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 | Piers Kenyon The movement out of El Niño into La Niña means that South Africa is benefitting from an increased rainfall pattern, a good thing right? Not if it brings increased hail and localised flooding... read |
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 | Mark Allix RCL Foods, one of SA's biggest chicken producers, says it faces a bleak future as it lays off 1,355 workers - or half the workforce - at its large Hammarsdale operations... read |
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 | Mark Allix Clover has clarified its restructuring first announced in December, saying the price of raw milk will now be determined by the market. The dairy producer has in the past determined the price paid to producers for raw milk... read |
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 | As arable land continues to shrink, smart agriculture is rising in the global agriculture industry with rural farmers and commercial establishments alike turning to smart agriculture to maximise yields with minimal agricultural inputs... read |
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 | A diagnostic report from the ARC PPRI confirmed that fall armyworm was positively identified from samples collected in Limpopo. Damage reported in South Africa so far is... read |
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 | South African mango growers are reporting a better harvest for the 2016/2017 season compared with the previous season, with greater crop and fruit sizes and improved fruit quality... read |
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 | Despite the drought affecting certain production areas, a normal pome fruit season is expected... read |
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 | Ceres fruit growers have adjusted farming practices after experiencing drought and extremely high temperatures during the 2016 season. Projections are that they will have sufficient water to properly irrigate crops in 2017... read |
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 | Daniel Pelz Smallholder farmers, lack of equipment and meager harvests: Africa's agricultural sector is widely seen as not being ready to face the future. Modernisation can help increase production but that is easier said than done... read |
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 | Nicci Botha People should be buying gold on the back of a strong dollar and a recessionary economic environment, predicts international economist and author, Dr Dambisa Moyo... read |
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