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It’s estimated that only 30% of South Africa’s R2.5 billion annual crop industry is typically insured. Most farmers prefer to self-insure – either to reduce costs, or because that’s how risk has always been managed in this space. But King Price is offering farmers an innovative hybrid solution which finds

Desondanks die verlaging in die algemene brandstofheffing het die prys van diesel en ander brandstof vandag gestyg. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30578 Volgens ‘n verklaring wat deur die Automobiel-Assosiasie (AA) uitgereik is bring die vermindering in die algemene brandstofheffing tot R2,44 per liter gedurende April en Maart tydelike verligting vir verbruikers, maar brandstofpryse bly

‘n Atlantiese hoogdrukstelsel wat vanuit die suide ooswaarts oor Suid-Afrika beweeg, sal van Dinsdag tot Vrydag koel tot koue toestande veroorsaak. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30584 So meen Johan van den Berg, ‘n onafhanklike landbouweerkundige. Hy voorspel voorts dat minimum temperature Woensdag-en Donderdagoggend tot onder 5 °C kan daal oor die sentrale tot suidelike

Na meer as twee jaar het President Cyril Ramaphosa die ramptoestand vir die Covid-19-pandemie opgehef. Dié ramptoestand is op 15 Maart 2020 ingestel. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30575 Na aanleiding van die aankondiging, wat Maandagaand gedoen is, is dit belangrik om van die volgende kennis te neem. Daar word weggedoen met inperkingsvlakke. Die dra

Dieregesondheidsowerhede het die eerste voorval van bek-en-klouseer in Gauteng bevestig. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30569 Die vermoede bestaan dat een of meer diere wat op ‘n veeveiling in Potchefstroom, Noordwes, gekoop is verantwoordelik is vir dié bevestigde geval. Volgens Landbou.com is die siekte endemies in die ooste van Suid-Afrika, maar dit kom al hoe

‘n Dringende openbare bespreking oor bek-en-klouseer vind op Dinsdag, 5 April, om 9:00 op Nampopark plaas. Dit volg nadat hierdie aansteeklike, aanmeldbare en ekonomies belangrike siekte onlangs in Noordwes bevestig is. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30568 Bek-en-klouseer veroorsaak groot kommer onder dieregesondheidsowerhede en leiers van die rooivleiswaardeketting en volgens James Faber, voorsitter van die

‘n Sesjarige Brahmanbul is op Saterdag, 26 Maart, in Limpopo vir die rekordprys van R1 miljoen opgeveil. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30555 Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. Dié bul, WIL 16-63 Sleeping Giant, is geteel deur Willie Becker van Nedibest Brahmane

Some research before entering into a transactions with an auctioneering company can avert disappointment and problems that may occur through dealings with unprofessional or unscrupulous auctioneers. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30547 Farmers should note that rather than jumping headlong into the bidding process or putting up assets for auction, Sonja Styger, chief administration officer

On 28 March, we received further confirmation that South Africa’s summer crop is not as bad as some might have feared at the start of the 2021/22 production season when heavy rains threatened the yields. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30543 The data released by the Crop Estimates Committee showed overall improvements in most crops

Livestock farming is one of the most strategic sub-sectors in South Africa’s agriculture. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30542 Its value is not only derived from the fact that it directly accounts for roughly half of the agriculture gross value added, an estimated 48%, but also through its interlinkages to the grains and oilseeds sector.