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3 days ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
While the full fallout of the US bombing of Iranian nuclear sites remains unclear, economist Dawie Roodt, chief economist at the Efficient Group, told Farmer’s Weekly that it could ripple through oil prices and the exchange rate, which in turn would impact broader economic growth. “Geopolitical instability and conflict in oil-producing regions, such as Iran, typically lead to a short-term oil price hike, which pushes fuel prices higher,” Roodt said.
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4 days ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
The fund, unveiled on Thursday near Franschhoek in the Western Cape, stems from the EU-SADC Economic Partnership Agreement, which allows tariff-free access to the EU for 119 million litres of South African wine and targeted financial support to help develop and diversify the local industry.
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1 week ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
The Red Meat Industry Services (RMIS) is calling for urgent reform of international foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) protocols to reflect the fundamental differences between virus serotypes. The RMIS is arguing that the SAT1, SAT2, and SAT3 strains prevalent in Southern Africa are significantly less severe than those in the Northern Hemisphere, a distinction that could unlock export opportunities for the country’s red meat sector.
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1 week ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen said in a statement that South Africa has been closely monitoring the outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza in Brazil, which had led to the full ban of poultry and poultry products from Brazil to South Africa almost a month ago.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
Cathy Shearer joined her aunt, Gwen Devenish, at Charlesford Farm, bordering Phantom Pass in the Western Cape’s Knysna River Valley, towards the end of the 1980s. “Gwen used to farm dairy cattle, breed racehorses, manage a horse-riding school,and hold regular polocrosse events at the nearby Old Drift. She used to call the dairy her bread and butter and the racehorses the jam,” says Shearer.
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2 weeks ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
In its recently released Seasonal Climate Watch, the South African Weather Service (SAWS) forecast above-normal rainfall for the southern-western parts of the country and eastern coastal region during mid-winter. Only the eastern coastal region is expected to receive above-normal rainfall from late winter until early spring, with the outlook for the south-western areas of the country changing to below-normal rainfall.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
Following the suspension of cattle intake at its Heidelberg feedlot following a foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, general manager for Karan Beef, Henk Groenewald, told Farmer’s Weekly that Karan Beef understood that the suspension would have direct implications on cattle operations and livestock planning. However, he added that the step was taken to contain the disease and mitigate any risk to the broader livestock industry. The financial impact on Karan Beef is expected to be substantial.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
During the discussion, titled ‘Future-proofing South African agriculture: farming for 2050 and beyond’, Codrington said the world was teetering on the brink of profound transformation, as evidenced by advances in drones, robots, machine learning, and artificial intelligence.
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1 month ago | 
farmersweekly.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
Bertus Goosen and his daughter, Nicoline, who came all the way from Botswana to compete in Nampo’s Boerepatente competition, pranked visitors with what was labelled a ‘crackling pot’ at the start of the competition. The pot sounded an alarm that echoed across the showgrounds when visitors opened the lid of the pot. Pranks over the yearsGoosen, whom was attending the competition for a 23rd time this year, has been responsible for various other pranks at the competition over the years.
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1 month ago | 
citizen.co.za | Glenneis Kriel
The Department of Agriculture has banned all fresh and frozen chicken imports from Brazil following an outbreak of avian influenza in that country, according to South African Poultry Association (SAPA) general manager Izaak Breitenbach. The ban on chicken imports from Brazil is not expected to lead to a shortage of chicken meat in South Africa.
