1+ day, 26+ min ago   (249+ words) Good demand for the top rams at this year’s annual Weska Dohne Merino production auction contributed to a significant improvement in the average ram price. A 100% sale rate was achieved at this auction of Boeta and Jurie Wessels, with all…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (638+ words) The South African Pork Producers’ Organisation is expanding its focus on animal health, research and traceability as the pork industry adapts to the reality of ongoing foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) risk. By Lebogang Mashala, editor at African Farming SAPPO has commissioned…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1692+ words) Long before Obakeng Ntshabele understood terms such as gross margins, soil health and mechanisation, he understood a simpler rule of farming: The cattle had to get home before dark. By Lebogang Mashala, editor at African Farming At just nine years…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (533+ words) NAMPO Cape 2026 kicked off in Bredasdorp on Wednesday, with farmers, exhibitors and visitors filling Bredasdorp Park for the first of four days. By Talitha Janse van Vuuren, multimedia editor at African Farming Around 43 000 visitors are expected this week, with more…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (371+ words) South African cherry producers have secured access to the Chinese market for the first time following the signing of an export protocol between the two countries, opening the door to one of the world’s biggest markets for the fruit. By…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (720+ words) At just nine years old, while he was still in primary school, Obakeng Ntshabele was already helping his father, Butika Hosea Ntshabele, farm in Sefikile, a small mining village in North West’s Moses Kotane Local Municipality. This is the second…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (190+ words) By Dr Tracy Davids, director at BFAP, leading the Commodity Markets and Foresight programme To consider the potential impact of this expected super El Niño on summer crop prices, one must consider a number of questions. Firstly, what will the…...

1+ week, 23+ hour ago   (149+ words) Agriculture is often discussed in terms of production, markets, finance, technology and sustainability. But behind every successful farm or agribusiness are people – and managing them well is just as important to the success of the enterprise. By Maphuti Mongatane, business…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (907+ words) Cattle farmers should use the relatively good grazing and water reserves currently available to prepare for the possibility of a drier summer rather than waiting for conditions to deteriorate, says Jaco Liebenberg, technical manager for feedlots and farms at the…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (873+ words) Agri SA president Willem de Chavonnes Vrugt and Agriculture Gauteng president Konrad Burger have called for greater unity in organised agriculture, arguing that farmers need collective strength and credible data to influence decisions as the sector grapples with foot-and-mouth disease…...