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All stakeholders in the KwaZulu-Natal agricultural value chain are anxiously awaiting the results of FMD tests carried out on cattle in the Mtubatuba district, according to KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union. Photo: FW Archive Farmers in the Mtubatuba district of KwaZulu-Natal are “hoping and praying” that the foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) case detected at

The Crop Estimates Committee (CEC) recently released its sixth production forecast for 2021/22 winter crops. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30329 There were notable changes from the previous update of the end of December 2021, with wheat production forecast up by 3% to 2,21 million tonnes, which is the largest expected wheat crop produced since

Dit gaan ‘n sopnat Februarie wees oor die sentrale tot oostelike dele van die land, met moontlike vloedtoestande oor die noordelike dele van die Oos-Kaap, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Gauteng en die suidelike dele van Limpopo. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30324 Só meen Johan van den Berg, onafhanklike landbouweerkundige in ‘n meningsartikel in Landbou.com. Hy voeg

At a recent media conference, Minister of Justice and Correctional Services, Ronald Lamola, indicated that a Land Redistribution Bill was on the cards for South Africa. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30325 The High-Level Panel on Key Legislation recommended as far back as 2017 that a National Land Reform Framework Bill was required to provide

Many of us are used to using our fingerprint to unlock our phones, and soon something similar could take place in the cattle yards. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30320 Researchers say a cow’s muzzle is just like its very own fingerprint and as a result they, too, will be able to enter the world

John Deere Africa Middle East announced their new e-commerce platform for parts sales today. This e-commerce solution will allow customers to purchase parts 24-hours a day. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30303 Goals of the Platform John Deere actively supports the performance, uptime, and decreased cost of operations for our farmers. “With the new online

Oorblyfsels van die tropiese storm Ana sal na verwagting tot die einde van die week reën na dele van die Noord-Kaap bring. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30297 Landbou.com berig dat terwyl die Suid-Afrikaanse weerdiens waarsku oor uiters warm toestande aan die Weskus van die Wes-en Noord-Kaap, sal donderstorms vanaf vanmiddag naby Pofadder voorkom. Die

https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30265 Hierdie betekenisvolle dag vier die begin van die land se wynbedryf, en nooi almal met ‘n passie vir Suid-Afrikaanse wyn om bymekaar te kom, waar ook al hulle in die wêreld is, om hierdie feestelike geleentheid aanlyn by te woon.   Die jaarlikse Wynoesherdenkingsgeleentheid word gratis aangebied en almal

The excessive rains since the start of South Africa’s 2021/22 summer crop production season in October 2021 raised concerns that farmers might not have been able to till the initially planned area of 4,34 million hectares (up by 3% from the 2020/21 production season). https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30278 The preliminary plantings data released

Die kleinveesiekte Peste des Petit Ruminants (PPR) is besig om stadig maar seker uit die noorde van Afrika suidwaarts te beweeg, en die gevaar wat dit vir Suid-Afrika inhou, moet nie onderskat word nie. https://agtag.co.za/category/14/post/30281 Kleinveepes is tans een van die belangrikste herkouersiektes onder skape en bokke wêreldwyd. Simptome en