Farming

As consumers pay more for ‘free‑range’ eggs, FOUR PAWS warns that higher prices don’t always guarantee better animal welfare and calls for stronger standards...

As the world marks Earth Day on 22 April 2026, this year’s theme, “Our Power, Our Planet,” highlights a powerful truth that meaningful environmental...

The South African apple industry marks its 364th anniversary on Friday, 17 April, and Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing commemorated this milestone by planting only the...

Tiger Brands’ local agriculture development programme, Hulisani, has welcomed 17 emerging farmers from Musina in Limpopo as its second cohort. The group, which includes...

Digitalisation, automation, and data-driven decision-making are rapidly transforming the global milling industry, with SmartMill approach emerging as a key pathway to improved efficiency, consistency,...

Every meal begins long before it reaches a plate. It starts in fields where farmers and agricultural workers invest months of planning, hard work,...

Africa holds immense potential for agricultural growth due to its vast land and water resources. That said, agricultural productivity remains among the lowest globally,...

The global food industry is evolving at breakneck speed. Now, people care more about the origins of their food. They want safe food. They want healthy...

The Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen has described the arrival of the first batch of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) vaccines as a victory for the...

Branding livestock has always sat at the intersection of tradition, necessity and evolving ethics. Hot branding was the default method for marking ownership for...

Eskort explains market dynamics behind recent and expected price increases South African consumers and retailers can expect further increases in pork prices in the coming...

  Rainbow Chicken, in collaboration with the Mpumalanga Municipality and the Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, Land and Environmental Affairs, recently hosted its inaugural annual...