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“We farm Angus, Tuli, and Ankole, and I’m genuinely fond of all three breeds, but I find myself going back to the Ankole time and time again,” he says.
For Ernst, this attraction lies in something deeper than economics or novelty. The Ankole’s towering horns may be what first catches the eye, but he believes the breed’s appeal runs much deeper.
“Our famil...
Many tobacco producers report that the market is oversupplied, pushing prices down and making it difficult for them to make a profit or prepare for the next planting season, despite the record crop they have delivered to auction and contract floors.
Forget Kasamu, a small-scale farmer from Mount Darwin in Mashonaland Central province, said he is unsure how he wi...
Speaking to Farmer’s Weekly, Raquel Nosie Mazwi, director of mine and industrial water quality at the Department of Water and Sanitation (DWS), said the department is targeting August or September 2026 for the finalisation and gazetting of the regulations.
Farmers and other stakeholders were initially given 60 days to submit comments on the proposed gro...
Autonomous tractors are beginning to move from concept to reality, albeit slowly in the local context. In day-to-day operations, precision planting and smart spraying technologies are already reshaping how inputs are applied, while artificial intelligence-driven crop monitoring is advancing rapidly, improving decision-making, yields, and risk control. However, most far...
According to Agbiz, South Africa’s total winter crop harvest (wheat, barley, canola, oats, and lupins) has remained broadly stable in recent seasons at around 2,7 million to 2,8 million tons, although weather-related fluctuations continue to drive year-on-year variability.
Agbiz notes that the Western Cape remains the key determinant of national winter crop perf...