Farmer uses drone to retrieve stolen livestock
Stock theft costs farmers over R1 billion every year, and so this story is an encouraging, heart-warming one …
President Cyril Ramaphosa’s weekly newsletter (October 5) on land
Last week the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD) announced that members of the public will be able to apply to lease 700 000 hectares of underutilized or vacant state land in seven of the provinces.
Police and farming sector work closely together to ensure rural safety
The National Commissioner of the South African Police, General Khehla John Sitole together with other senior officers engaged in a meeting with Agri SA, TLU SA and AfriForum in Pretoria this morning in an effort to address matters of criminality affecting the rural communities.
Dairy cows: Stormers, Sharks and Bush Bucks supporters?
Both our “Dairy cattle farming” and “Dairy processing” pages were updated at the end of September with information from the Milk Producers Organisation (MPO) biannual Lacto Data. We wanted to share some points of interest on South Africa’s dairy sector.
Jobs and an agricultural value chain
From the CEO’s desk of South Africa’s top performing agricultural export: an address on the importance of the supply chain …
Agri SA launches new commercial company
New Executive Director at Agri SA as past CEO moves across to take up the reins of Agri SA Enterprises (Pty) Ltd …
Limpopo farmer upholds family’s farming legacy
In an area drained of young people migrating to cities in search of a better or more fast-paced life, Sipho Moagi stands out. While many of his peer group joined the constant flow out of rural Limpopo Moagi stayed stubbornly put on his family’s land.
Hell for leather … er, mushrooms
We have used leather for thousands of years, for clothes, footwear, furniture, containers and “recently”, in motor cars. An article in The Conversation this morning speaks of the option of making leather products in the near future from mushrooms.
NAMPO Agriculture Expo & Conference now open and running!
This first virtual agriculture show and conference opened successfully in Pretoria, South Africa on Wednesday 9 September. The event is open until and including Saturday 12 September.
What to Expect With Inputs Costs
The Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP) 2020-2029 Baseline has been released, and we will be doing two or three blogs on some BFAP findings. The first one is on the place of agricultural inputs in South Africa.