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Farming

Vergelegen’s Nguni Nursery Welcomes a New Generation

Vergelegen Wine Estate in Somerset West has welcomed 137 Nguni calves this season, with another eight still due. The new additions bring the estate’s Nguni herd to over 450...

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...

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

With Edri Vorster of the Mahela Group recently announced as the Agri Limpopo Young...

Western Cape Agriculture’s 3rd Flyover Report Reveals Key Insights

On Friday, 15 March 2024, the Western Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer received the final report of the third iteration of the...

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...