Midlands on 27 February as dairy farmers confronted Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen during the official launch of the province’s mass foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccination rollout.

In 2025, South Africa recorded more than 24 000 confirmed cases of foot-and-mouth disease across multiple provinces, threatening the livestock industry, trade, and livelihoods. In such circumstances, ...

Agrico’s G3 centre pivot irrigation system is designed to adapt to the challenges of modern farming and isn’t just another ...

Variable speed drives are transforming modern irrigation by shifting control from valves to pump speed. Instead of running motors at full capacity and throttling flow, the drives adjust motor speed to ...

Roland Urwin, café owner and coffee researcher, spoke to Octavia Avesca Spandiel about how South Africa’s evolving specialty coffee culture mirrors global trends, prioritising craftsmanship, origin, ...

Second hand farm machinery can deliver excellent value, if you know what to look for. Western Cape equipment broker Debbie ...

The response to the 2026 Budget Speech, delivered in Parliament on Wednesday by Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana, was largely positive. However, the absence of specific support to address the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is no longer a future concept in livestock breeding. Benefits are already being seen in the ...

The agriculture sector is notoriously volatile, but producers can find stability using financial derivative tools. This ...

The South African Canegrowers Association has written to President Cyril Ramaphosa and several Cabinet ministers, requesting ...

While the long-term outlook for South Africa’s macadamia industry remains bullish, the ongoing import tariff uncertainty in ...

Farmer’s Weekly recently had an opportunity to witness the compact, self-driving OSAM S500 PRO Multi-function Sprayer in ...