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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 wooded Pinotage from Wellington Cellar was crowned the SA Champion Young Wine of 2026, securing...

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’...

R600-Million Soybean Showdown: Grain SA and JSE Head to Court Over Pricing Inefficiencies

The legal battle between South African grain producers and the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE)...

IFPA Southern Africa Welcomes Bloomia as First Floral Member

In the absence of the usual annual IFPA Southern Africa conference, the Women’s Breakfast...

Beyond Supermarkets: Multi-Channel Strategy Farmers Need in a 1.3% Growth Market

The latest retail trade sales data from Statistics South Africa points to a lean 1.3% year-on-year increase for April 2026. While a 1.3% uptick...

Proposed Cabinet Shake-Up: DA Requests Agriculture Alignment Amid FMD Crisis

In a major political development on June 17, 2026, Democratic Alliance (DA) leader Geordin Hill-Lewis announced a sweeping proposed reshuffle of the party’s executive...

Flash Gala Gains Momentum as Quality and Production Reach New Levels

The 2025 season has marked a major turning point for South Africa’s Flash Gala apple industry, with growers reporting improved fruit quality, stronger market...

Youth Key to Securing the Future of South African Agriculture

As South Africa marks Youth Month, Land Bank is calling for renewed focus on removing the barriers that prevent young people from participating meaningfully...

Rising Fuel Surcharges Hit South African Port Terminals

South African agricultural exporters are facing steep financial pressure as major shipping lines roll out significant cost recovery price hikes. This development follows a...

Karoo Winter Wool Festival Celebrates 5th Edition at Dwarsvlei

The fifth national Karoo Winter Wool Festival officially returns from 3 to 4 July 2026, setting up camp 15km outside Middelburg on the fully...

Big Harvests Mask Brutal Squeeze on SA Farms

Statistics South Africa’s (Stats SA) first-quarter GDP data for 2026 reveals a headline expansion of 1.2% for agriculture. Driven by resilient field crops and...

Red Meat Export Crisis: Bottlenecks Costing Farmers Billions

The recent SA-Italy Agriculture Business Forum in Cape Town highlighted a strong Italian appetite for local beef, signalling potential growth for South Africa's livestock...

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...

Presisie en bedryfsbestuur besorg Jongboer-titel aan Richard Hutton-Squire

Die gesogte Agri Wes-Kaap Santam Jongboer Gala-aand het op 10 Junie 2026 by die  Ashanti Landgoed naby die Paarl plaasgevind. Tydens hierdie glansgeleentheid is...