agriculture
May 8, 2018
Dit is met groot hartseer dat Agri SA van Schalk Pienaar se afsterwe verneem. Schalk was ‘n leidende figuur binne landbou en het ‘n groot rol gespeel om georganiseerde landbou verder uit te brei en te verstewig. Schalk het in verskeie leierskaprolle gedien binne die landbou-waardeketting, insluitend Suidwes Beleggings, Premier Foods en die Graantrust. Schalk het teen tyde van sy afsterwe as Voorsitter van Agbiz gedien.
May 8, 2018
The SAFEX sunflower seed market started yesterday’s trade session on a positive footing, but lost ground towards the end of […]
May 8, 2018
The organisers of Nampo, one of the largest agricultural exhibitions in South Africa, say the premises near Bothaville in the Free State are already a hive of activity as exhibitors begin setting up for the annual show, which runs from May 15 to 18.
May 8, 2018
According to an FAO report, Soil Pollution: A Hidden Reality, little is know about the scale and severity of soil pollution, which poses a serious threat to agricultural productivity, food safety and human health. The report states that industrialisation, war, mining and the intensification of agriculture have all left a legacy of soil contamination across the planet, while the growth of cities has seen soil used as a sink for ever greater amounts of municipal waste.
May 9, 2018
The weather forecasts have changed overnight and currently shows a possibility of dry and cool weather conditions over the South African maize-belt within the next two weeks. This bodes well for the crop ahead of the harvest process in dryland areas.
May 15, 2018
Last week, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) lifted its estimate for South Africa’s 2017/18 maize production by 300 000 tonnes from the previous month to 13.5 million tonnes.