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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 agri-tourism, securing the Best Wine Farm Experience title at the Kfm Best of the Cape...

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...

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

On 21 August at the Percheron Hall at Elsenburg Agricultural College in Stellenbosch, a...

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...

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

In a major breakthrough for South African agriculture, India’s Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’...

Geen gesplete-hoefdiere by NAMPO Oesdag 2026 weens BKS-risiko

Graan SA en die NAMPO-bestuur bevestig dat geen gesplete-hoefdiere by die 2026 NAMPO Oesdag, wat van 12-15 Mei 2026 by NAMPO Park plaasvind, toegelaat...

Early Harvest Sets the Tone for the Apple and Pear Season

The South African apple and pear season has started earlier than usual, creating a mix of opportunity and uncertainty for producers. Early indications point...

Western Cape Agriculture Rallies as Foot-and-Mouth Disease Outbreaks Multiply

The Western Cape’s battle against Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) reached a critical turning point this week. Following a pivotal Cabinet briefing on Wednesday, 4 February...

Too Little, Too Late? Mooring Upgrade Arrives as Fruit Industry Faces R1bn Crisis

This week’s delivery of eight new hydraulic mooring units to South African ports marks a high-tech attempt to stabilize the country's export gateways. However,...

Rovic: Precision is profit

Why Uneven Fertiliser Spreading Is Quietly Costing Farmers More Than Rising Input Prices Rovic is a South African-based leader in agricultural mechanisation, specialising in the...

AGOA Renewed: A One-Year Reprieve on a Shortening Fuse

The "September Cliff" has finally been bridged, but the crossing is significantly narrower than the three-year extension originally proposed by the US House of...

Graan SA waarsku: Koringkrisis is struktureel – dringende ingryping nodig

Suid-Afrika se koringbedryf staar ’n diepgaande strukturele ekonomiese krisis in die gesig wat produsente se voortbestaan, toekomstige aanplantingsbesluite en die land se langtermyn-voedselsekerheid bedreig....

Growing Smarter: A Strategic Blueprint for the 2026 South African Wine Industry

The South African wine industry is currently navigating a critical "crossroad," defined by a complex mix of declining hectares and rising production performance. At...

Agri-Expo nooi suiwelvervaardigers om vir 2026 se kampioenskappe in te skryf

Inskrywings het geopen vir die 2026 Suid-Afrikaanse Suiwelkampioenskappe, met Agri-Expo wat suiwelvervaardigers regoor die land nooi om in te skryf vir die 193ste aanbieding...

Farming adapts as climate volatility reshapes the 2026 outlook

South Africa’s agricultural sector delivered a resilient but uneven performance in 2025, supported by strong export growth, generally favourable weather conditions, and a rebound...