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New brining regulations to make chicken unaffordable
New brining regulations will make chicken unaffordable and shrink the local poultry sector... read



Commerce Month
#CommerceMonth: Origin on the farm

Cari Van Wyk

Recently, GWK unveiled their new Farm Foods factory and rolled out with the Nature's Farm brand. Tom Meintjes told us all about it... read
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Agriculture
Free State farmer of the year announced
DJ van der Linde has been announced by Free State Agriculture as the winner of the 20th Free State Agriculture Young Farmer of the Year competition... read
Insurance & Actuarial
PSG Insure wins Santam commercial insurance awards
PSG Insure is proud to be recognised as the Santam National Broker of the Year for both commercial lines and assets and crop insurance... read
Agribusiness
Cautionaries spark talk that HCI may offload KWV

Marc Hasenfuss

Rumours are swirling that empowerment conglomerate Hosken Consolidated Investments could sell its controlling stake in wine and brandy producer KWV Holdings... read
Revamped KZN factory to export coffee to Africa

Mpho Sibanyoni

Nestlé on Tuesday launched a recently revamped coffee-producing factory in KwaZulu-Natal that will export the product to the rest of the continent... read
Agri Tech
Partnerships to promote crop research

Pia Nanny

The Department of Agronomy at SU received a donation of an Equalizer minimum till plot planter to improve their research in the crop cultivation of grain... read
Commodities & Fairtrade
Graham Beck changes course with Méthode Cap Classique
Graham Beck Wines will, in future, focus on Méthode Cap Classique and Chris du Toit, CEO, confirmed the decision to endorse the brand's new market direction... read
Clover changes low-fat milk to comply with new legislation
In keeping with its Clover's 'Way Better' promise and in line with the R260: Agricultural Product Standards Act passed by the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Clover will be implementing a change to the fat content of its low-fat milk variant... read
Fertilisers & GMOs
Monsanto commits to agriculture in Africa
Since 2000, Africa's agriculture has been on an upward curve and Monsanto intends to remain part of this revolution. The progress, though obscured by the drought, has become possible... read
Food Security
More sustainably farmed products on local shelves

Issued by UTZ

UTZ, one of the largest sustainability programs for coffee, cocoa and tea in the world, has set its sights on more sustainably farmed products on local shelves... read
DA to launch investigation into effects of drought on Informal traders, communal farmers

Henro Kruger

The DA will be embarking on a fact-finding mission into the devastating effects of the drought on informal traders and communal farmers... read
Horticulture
New nursery makes use of latest Rootmakers technology
Reliance launched their new nursery on Corona Farm in the Paarl region. The large scale plant and tree nursery comprise of over 50,000 citrus trees, 60,000 ornamentals and... read
Sustainability
Can we feed the world and stop deforestation? Depends what's for dinner

Laura Kehoe

It's a tricky thing to grow enough food for a ballooning population without destroying the natural world. And when I say a tricky thing, I mean it's one of the greatest challenges humanity has ever faced... read
Business
#HappinessMatters: How's your thinking environment?

Sindy Peters

Trisha Lord believes her life's purpose is to help others implement generative thinking across their relationships... read
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