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These blogs contain agricultural related information and written by our editor Craig Macaskill as well as guest columnists from time to time.
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A Minister set up to struggle or fail: Willie Aucamp, animal health governance and the problem of organisational hierarchy
The legal framework, accountability chain and implementation capacity of animal-health governance need to be clarified and strengthened
Rooibos heads to space in groundbreaking South African STEM initiative
Rooibos seeds to be sent to the International Space Station (ISS), combining space-based plant science with hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education.
Rooiels Corridor – Standing on the land
In nature things move, need space … birds, seeds, animals. Eco-corridors serve, enable this movement: the third in our series on the Rooiels Corridor
PGP Farmer of the Year finalists reflect the growth among developing grain farmers
The recent adjudication process took judges to farms across Limpopo, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal, Eastern Cape, Free State and North West.
Grain SA: Food security starts with a viable production base
“Our role is to help ensure that food can be produced as safely, nutritiously and affordably as possible, while also recognising that grain farming must remain economically sustainable,
Will El Niño drought hit food prices in South Africa?
Earlier rains and grain stocks offer hope …