South Africa has made several important strides against illegal seed practices since the signing of an MoU by the ...

Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) has once again brought South Africa’s red meat industry under intense scrutiny, raising serious ...

A young Brangus stud breeder in the Free State is on a mission to open doors for other young farmers. Danielle de Kock shares ...

Retailers have welcomed Agriculture Minister John Steenhuisen’s decision to revoke Leaf Services’ costly grain inspection ...

Many farmers in the Overberg have been forced to replant their crops after they were destroyed by slugs and snails. Slugs and ...

Looking for a breed to maximise returns on animals and land? Garren Coetzee, who runs a Chianina stud near Uniondale in the ...

Farming chose me,” says Yolanda Mbali Maphalala. Maphalala grew up in the rural community of Zwelisha in KwaZulu-Natal where ...

Rising E. coli levels in rivers in the Mpumalanga lowveld could cost farmers their markets. Dilapidated waste treatment ...

Thabiso Sithole’s vision of building a fully integrated agricultural business received an injection after he was named as one of the finalists in the Programme.

The Citizen’s Jaco van der Merwe has fond memories of holding onto the cattle rails of his uncle’s bakkie for dear life, with ...

New regulations around plant breeders’ rights (PBR) are expected to boost seed technology availability in South Africa, while ...

In an attempt to stabilise the current price volatility in the pork market, Chinese authorities are clamping down on the ...