the severe weather systems that...

Western Cape Blueberry Boom: Premium Agricultural Assets Open for Public Tender

The Western Cape’s blueberry sector has transformed into one of South Africa’s most explosive...

WWF SA Conservation Champions Protect More Than 23 000 Hectares of Cape Flora

The relationship between agriculture and conservation took centre stage recently as WWF South Africa's...

Tru-Cape Marks 25 Years of Global Leadership in Apples and Pears

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing is celebrating its 25th anniversary, marking a quarter-century of partnership, innovation,...

Moving to Action: Turning Regenerative Promise into Commercial Reality

At a panel discussion hosted by Nedbank at the 2026 NAMPO Harvest Day in...

Sappi Achieves Feed Safety Milestone for Lignin-Based Animal Feed Additive

Sappi Southern Africa has achieved GMP+ Feed Safety Assurance (FSA) 2020 certification for Pelletin, one of its lignin-based products used as an additive in...

Minister Ivan Meyer’s Vision for Education and Training is Reshaping Agriculture in the Western Cape

When Dr Ivan Meyer was appointed the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture in 2019 he stressed that the future of a sustainable agricultural sector...

Cynthia Sekgobela’s Inspiring Journey into Farming

For Cynthia Sekgobela, retirement in 2016 brought a bold new beginning. After 21 years as an accountant and tax consultant, she swapped her ledgers...

KragDag bring alternatiewe na die Wes-Kaap

Met toenemende Eskom beurtkrag, veiligheidsprobleme, dreigende waterkrisisse, ontoeganklike paaie en wanpresterende onderwys in staatskole, kan niemand meer bekostig om net te kla oor die...

Graanprodusentedag 2024: Vooruitstrewendheid en Samewerking in die Landboubedryf

Die onlangse Graanprodusentedag, wat deur NexusAG aangebied is, het op 8 Februarie 2024 by Eensgezind Onthaalsaal naby Durbanville plaasgevind en het ‘n belangrike platform...

Vergelegen Wine Estate Expands Heritage Herd with Striking New Stud Bull, Bullet

Vergelegen wine estate has welcomed a magnificent stud bull – two-year-old Bullet –  the latest edition to its thriving herd of 320 Nguni cattle. Born...

New African Swine Fever Outbreak Hits George’s Outskirts

Last week, 7 February, a new outbreak of African Swine Fever (ASF) was confirmed in pigs of small farmers on the outskirts of Groeneweide...

Empowering SAFarmers with a Groundbreaking Hemp Cultivation Training Initiative

Training Force, in collaboration with Cheeba Cannabis Training has embarked on a ground-breaking initiative to train a diverse group of 100 local farmers in...

ARC Conference Spotlights South Africa’s Agricultural Research

The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) and the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform, and Rural Development (DALRRD) recently convened their inaugural joint conference at the...

Wolfpack: Trading with hands tied behind their backs

In the picturesque orchards of Wolseley, South Africa, the early pear crop has been met with a series of challenges, amplified by the recent...